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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 dates7,295Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,860 approved or refused records
334Refused applications
4,526 approved · 334 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0171/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 one dwelling
Simms Farm Simms Lane Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QP
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0172/TPO
TPO 162 (1992) tree preservation order - one sycamore (T1 on plan within area W1 on order) crown lift eastern canopy to five metres and removing three lowest lateral branches at main stem, one oak (T2 on plan within area W1 on order) crown lift eastern canopy to five metres
5 Coppice House, Office 1 Greenwood Court Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7GY
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0173/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T3777 on plan) lateral crown reduction by two metres from powerline and crown lift to three metres above ground level over pathway and one Cherry (T3775 on plan) lateral crown reduction by two metres from powerline
Street Record Pipistrelle Way Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0BF
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0174/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 4 of SE/09/1420 to enable increase of opening hours from 7am to 11pm Mondays to Saturdays, and Sundays 10am to 6pm a. one Class A1 unit and associated ancillary works including provision for parking without compliance with Condition 5 (delivery hours) of planning permission SE/09/0206 to allow delivery hours from 0630 - 2000 Mondays to Saturdays, 0800 - 1800 Sundays and Bank Holidays and b. alterations to external elevations in association with the use of building as one unit, car park layout and servicing arrangements previously approved under application SE/09/0206 as amended by email dated 10th December 2009 confirming delivery hours
Farmfoods Barton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BE
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1456
Non material amendment to DC/23/1456/FUL for the amendment to the wording of condition 3 to reflect a revised timescale for carrying out the approved planting scheme
Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0175/VAR
Planning application - revised wording of condition 16 of DC/22/1257/VAR to enable use of amended plans for a. extension and alterations to Hopton Village Hall b. Doctor's surgery and associated car parking and the modification of the existing vehicular access onto Thelnetham Road c. residential development of 37 dwellings (including 11 affordable housing units) and associated public open space including a new village green, landscaping,ancillary works and creation of new vehicular access onto Bury Road
Village Hall Thelnetham Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QY
Received 30 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0176/TPO
TPO 525 (2011) TPO 005 (1993) tree preservation order - a. one London plane (1.6 on plan T4 on order) crown lift to 4m above ground level b. one Goat Willow (1.3 on plan T3 on order) pollard at four metres c. one Goat Willow (1.1 on plan T2 on order) remove southern most stem d. one Elm (1.2 on plan T4 on order) one Apple (1.4 on plan T50 on order) one Sycamore (1.7 on plan within A9 on order) one Elm (1.8 on plan within A6 on order) fell
West Suffolk College Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RL
Received 31 Jan 2025 - UnknownDC/25/0177/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cedar (T1 on plan) fell
12 Glanely Gardens Exning Suffolk CB8 7PA
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0179/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural storage building
Hall Farm Bury Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TA
Received 31 Jan 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0180/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 4 (opening hours) of DC/19/1736/FUL to extend the opening hours to Friday - Saturday 11:00am - midnight
Ground Floor 13 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 31 Jan 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0181/FUL
Planning application - five dwellings with associated external works
Land Adjacent To Yerrill Garden Burton End Haverhill Suffolk
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0183/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Fig tree (marked on the plan) fell
11 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0184/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
3 Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5DE
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0185/FUL
Planning application - repaint front elevation, including windows and door
3 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AA
Received 2 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0186/TCA
Tree in a conservation area notification - one Russett Apple (marked red on plan) - a. crown reduction in height by two metres b. reduce lateral branches on north and west aspect by up to 1.5 metres c. remove lateral branches on east aspect by up to one metre d. remove branches overhanging neighbour property south aspect by up to one metre
30 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0187/HH
Householder planning application - first floor side and rear extension
79 Downs Crescent Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LJ
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedNMA(B)/21/2418
Non material amendment to DC/21/2418/FUL - minor amendments to plans and annotations shown on plans
Stradishall Training Area Hmp Highpoint Haverhill Road Stradishall Suffolk
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDCON(F)/22/1193
Application to discharge condition 13 (materials) of DC/22/1193/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0188/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/24/0579/FUL to allow for use of amended plans
10 Homefield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QP
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0189/FUL
Planning application - installation of 351KWp ground mounted solar array to generate energy for the adjacent borehole irrigation pump
Access Roads In And Around Eriswell Eriswell Suffolk
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0190/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Sycamore (T1 on plan) pollard at five metres b. one Sycamore (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres c. one Sycamore (T3 on plan) fell inferior stem on south-eastern side & pollard remaining stem at 3.5 metres just above fork
Bury Lodge 56 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 3 Feb 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0122
Application to discharge condition 3 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and condition 4 (new/replacement doors - int/ext) of application DC/24/0122/LB
14 The Street Stoke By Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0191/HH
Householder planning application - a. new external render and weather boarding b. replacement open sided porch c. alterations to existing fenestration including replacement windows and new canopies d. two storey rear extension including terrace e. first floor side extension f. addition of pitched roof to existing single storey side projection
Russet Lodge The Triangle Culford Suffolk IP28 6DW
Received 4 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0192/HH
Householder Planning Application - a. detached single storey timber workshop and store to rear of dwelling b. boiler and oil tank to side of dwelling
Old Chapel Snow Hill Clare Suffolk CO10 8QG
Received 5 Feb 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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