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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
7,352Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,894 approved or refused records
335Refused applications

4,559 approved · 335 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. DecidedDC/25/0455/FUL

    Planning application - a. recladding and reroofing of existing bailing shed b. demolition of external structures c. replacement perimeter fencing d. two roller shutter doors e. three personnel doors e. six rooflights f. roof mounted solar panels

    West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/0456/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. install partitions by entrance door, b. removal of cupboard and cloakroom partitions, c. new opening between entrance hall and drawing room, d. reduce width of opening to rear entrance hall and install new archway, e. removal of two windows and replace with sash window to West elevation, f. replacement of two chimney pieces, g. removal of existing partition to sitting room

    3 Chequer Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QZ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/0457/TPO

    TPO 1963/048 tree preservation order - one english oak (T1 on plan, A1 on order) reduce all lateral limbs by up to 4 metres in length to reduce weight, reduce remaining crown back 3 metres to maintain tree shape back to secondary crown, reduce back cracked / split limb over property to 1 metre from main trunk

    13 Parkside Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BJ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/0459/TPO

    TPO 370 (1974) Tree preservation order - a. one Oak (T1) reduce two limbs overhanging boundary, b. one Sycamore, one Field Maple and one Yew (T2,T4, T5) reduce lateral crown overhanging boundary), c. one Cherry (T3) fell (all within A2 on order)

    Rawlins School Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RQ

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/0460/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two Cherry (red on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres

    33 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DP

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/0461/VAR

    Planning application - variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 9 (windows/doors), 10 (replacement windows), 11 (replacement doors) of DC/24/0665/VAR

    Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedDCON(H)/23/0864

    Application to discharge condition 31 (provision of tennis courts) from application DC/23/0864/FUL

    Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SF

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  8. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1827

    Application to discharge conditions 7 (Surfacing), 10 (Surface Water Discharge), 14 (Construction Management Strategy) and 16 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy from application DC/24/1827/VAR

    Land Adj Fair Dinkum Felsham Road Bradfield St George Suffolk

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/0462/HH

    Householder planning application - replacement windows and door to front elevation

    72 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BJ

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/0463/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (red cross on plan) pollard to five metres

    Brooklands North Street Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8HY

    Received 14 Mar 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/0464/VAR

    Planning application - removal of condition 14 (sound attenuation) and variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 7 (refuse storage and presentation) and 8 (parking) of DC/24/0093/FUL to enable use of amended plans for conversion and renovation to create six dwellings.

    Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0465/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Spruce (indicated on plan) fell

    Little Orchard Church Walk Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ED

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/0466/TPO

    TPO 29(2017) tree preservation order - one Scots Pine (T1 on plan) remove the larger of the two stems on the western aspect overhanging driveway of The Robins

    Klondyke House Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6DA

    Received 16 Mar 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0467/HH

    Householder planning application - a. porch to front elevation b. two storey side extension

    14 Wingfield Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HP

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0468/TPO

    TPO 002 (2015) tree preservation order - two horse chestnut (G1 on plan, G1 on order) - cut back branches by approximately 4 metres away from roof of property

    17 Jersey Meadow Kentford Suffolk CB8 7GJ

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/0469/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) one Horse Chestnut (T2 on plan) and one Beech (T3 on plan) cut back branches to approximately 1.5 metres past fence line as overhanging the boundary from neighbouring property

    14 Malcolm Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DX

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  17. Pending ConsiderationDCON(F)/20/0614

    Application to discharge conditions 13 (street furniture and play), and 15 (play areas) of DC/20/0614/RM

    Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/0470/TCA

    Trees in Conservation Area Notification - one Yew (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre

    4 Church Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SF

    Received 17 Mar 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/0471/HH

    Householder planning application - installation of underground sewage treatment plant to front of property

    3 Frogs Hall High Street Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JL

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  20. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0746

    Application to discharge conditions 13 (written scheme of investigation), 14 (post investigation assessment) and 21 (contamination risk assessment) of application DC/24/0746/FUL

    Land Adj. Hanbury Paddocks Risby Suffolk

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0472/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    17 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6BQ

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0473/FUL

    Planning application - one self build/custom dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling)

    Rathkeltair Lodge Barton Hill Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SN

    Received 19 Mar 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/0474/FUL

    Planning application - one self-build dwelling (following demolition of agricultural building)

    Land North Of Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk

    Received 18 Mar 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0475/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Lilac, Holly, Dogwood, and Laurel (H1 on plan) reduce hedge height to two metres and 1.5 meters in width, b. one Cypress, one Yew (H1 on plan) fell, c. one Sycamore (T1 on plan) and one Robinia (T3 on plan) fell, d. one Cedar (T2 on plan) crown lift up to 3 metres above ground level

    Yonder Manor Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EL

    Received 18 Mar 2025

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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.

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