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Planning application documents: what to read first
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West Suffolk Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Suffolk Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,267Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,837 approved or refused records
334Refused applications
4,503 approved · 334 refused · 518 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 2021 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedDC/24/1872/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut and one Box Elder (marked green on plan) fell
28 Mount Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8ED
Received 30 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/24/1874/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - use of the land for siting a caravan for use ancillary to the main dwelling
Greenfields Church Lane Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2QE
Received 31 Dec 2024 - DecidedDC/25/0001/HH
Householder planning application - first floor extension over existing garage
4 Hallwyck Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9JR
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0002/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore tree (T1 in photo) fell
Ramsden 3 Beeches Close Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EW
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0003/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - group of five Sycamore (on plan) crown lift by 4.5 metres of overhang over neighbouring garden
The Nook High Street Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2HN
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0004/FUL
Planning application - construction of poly tunnel
Appleacre Farm, Appleacre Farmhouse Stradishall Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8EU
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0005/HH
Householder planning application - a. outdoor swimming pool b. rear garden room c. air source heat pump
The Priory High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HT
Received 2 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0006/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. outdoor swimming pool b. rear garden room
The Priory High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HT
Received 2 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0007/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch to front elevation b. single storey front extension c. render to front and side elevations
37 The Green West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8QJ
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0008/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. removal of dormer window and replacement with two windows to front of dwelling c. two storey rear extension d. removal of windows to south east elevation and replacement door e. installation of roof lights to rear of dwelling f. installation of solar panels
Linnet House Dunstall Green Road Ousden Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8TY
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0009/HH
Householder planning application - a. part cladding to ground floor front elevation and alterations to window b.one and a half storey side extension c. 1.8 metre fence to western boundary
148 Raedwald Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DH
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0639
Application to discharge condition 4 (limit water usage) and condition 5 (ecological enhancement) of DC/22/0639/FUL
Louisville Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Received 3 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0010/FUL
Planning application - install mesh fencing on site boundary fronting Sandlands Drive
Land South Of Sandlands Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6JD
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0011/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Pond Cottage The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SJ
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0012/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres
26 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 4 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0013/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. re-cladding all elevations c raise roof to create first-floor habitable space including two roof lights and solar panels
Sunnycroft 34 Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5AB
Received 4 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0014/HH
Householder planning application - driveway gate
Burgate Cottage 77 Upper Green Higham Suffolk IP28 6PA
Received 5 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0015/TPO
TPO346(2002) tree preservation order - one Oak (T1 on plan and order) reduce branches on Eastern aspect by up to 2.5 metres and overall crown reduction by two metres, one Oak (T2 on plan and order) reduce branches on Eastern aspect by up to 2.5 metres and reduce limbs over the building by up to three metres and overall crown reduction by to 2.5 metres, one Oak (T3 on plan and order) reduce branches on Eastern aspect by up to two metres and an overall crown lift by up to 1.75 metres, one Oak (T4 on plan and order) reduce the four horizontal scaffold limbs closest to building by up to 2.5m metres
Endeavour House Perkins Road Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Suffolk IP30 9ND
Received 5 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0016/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T1 on plan) fell; one Bay (T2 on plan) crown reduction all over by 3 metres; one Indian Bean (T3 on plan) reduce one limb over house by up to 2.5 metres
20 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 5 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0017/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Thorn (marked T3437 on plan) crown lift to two metres above ground level
5 Orchard Close Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PU
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0018/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Rowan (T3552 on plan) fell
The Coppers St Margarets Place Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YP
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0019/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (T4249 on plan) fell; one Red Oak (T3594 on plan) crownlift to 2.5 metres, prune to clear building by 1.5 metres; two Holly (T3601, T3605 on plan) fell; one Holly (T3592) reduce crown away from footpath by up to 1.5 metres; one Irish Yew (T3595 on plan) fell; two Hornbeam (T3590, T3591) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level; one Walnut (T3593) crownlift to 2.5 metres above ground level, clear building by 1.5 metres, clear streetlight by 1 metre
Churchill Close Erbury Place Clare Suffolk CO10 8QA
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0020/TPO
TPO 204 (2010) tree preservation order - one Goat Willow (T3545 on plan) - Crown lift to four metres above ground level
Car Park Nunnery Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XT
Received 6 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0021/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holly (circled black on plan) fell
Darbys Court Schoolhall Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JJ
Received 6 Jan 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Suffolk Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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