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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

7,353Searchable applications

390Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,895 approved or refused records

335Refused applications

4,560 approved · 335 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/0496/FUL
Planning application - installation of access control barriers to existing car park entrance including widening of access
West Suffolk College Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RL
Received 20 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0497/FUL
Planning application - two dwellings with garaging
Land At Cherry Tree Gardens Beck Row Suffolk
Received 21 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0498/FUL
Planning application - detached storage building
Howarth Timber Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7QW
Received 21 Mar 2025
DecidedNMA/25/0773
Non material amendment to DC/23/0988/FUL - amendments to the proposed extensions to the dwelling
Hollybush House Weathercock Hill Chevington Suffolk IP29 5RG
Received 20 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0499/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Millars Cottage Mill Lane Hopton Suffolk IP22 2RG
Received 21 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0501/FUL
Planning application - single storey front extension
Church Institute Hall The Street Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2NP
Received 21 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0502/HH
Householder planning application - detached three bay cartlodge
Foxfield House School Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HA
Received 24 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0503/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - installation of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) system
Wychem Ltd Haverhill Road Stradishall Suffolk CB8 9EX
Received 21 Mar 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/24/0141
Discharge of condition 7 (Later approval of details) of DC/24/0141/HH
Wolfe Hall Barrow Hill Barrow Suffolk IP29 5EZ
Received 21 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0504/TCA
Trees in Conservation Area Notification - two Limes, four Sycamore, two Horse Chestnut, three Cherrys (within area G1 on plan) crown lift to five metres above ground level
Play Area High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JS
Received 22 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0505/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extensions (following demolition of existing conservatory)
Gate Lodge Cottage Mile End Brandon Suffolk IP27 0NQ
Received 24 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0506/HH
Householder planning application - two storey front extension (following demolition of existing porch)
101 Raedwald Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DE
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/23/2100
Non material amendment to DC/23/2100/FUL to change the wording of condition 3 to allow construction to proceed subject to additional surveys for nesting stone curlew with 500m of the application site
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 24 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0507/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. insert window to front elevation c. raising of roof height and rear dormer window to create first floor habitable space d. PV array to front elevation e. alterations to fenestration including replacement windows and doors, french doors to be inserted to rear elevation and french doors to replace existing rear elevation window f. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) g. render to existing brickwork h. replacement detached garage with PV array to front elevation i. insertion of Juliet balcony on rear elevation j. insertion of balcony on rear elevation
Oakside Sharps Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PS
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedDCON(V)/22/1267
Application to discharge conditions 15 (soft landscaping), 16 (hard landscaping) and 18 (informal play) of DC/22/1267/FUL
Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 24 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0508/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - replacement front door
Ashfield Green Cottage Ashfield Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UZ
Received 25 Mar 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0509/FUL
Planning application - one Industrial unit
Land At Newmarket Business Park Studlands Park Avenue Newmarket Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0510/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement fenestration b. single storey rear extension and c. window to replace door on rear elevation
124 Eldo Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8PY
Received 24 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0511/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - implementation of planning permission DC/18/1836/FUL
Church Farm Church Lane Hepworth Suffolk
Received 24 Mar 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0513/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey side extension (demolition of existing garage) b. single storey rear extension (demolition of existing rear extensions) c. alterations to front porch
10 Nethergate Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QZ
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/22/1398
Application to discharge condition 3 (Details of Construction Surface Water) from application DC/22/1398/RM
Development Land Brickfields Drive Haverhill Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0514/FUL
Planning application - replacement of existing external staircase providing access to property
5 Elseys Yard Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AA
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0794
Application to discharge conditions 3 (surfacing) 4 (construction management plan) and 5 (drainage) of DC/24/0794/RM
Tremax Coulson Lane Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HT
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0515/HYB
Hybrid planning application - a. Full planning application - One Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering centre (use class E(g) i, ii and iii) with ancillary cafe and conference facility with associated landscaping and parking b. Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering units (use class E(g) i, ii, and iii) with associated landscaping and parking
Land East Of Fred Castle Way And Land South Of Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 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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