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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 dates7,366Searchable applications
390Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 4,906 approved or refused records
336Refused applications
4,570 approved · 336 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/0538/ELEC
Application under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 - overhead line and pole
Southdene 7A The Drift Culford Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6DR
Received 27 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0539/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling with extension to garage
6 Southgate Green Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BL
Received 27 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0540/HH
Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding to form annexe
3 Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EX
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0541/TPO
TPO 275(1973) - Tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (05UT on plan, T3 on order) crown lift to 3 metres
Boyton Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DZ
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0542/FUL
Planning application - mixed use development - construction of retail unit with two dwellings and office above (following demolition of existing dwelling)
58 The Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AE
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0543/FUL
Planning application - installation of pedestrian gates
63-64 St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SJ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0544/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - installation of pedestrian gates
63-64 St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SJ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0545/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Strawberry (T1 on plan) fell; one Cherry Plum (T2 on plan) fell
3 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0546/LB
Application for listed building consent - removal of existing external and internal facings to allow replacement lime plaster
Nowton Lodge Cottage Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 28 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0547/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extensions
40-42 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 28 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0548/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. installation of one front door b. side and rear extensions c. internal and external works to annex d. installation of double doors between the lounge and kitchen e. create opening in place of an existing side window to facilitate kitchen access f. blocking up of existing windows
40-42 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0549/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Pear (T1) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level b. one Holly (T2) and one Greengage (T4) overall crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres c. one Bay (T3) overall crown reduction by up to one metre d. one Cherry (T5) pollard to three metres above ground level and remove one branch overhanging wall d. one Yew (T6) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres to give building clearance of 1.5 metres
St Johns Vicarage 37 Well Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EQ
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0550/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. link extension and alterations to existing garage to create habitable space c. alterations to fenestration including replacement windows and doors to existing conservatory and replacement windows to side dormers d. cladding to front, side, and rear elevations
Drovers 26 Bridewell Street Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8QD
Received 28 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDCON(A)/23/0043
Application to discharge conditions 12 (Soft Landscaping), 13 (Tree Protection) and 14 (Hard Landscaping) from application DC/23/0043/FUL
Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0551/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Cypress (T1 and T2 on plan) one Juniper (T3 on plan) two Apple (T4 and T5 on plan) fell
9 Albert Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DY
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0552/PIP
Permission in principle - one dwelling
Pernataen Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DP
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0553/HH
Householder planning application - three dormers to rear elevation following removal of existing flat roof dormer
Place Farm House Ixworth Thorpe Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AQ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0554/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - a. raising of the chimney breast opening and three internal beams b. three dormers to rear elevation following removal of existing flat roof dormer
Place Farm House Ixworth Thorpe Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AQ
Received 31 Mar 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0555/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with single storey rear extension
61 Eriswell Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AH
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0559/TCA
Trees in Conservation Area Notification - one Sycamore (blue circle on plan) fell, one Willow (orange circle on plan) - cut back lower lateral overhanging limbs to previous pollard points, one Beech hedge (yellow line on plan)- reduce height by 2 metres, one Silver birch (pink circle on plan)- reduce by 2.5 metres on growth points, mix of seven Cherry and damsel trees (pink circle on plan) - reduce height by 3 metres
Chalk Farm Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0560/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement window to front elevation ground floor b. two storey side extension c. insert 2no. rooflights to front and side elevations
34 Vinery Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2JT
Received 1 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0561/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. one Internally illuminated fascia, b. one internally illuminated LED arch, c. one internally illuminated bell box fascia
Unit 3 Ehringshausen Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BB
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Pending DecisionDC/25/0562/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (means of access to be considered) - a. up to 165 dwellings b. commercial and business use c. up to 80 bed care home d. SANG and amenity space (including children's play areas and a community orchard) e. sustainable drainage and associated infrastructure
Land Off Barrow Hill Barrow Suffolk
Received 28 Mar 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0563/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of loft to habitable space b. window to front of dwelling c. two storey extension to side of dwelling (following removal of existing conservatory) d. dormer window and door to south elevation e. porch to north elevation f. alterations to windows on north elevation g. removal of existing window and replacement door to west elevation h. rooflights and solar panels to dwelling roof i. insertion of flue j. render to existing elevations
44 Cadogan Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QR
Received 31 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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