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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

7,362Searchable applications

390Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 4,903 approved or refused records

335Refused applications

4,568 approved · 335 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

DecidedDC/25/0516/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural buildings to create 8 dwellings
Land At Barrow Road Denham Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0517/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2, 3, 16 and 17 of DC/21/1383/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for a. 34 retirement apartments b. three dwellings c. associated access, car parking and landscaping (following demolition of existing buildings)
Social Services Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8HF
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0518/TPO
TPO 259(1973) tree preservation order - one Beech (T422 on plan and within G7 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres and crown raise to five metres above ground level, one Beech (T435 on plan and order) fell
Devonshire House High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AS
Received 25 Mar 2025
DecidedNMA(E)/19/1940
Non material amendment to DC/19/1940/RM - to allow use of amended plans to 156 plots within central and eastern section of parcel A8
Land Ne Haverhill Wilsey Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0519/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
2 Sancroft Walk Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3JD
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0520/HH
Householder planning application - enlarge two windows on first floor rear elevation
Cockerton House 59A High Street Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SA
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0521/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension and detached garage
Gaines Hall Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YA
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0522/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey side extension and detached garage
Gaines Hall Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YA
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0523/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
55 Atterton Road Haverhill CB9 7SR
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0525/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
Western House High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AR
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0526/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey rear extension (following removal of existing single storey rear extension), b. installation of roof mounted solar PV panels to southern and western elevations
49 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AZ
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0527/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - replacement render to rear elevation including repair and redecoration of windows and bargeboards
Peacocks High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AW
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedNMA(B)/23/1777
Non-material amendment for DC/23/1777/FUL - a. omission of chimneys b. amendments to LEMP c. extension to paving at front of the site
Land Opposite Kingshall Farmhouse Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2025
WithdrawnNMA(A)/23/1422
Non material amendment to DC/23/1422/HH - change to external wall and roof to a parapet set up
14 Park Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QL
Received 26 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0528/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension including balcony to first floor and associated external alterations
Bonnetts Cottage Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8YA
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0529/FUL
Planning Application - a. infill glazing of openings and panels of existing buildings b. window and door openings to existing buildings c. use of building 23 for refuse and cycle storage
Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7UU
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0530/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and existing garage) b. insert 2no. windows to rear elevation
Selmar 112 Eldo Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8PY
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0531/HH
Householder planning application - front porch
28 Church Lane Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SG
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0533/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leylandii Cypress (T1 on plan) remove three lowest limbs of the tree and one Sycamore (T2 on plan) fell
West Glebe School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/1859
Application to discharge statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition in relation to Informative 8 of DC/24/1859/FUL
Elveden Ceva Primary School London Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TN
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0534/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0043/FUL to enable the use of amended plans for two dwellings and vehicular accesses
Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
Received 28 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0535/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create one dwelling
Barn Church Lane Worlington Suffolk
Received 27 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0536/FUL
Planning application - replacement windows and installation of air conditioning units
St Benedicts Catholic School Beetons Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6RH
Received 28 Mar 2025
DecidedDC/25/0537/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch extension b. insert 1 No. window to side elevation c. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) d. infill windows to front and side elevation e. rendering of existing elevations f. insertion of 3 No. rooflights in the rear elevation
3 Clements Way Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AB
Received 28 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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