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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4,518 approved · 334 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0104/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - pad foundation
Land North Of A14 Rougham East Bound Rougham Suffolk
Received 21 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0105/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
27 Beechcroft Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RT
Received 22 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0106/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T1 on plan) removal of lowest right hand limb, crown raise to 10 metres above ground level; three Oaks and one Yew (T2-T4 and T9) overall crown reduction by two metres; one Walnut, one Cherry and one Yew (T5-T7) overall crown reduction by three metres; one Yew (T8 overall crown reduction by one metre
The Old Vicarage School Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HW
Received 21 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0109/ELEC
Application under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 - install a third conductor and upgrade pole mounted transformer
Street Record Heath Road Ixworth Suffolk
Received 22 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0110/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two sycamore (A and C) one Holly (B) one small leaf (D) and one broadleaf (E) cut back all overhanging branches by up to one metre
Euston House Spring Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RG
Received 22 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1307
Application to discharge conditions 7 (Arboricultural method statement), 9 (Wildlife sensitive lighting) and 12 (Habitat management and monitoring plan) from application DC/24/1307/FUL
Bury St Edmunds Golf Club Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LG
Received 22 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0111/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of existing building to general industrial (use class B2) b. retention of replacement cladding to walls and roof and roller shutter doors and external dust extraction plant
Station Yard Station Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2PD
Received 23 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0112/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (T1) one Bay (T2) and one Mulberry (T3) overall crown reduction by up to one metre reducing branches back to previous pruning points
The Old Vicarage 7 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ
Received 22 Jan 2025 - DecidedNMA(C)/22/1267
Non material amendment to DC/22/1267/FUL - change to the wording of condition 20 from first use to final occupation
Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB
Received 22 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0113/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of canopy to front elevation, b. installation of extraction flue to rear elevation
22 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AR
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0114/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 3 of DC/18/2274/VAR to permit opening hours of 7am to 12.30am Sunday to Wednesday and 7am to 1.30am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and any day preceding a Bank Holiday
The Corn Exchange Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UN
Received 23 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0115/TPO
TPO 01 (2011) tree preservation order - five horse chestnut (T1526, T1527, T1532, T1530, T1528 on plan and on order) overall crown reduction by 3 metres, one oak (T1 on plan, T1531 on order) crown reduction in height by 4 metres
2 Flint Way Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9ND
Received 23 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0116/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement and enlargement of front porch b. single storey side and rear extensions (replacing existing extensions) c. changes to windows and cladding to existing elevations
Long Acre Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RR
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0117/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - seven Pine (marked on plan) fell
Pillbox Farm Mill Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LR
Received 23 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0118/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - two self-build dwellings
Land Off Sharpes Lane Horringer Suffolk
Received 24 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0119/HH
Householder planning application - two storey rear extension (removal of existing conservatory)
72 Sebert Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7EG
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0121/FUL
Planning application - installation of doors and cladding to two open sided agricultural barns
Grove Farm Colethorpe Lane Barrow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5BE
Received 27 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0122/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. fit flue liners and wood burning stoves in hall and dining room b. fit shutters in hall ground floor windows c. remove fire surround, raised hearth and increase opening in dining room d. fit secondary glazing to windows e. provide larger ensuite shower room than previously approved f. create opening between bedrooms one and two g. door alterations on north elevation
The Deanery 3 The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0123/VAR
Planning application - removal of condition 10 of DC/23/0784/VAR for variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/22/0271/FUL to enable the use of amended drawings for a larger dormer window to the west elevation in the construction of a. conversion of former office building (class E (g)) to eight flats (class C3) b. single storey extension (replacement of glazed extension)
G B Seeds Maltings Lane Ingham Suffolk IP31 1NB
Received 27 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0124/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch b. garage conversion into habitable rooms c. single storey front, side and rear extensions d. exterior fenestration alterations, internal alterations and associated works
Sidehill House Heath Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AB
Received 27 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0125/FUL
Planning application - construction of four dwellings with associated access (following demolition of existing dwelling)
66 Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8LB
Received 27 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1777
Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction management plan), 13 (hard landscaping), 14 (boundary treatment), 16 (GCN method statement), 28 (construction surface water management plan) of DC/23/1777/FUL
Land Opposite Kingshall Farmhouse Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk
Received 24 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0126/FUL
Planning application - conversion and extension of former granary to form one self build detached dwelling
Swans Hall Thurston End Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4LQ
Received 27 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0127/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal and external alterations to existing granary barn b. demolition of existing lean-to extension with replacement extension c. removal of external stairs d. installation of insulation e. repair and replacement of roof covering
Swans Hall Thurston End Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4LQ
Received 27 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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