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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates7,285Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,852 approved or refused records
334Refused applications
4,518 approved · 334 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0062/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. Internal alterations, repair works and subdivision of one flat to create two flats b. single storey rear extension c. new external door opening and alterations to shop front
20-21 St Marys Square Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HZ
Received 15 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0063/TPO
TPO 180 (1993) tree preservation order - two Ash (T1 and T5 on plan, within group G3 on order) and three Sycamore (T2, T3 and T4 on plan, within group G3 on order) re-pollard to previous cut locations
21 Downing Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HU
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0064/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T2 on plan) fell
13 Burton Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SD
Received 15 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0065/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T3 on plan) fell
The Meles Burton Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SD
Received 15 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0066/TPO
TPO 008 (1996) tree preservation order - one Scotts Pine (10 on plan, T9 on order) crown lift to four metres above ground level
STREET RECORD Vickers Road Beck Row Suffolk
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0067/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension
16 Johnson Road Barrow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5DY
Received 15 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0068/FUL
Planning application - replacement extract flue system
The George The Green Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BA
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0069/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement extract flue system
The George The Green Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BA
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0070/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Sycamores (T1-T3 on plan) and one Lime (T4 on plan) fell
Walnut Tree Cottage The Street Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NF
Received 15 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0071/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/0674/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for 14 patio extensions with plant room buildings and associated works to existing lodges
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0072/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Beech tree (T1) crown reduction by 2.5 metres crown lift to six metres above ground and crown thin by 5% b. one Beech (T2) and one Cherry (T3) crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres c. two Yew (T4 and T5)crown reduction by 2.5 metres to clear building by one metre and crown lift to 3.5 metres over footpath.
Guildhall Quaker Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AL
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0073/HH
Householder planning application - a. removal of door and replacement glass fronted two storey porch to front of dwelling b. alterations to doors and windows on all elevations c. two storey extension to side of dwelling d. raise roof of annex to make into habitable space e. roof lights to annex f. replacement roof to dwelling
Sunnycroft Mill Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NN
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0074/TPO
TPO (016) 2023 Tree preservation order - one Ash (T1) Remove lowest branch from limb growing over thatched roof
South Farm Lower Green Higham Suffolk IP28 6NJ
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0075/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of rear lean-to rear extension) b. first floor balcony
Saxham House Chedburgh Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4UB
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0076/LB
Listed building application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of rear lean-to rear extension) b. removal of bay window in kitchen c. removal of windows to create opening between kitchen and new dining/garden room d. blocking up of windows in the utility and kitchen e. first floor balcony
Saxham House Chedburgh Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4UB
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(C)/23/1863
Application to discharge condition 6 (minor additions) of DC/23/1863/LB
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0077/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. enlargement of existing dormer and two dormer windows to front elevation c. replacement of flat roof with pitched roof (including roof lights) on single storey side extension d. three dormer windows to rear elevation e. hardiplank boarding to east and west elevations f. replacement roof tiles
Glebe House High Street Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SQ
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0078/FUL
Planning application - a. one dwelling b. creation of new access and parking area with retaining walls
54 Crowland Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LF
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0227
Application to discharge conditions 3 (structural appraisal) 4 (construction management strategy) 5 (submission of arboricultural method statement) 6 (soft landscaping) 7 (ecological enhancement) 8 (access) 9 (bound access) of DC/24/0227/FUL
Norderstedt House 88 James Carter Road Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7DE
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0079/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of stable building to place of worship, used in conjunction with The Five Bells (class F1), b. single storey extension c. external alterations including provision of roof lights on eastern, western and southern elevation, insertion and replacement of windows and doors on all elevations d. bricking up of stable doors on southern elevation e. repair works to existing openings
Five Bells 16 St Marys Square Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HZ
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0080/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal and external alterations to stable building, including provision of roof lights on eastern, western and southern elevation, insertion and replacement of windows and doors on all elevations b. bricking up of stable doors on southern elevation and insertion of timber door c. repair works to existing openings d. single storey extension
Five Bells 16 St Marys Square Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HZ
Received 17 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0081/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.68 metres with a maximum height of 2.52 metres and a height of 2.52 metres to the eaves
5 Princess Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NX
Received 16 Jan 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/0705
Non material amendment to DC/24/0705/VAR - Minor change to the design of the approved grain store and drier
Land Off Sow Lane Road From 8003 To A14 Rougham Suffolk
Received 17 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1763
Application to discharge condition 4 (tree protection measures) of DC/22/1763/HH
Kimson Cottage Ducks Hall Lane Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8AL
Received 17 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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