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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 dates

7,301Searchable applications

390Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,864 approved or refused records

334Refused applications

4,530 approved · 334 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and building regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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/25/0235/TPO
TPO/001(2024) Tree preservation order - five Sycamore (T7, T8, T9, T10, and T11 on plan G1 on order) fell
Palace House Palace Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8EP
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0236/HH
Householder planning application - porch extension
8 Lime Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AJ
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDCON(G)/24/0404
Application to discharge condition 18 (Materials) from application DC/24/0404/FUL
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 11 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0237/TPO
TPO 130 (1989) TPO 248 (1997) tree preservation order - various works to various species as per tree report (and as amended following comments by the Council's arboricultural consultant)
Berkeley Leisure Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AY
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0239/FUL
Planning application - one single storey dwelling
81D London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EL
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0240/TPO
TPO 04 (2000) tree preservation order - one beech (T1 on plan and order) crown thin by 15 percent
Portland Cottage Hamilton Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NQ
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0241/FUL
Planning application - a. conversion of existing barn to four dwellings b. detached garages and cycle store c. new link access
Barn Home Farm Chilton Street Clare Suffolk
Received 11 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0242/FUL
Planning application - create section of footpath adjacent carriageway (following removal of grassed verge)
Highway Verge Adjacent To A1092 Moor Hall Road Stoke By Clare Suffolk
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0243/FUL
Planning application - conversion of agricultural building to self-build dwelling
Chevington Hall Farm Church Road Chevington Suffolk
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0244/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hornbeam (orange on plan) fell
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0245/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - a) construct an additional apron area at the Yankee Taxiway, b) install security fencing around the development area and c) create a new monitoring road within the fence line of Yankee
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0246/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. three Lime (T1-T3) pollard at 10 metres b. three Yew (T4 T6 T7) crown reduction by two metres c. one Yew (T8) crown reduction by three metres d. one Oak (T5) crown reduction by up to three metres e. one Yew (T9) crown lift over road by four metres
The Old Rectory Church Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HF
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/19/2456
Non material amendment to DC/19/2456/HYB to implement the commencement strategy through S96a application to exclude works on Green Lane
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0247/FUL
Planning application - a. construction of kitchen building and storage facility, b. create hardstanding area with access, c. partial demolition of existing front wall and rebuild
Warren Place Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QQ
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0248/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - roof mounted solar array
Westfield Primary Academy Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BW
Received 12 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0249/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of existing parking area to driver training area b. temporary containers for use as classroom and storage area
Car Park Heath Farm Business Centre Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0250/HH
Householder planning application - electric vehicle charge point to front of dwelling
Hamilton House 4 Nelson Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AG
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0252/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. one dormer to front elevation
42 Honeymeade Close Stanton Suffolk IP31 2EF
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0196
Application to discharge conditions 4 (Bound Surface), 5 (Cycle Storage), 6 (Bin Storage), 10 (Contamination), 12 (Soft Landscaping - Minor (And Trees)), 15 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 16 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting) from application DC/24/0196/FUL
Barn Stedmans Farm Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0254/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Norway spruce (T1 on plan) fell
The Thatchers House The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HP
Received 13 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0256/HH
Householder planning application - single storey extension to the rear of dwelling (following demolition of existing extension)
March Hare Cottage The Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NN
Received 14 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0257/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey extension to rear of dwelling and internal and external alterations (following demolition of existing extension)
March Hare Cottage The Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NN
Received 14 Feb 2025
DecidedDC/25/0258/HH
Householder planning application - a. relocation of front door and canopy to east elevation b. one and a half storey side extension following demolition of existing porch c. single storey garage/car port following demolition of existing garage d. alterations to dormers on north and south elevations (including cladding)
The Hawthorns Moat Lane Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JZ
Received 14 Feb 2025
DecidedDCON(D)/21/2418
Application to discharge condition 6 (surface water strategy) and 18 (foul water drainage) of DC/21/2418/FUL
Stradishall Training Area Hmp Highpoint Haverhill Road Stradishall Suffolk
Received 13 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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