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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,319Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,874 approved or refused records
335Refused applications
4,539 approved · 335 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0302/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) re-pollard at 4 metres above ground level to previous pruning points
106 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AR
Received 19 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0304/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement front door
1 Merton House Church Street Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8PD
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0306/HH
Householder planning application - front elevation window replaced with door
15 Heasman Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0GR
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0307/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacing existing chrysotile roof covering with natural slate b. replacement of two rear ground floor doors with solid four panel hardwood doors
Regent House 110 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HP
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0309/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of showroom windows b. 20 bollards c. delivery gate and ramp alteration d. roller shutter goods entrance e. car park alterations
Homebase Easlea Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BY
Received 21 Feb 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0310/FUL
Planning application - one bungalow
Shangri La 3 The Highlands Exning Suffolk CB8 7NT
Received 20 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0311/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. amendment to garage roof from that previously approved including PV array to side elevation c. one air source heat pump and one air conditioning unit to be re-sited on side elevation
1 Grange Farm Bungalows Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0312/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. first floor rear elevation window reduced
3 The Squires Bury Road Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FW
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0313/TPO
TPO 259 (1973) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (within area G3 on order) fell
Stour House Melford Road Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AD
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0314/HH
Householder planning application - ground mounted solar array
Damson Cottage 4 The Street Cavenham Suffolk IP28 6DA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0315/TPO
TPO 234 (1972) Tree preservation order - one Beech (T1 on plan within A6 on order) wholesale reduction and reshaping of crown by up to 3m, with crown thining by 15%
12 Elliott Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SE
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0316/TPO
TPO 009 (2019) tree preservation order - one Lime (on plan and T5 on order) lateral crown reduction on Western aspect by up to two metres
Electrical Substation Lords Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9NW
Received 21 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0317/FUL
Planning application - 15 patio extensions with plant room buildings, bunding and associated works to existing lodges
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 24 Feb 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0318/FUL
Planning application - two dwellings (following demolition of shop front and two outbuildings)
Meadow View 140 Ferry Lane West Row Suffolk IP28 8PT
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0319/HH
Householder planning application - single storey extension to rear of dwelling
The Old Rectory Church Lane Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TE
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0320/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural building for storage
Hall Farm Bury Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TA
Received 22 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0321/HH
Householder planning application - a. repairs to front boundary wall and installation of railings and gate b. single storey rear extension following demolition of existing c. installation of solar panels to rear and side facing elevations d. 2 no. rooflights to rear elevation
8 Orchard Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EH
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0322/HH
Householder planning application - single storey extension to rear of dwelling
48 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0323/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (T1 on plan) crown reduction by reducing height by 0.75 metres and spread by 0.75 metres; one Magnolia (T2 on plan) prune crown back to main stem
22 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Received 24 Feb 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0324/TPO
TPO 206 (1994) tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan) fell
27 Michaelhouse Way Stanton Suffolk IP31 2XG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0325/FUL
Planning application - two self build/custom dwellings
Land Adjacent To 7 Spruce Close Spruce Close Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9RQ
Received 25 Feb 2025 - DecidedDCON(E)/22/1953
Application to discharge condition 4 (disposal of surface water) of DC/22/1953/FUL
Unit 3 Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0326/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Lime, two Cherry, One Norway Maple (T3255,T3309,T3306, T3310 on plan) crown lift to 5 metres over road, b. two Scots Pine, one Cherry, one Field Maple, One Lime (T3287, T3302, T3290, T3292,T3301 on plan) crown lift to 3 metres above ground level, c. one Cherry (T3311 on plan) crown lift to 3 metres above ground level and clearance to building by 1.5 metres, d. one Rowan (T3289 on plan) fell, e. group of Elm species (G3297 on plan) fell, f. one Cherry (T3259 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level
Street Record Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JS
Received 24 Feb 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0327/TPO
TPO 053 (1979) tree preservation order - a. one Hawthorn (T3443 on plan within A1 on order) coppice b. two Field Maple (T3447 and T3450 on plan within A1 on order) and one Oak (T3451 on plan within A1 on order) crownlift to 2.5 metres above ground level over footpath and remove basal epicormic growth
Street Record Aylmer Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6RG
Received 24 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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