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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 dates7,332Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,883 approved or refused records
335Refused applications
4,548 approved · 335 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0367/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension with porch b. window to replace existing garage door c. attached carport to side elevation d. single storey rear extensions e. first floor rear dormer including balcony
64 Undley Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9BY
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1770
Application to discharge conditions 3 (windows), 4 (doors), 6 (utility assets), 9 (water use), 10 (Sound attenuation), 12 (soft landscaping), 15 and 16 (biodiversity) of DC/22/1770/FUL
United Reform Church Lower Street Cavendish Suffolk
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0368/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. ASHP to front elevation c. single storey rear extension d. roof mounted solar panels e. insertion of window to west elevation f. insertion of door into existing garage g. additional hardstanding to form extra off-road parking with widened dropped kerb
8 Lilley Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2HZ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0369/FUL
Planning application - two storey linked extension to south aspect of existing care home to create 10 apartments, car parking and associated development.
11 Cullum Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PB
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0370/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (means of access to be considered) - a. up to 160 dwellings b. provision of open space c. landscaping d. sustainable drainage e. associated infrastructure and works
Land West Of Bardwell Road Ixworth Suffolk
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0371/HH
Householder planning application - installation of ground mounted Air Source Heat Pump
14 The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0372/HH
Householder planning application - detached annexe and garage with PV arrays
Oakland House Euston Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NJ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0373/P3CMA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to one dwelling (class C3)
9 Cotton End Road Exning Suffolk CB8 7NN
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0374/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement roof finish on single-storey rear element to be changed from peg tiles/pantiles to slate
Kattina Cottage Bury Road Lackford Suffolk IP28 6HW
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0539
Non material amendment to DC/23/0539/FUL - removal of gate and installation of bollards to allow a more usable opening space
Tamlyn House Station Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AQ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0375/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front of property
24 Quayside Court Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9LD
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0376/HH
Householder planning application - a. two new parking spaces at front of dwelling, b. single storey side extension
18 The Green Timworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1HZ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/0909
Application to discharge conditions 5 (Arboriculutural Method Statement) and 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) from application DC/24/0909/HH
Australia Farm Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UR
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0377/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - a. re-render dwelling, b. thatch repairs, c. chimney alterations, d. replacement external doors, e. window repairs , f. replacement hot water and heating system, g. insulation, h. general alterations
Kytson Cottages Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LU
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0738
Non material amendment to DC/23/0738/RM - alterations to update House-type 1592 which mainly affect the internal ground-floor layout but, as a consequence, move two window positions, add a patio door and move the external chimney
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDCON(G)/23/0864
Application to discharge conditions 8 (hard landscaping), 9 (landscape management plan) and 10 (details of earthworks) from application DC/23/0864/FUL
Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SF
Received 4 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0378/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - loft conversion with front and rear rooflights
11 Hanbury Paddocks Risby Suffolk IP28 6US
Received 4 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0379/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
4 Kennel Bungalows Road From C622 To County Boundary Santon Downham Brandon Suffolk IP27 0TH
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0381/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. re-roofing of existing house
Carwood Hopton Road Barningham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1BU
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0382/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (red on plan) crown lift by three metres and cut back from powerline to provide 1.5 metre clearance
1 Hill View Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PY
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0383/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey extension to the rear of dwelling b. remove window and replace with door to rear of dwelling
Ancient House 33A Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YQ
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0384/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey extension to rear of dwelling and associated internal and external alterations b. removal of window and replace with door to rear of dwelling
Ancient House 33A Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YQ
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0092
Application to discharge conditions 4 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy) 5 (Biodiversity lighting) 10 (refuse storage/presentation) and 11 (surface water disposal) of application DC/24/0092/FUL
The Transport Depot Richmond Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0FF
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0385/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling
Land Rear Of York Villas North End Road Exning Suffolk
Received 5 Mar 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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