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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates7,333Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,883 approved or refused records
335Refused applications
4,548 approved · 335 refused · 524 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(C)/16/0473
Application to discharge condition 9 (surface water drainage) of DC/16/0473/OUT
Development Land Brickfields Drive Haverhill Suffolk
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedDCON(D)/16/0473
Application to discharge condition 7 (Archaeology) of DC/16/0473/OUT
Development Land Brickfields Drive Haverhill Suffolk
Received 5 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0386/HH
Householder planning application - a. three replacement windows on front elevation b. reinstatement of window guard to ground floor window sill
36 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RD
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0387/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - a. three replacement windows on front elevation, b. reinstatement of window guard to ground floor window sill
36 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RD
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0388/TPO
TPO 120 (1987) tree preservation order - one Walnut (T1 on plan) reduce individual stem on east side to previous points to give around 3 metres clearance to the adjacent building; one Sycamore (T2 on plan) prune back lateral branches by up to 1.5 metres on the west side overhanging parking bays
Street Record Trinity Mews Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AT
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0389/TPO
TPO 303 (1973) tree preservation order - a. one Oak (T2 on plan within A1 on order) crown reduction by four metres to the east side only b. one Sycamore (T1 on plan within A1 on order) remove first two branches on east side
25 Hawthorn Drive Horringer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5SS
Received 6 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0390/FUL
Planning application - installation of a new pumping station with associated infrastructure including new kiosk, surge vessels, new vehicular access, soakaway, fencing and landscaping
Land North Road From County Boundary To B1063 Lidgate Suffolk
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0391/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - siting of mobile home for use ancillary to main dwelling
23 Edmund Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0XA
Received 6 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0392/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Yews (T1 on plan) fell
75 Cross Roads Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TW
Received 6 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0393/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch extension to front elevation b. single storey side extension c. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension and outbuildings) d. rear dormer window e. single storey detached outbuilding f. retaining garden wall
Lower Thatch Cottage Plough Hill Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LT
Received 7 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0394/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. porch extension to front elevation b. single storey side extension c. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension and outbuildings) d. rear dormer window e. single storey detached outbuilding f. retaining garden wall g. associated internal alterations
Lower Thatch Cottage Plough Hill Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LT
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0395/HH
Householder planning application - orangery to side of dwelling
The Priory High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HT
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0396/LB
Application for listed building consent - orangery to side of dwelling
The Priory High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HT
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0397/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five Norway Spruce (T1-T5 on plan) fell, one White Poplar (T6 on plan) reduce in height by 3-5 metres
Beech Farm The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/21/2337
Application to discharge conditions 10 (noise), 12 (hard landscaping), 29 (cycle storage) and 30 (refuse) of DC/21/2337/FUL
Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0398/HH
Householder planning application - a. insertion of window on ground floor front elevation, b. conversion of garage to habitable space, c. part render finish to front, side and rear, d. single storey side and rear extension, e. two storey rear extension, f. new windows and doors
43 Westbury Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QG
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0399/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Field maple (T1 on plan) reduce overall crown by up to 2.5 meters
Windy Ridge Aldridge Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JT
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0400/TE1
Determination in respect of Development by Telecommunications Code systems operators - a. proposed arqiva smart metering one omni at 13.75 metre mean mounted on proposed 12 metre streetworks pole b. proposed arqiva smart metering one GPS antenna at 12.3 metre mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole c. proposed arqiva smart metering one 3G omni antenna at 11.6 metre mean mounted on proposed streetworks pole d. proposed arqiva smart metering equipment enclosure mounted on root foundation e. proposed two arqiva concrete bollards
Pumping Station Lower North Street Hundon Suffolk
Received 6 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0401/FUL
Planning application - a. five dwellings including conversion of existing workshop b. demolition of existing offices, workshop and garages c. access and parking
Land Rear Of 47A Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0402/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use of land to residential b. detached cartlodge
Holly House Buggs Hole Lane Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1FE
Received 6 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0403/FUL
Planning application - single storey building for use as hot food takeaway
The Vine Inn High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0404/FUL
Planning application - entrance steps and disabled ramp to shop main entrance
65A High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DS
Received 7 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0405/HH
Householder planning application - porch extension to front elevation (following demolition of existing porch)
Midhill 6 Chippenham Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SN
Received 7 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0406/HH
Householder planning application: a. insertion of 1 no window to first floor side elevation b. first floor rear extension
3 Fountains Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EY
Received 7 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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