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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 dates7,290Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,857 approved or refused records
334Refused applications
4,523 approved · 334 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0149/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. new window to side elevation
Westcote 1 Hammonds Close Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QH
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0150/FUL
Planning application - change of use from residential dwelling (use class C3) to childrens home (use class C2)
The Retreat 14 Wings Road Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HY
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0151/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of existing garage to office space, b. construction of detached garage
1 The Vines Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8RT
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0152/HH
Householder planning application - removal of existing sand-cement render to front and return elevations and apply new/replacement laths and lime render
21 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 28 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0153/LB
Application for listed building consent - removal of existing sand-cement render to front and return elevations and apply new/replacement laths and lime render
21 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 28 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0155/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (on plan) fell
Whitecroft Poole Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BD
Received 28 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0156/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal alterations to create offices and meeting rooms
39 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AE
Received 28 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0157/LB
Listed building application - a. opening of previous openings on front elevation b. single storey rear extension and glazed link extension c. internal alterations d. six roof lights to rear elevation
The Gig House Chilton Street Clare Suffolk
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0158/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. installation of solar panels to roof c. replacing roof tiles with slate d. replace window with bi-fold doors e. addition of high-level window f. render to all elevations
6 Wildmere Lane Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8LX
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(G)/23/0313
Application to discharge condition 17 (surface water drainage verification) of DC/23/0313/FUL
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0159/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - removal of two existing signs on the North-East Elevation
The Plough, Flat The Green Rede Suffolk IP29 4BE
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/21/2337
Application to discharge conditions 4 (contamination) 9 (CMS) 11 (soft landscaping) 13 (landscaping management plan) 14 (arb method statement) 16 (CEMP) 17 (farmland bird mitigation strategy) 18 (ecological design strategy) 20 (LEMP) 24 (CMP) and 27 (estate road phasing) of application DC/21/2337/OUT
Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 29 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0160/TPO
TPO 014 (2023) tree preservation order - one oak (T1 on plan, G1 on order) fell
21 Hornbeam Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7PJ
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0161/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of ground mounted solar panel array of 100 panels b. ground source heat pump with associated works including an underground cable route to be accessed through the Eastern wall
Horringer House Chevington Road Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SW
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0162/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. installation of ground mounted solar panel array of 100 panels b. ground source heat pump with associated works including an underground cable route to be accessed through the Eastern wall
Horringer House Chevington Road Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SW
Received 29 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0163/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from storage building to two flats (class C3); b. section of flat roof between gable roofs; c. removal of outbuilding roof on east elevation; d. additional and modified window and door openings
Land At 34 And 36 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DN
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0164/TCA
Trees in a conservation area - one Red Robin hedge (T1 on plan) fell
5 Mill Reef Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FB
Received 17 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0165/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front and side extensions
1 Highlands Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9EU
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0166/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse Chestnut (T2 on plan) remove cluttered stub cut branches to thin; one Beech (T3 on plan) remove lowest limb to balance tree
South Farm Lower Green Higham Suffolk IP28 6NJ
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0167/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (T1 on plan) reduce overall crown by two metres
87 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DS
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0572
Application to discharge conditions 3 - approval of details, 5 - timber framing schedule, 6 - cleaning of masonry, 7 - windows, 8 - doors, 9 - minor additions of application DC/24/0572/LB
21 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0168/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling
11 Clarendale Estate Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LN
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0169/FUL
Planning application - change of use from public house (use class sui generis) to single dwelling (use class C3)
The Swan Inn Thetford Road Coney Weston Suffolk IP31 1DN
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0170/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create three dwellings
Simms Farm Simms Lane Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QP
Received 30 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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