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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
7,366Searchable 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4,570 approved · 336 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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

  1. DecidedDC/25/0564/HH

    Householder planning application - electric vehicle charger to front of dwelling

    41 Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LP

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/0565/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. single storey rear extension to existing garage c. garage conversion to habitable room d. single storey rear extension (following demolition of garden room)

    Orchard End Mill Road Barningham Suffolk IP31 1BT

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  3. WithdrawnDC/25/0566/HH

    Householder planning application - a. barn conversion and associated works to form annexe b. demolition of existing carport and home office

    Bridgefield Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QA

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  4. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1859

    Application to discharge conditions 8 (CEMP), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 10 (Material samples) from DC/24/1859/FUL

    Elveden Ceva Primary School London Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TN

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  5. DecidedDCON(C)/24/0207

    Application to discharge condition 7 (Piling) from DC/24/0207/FUL

    24 - 25 Eastern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AD

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1231

    Application to discharge condition 4 (LEMP) from DC/24/1231/FUL

    Land East Of Bury Road Barnham Suffolk

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/0567/TCA

    Trees in Conservation Area Notification - one Ash (marked X on plan) reduce in height by 2 metres

    Pheasant Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/0568/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - three Cherry (TP1, TP4, TP5), one Silver Birch (TP2), one Apple (TP3), one Forsythia (TP6), two Catkins (TP7, TP8), Laurel / Holly bush (TP9) fell

    31 Oxford Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EW

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/0570/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey side extension

    70 Raynham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6ED

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/0571/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under DC/19/2456/HYB - the means of landscaping (pursuant to hybrid planning permission)

    Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedNMA(A)/24/1640

    Non-material amendment for DC/24/1640/FUL - amendment to surveys under condition 3 for nesting stone curlew

    Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0572/FUL

    Planning application - a. two-storey side extension to existing children's care home b. first floor front extension

    High Gables Hall Road Barnardiston Suffolk CB9 7TG

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/0573/HH

    Householder planning application - part two storey and part first floor side extension

    17 Meadow Drive Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SB

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0574/FUL

    Planning application - a. internal alterations to relocate staircase and restaurant toilets b. roof dormer and terrace with glass balustrading over existing flat roof

    Flat 19 - 21 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0575/HH

    Householder planning application - conservatory to rear

    31 Mill View Gazeley Suffolk CB8 8RN

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/0576/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. solar panels to existing rear elevation c. ground floor window to side elevation d. cladding to section of ground floor side and rear walls e. flue to side elevation

    5 Holliday Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7GE

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/0577/P3RPA

    Prior approval application under Part 3 (Class R) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 - change of use of agricultural use to flexible commercial use (class B8)

    Howes Farm Cottage Bury Road Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PS

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/0578/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Ash (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by six metres b. one Ash (T1 yellow on plan) overall crown reduction by six metres and remove left hand trunk c. one Silver birch (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres c. two Ash (T3 on plan) fell

    Milford Thelnetham Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QY

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedDCON(B)/21/1242

    Application to discharge condition 5 (Details of scheme) from DC/21/1242/OUT allowed after appeal

    Land At Black Bear Lane High Street Newmarket Suffolk

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/0579/HH

    Householder planning application - wall mounted pergola to rear (following removal of attached greenhouse)

    Depden Hall The Green Depden Suffolk IP29 4BY

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0580/LB

    Application for Listed Building Consent - wall mounted pergola to rear (following removal of attached greenhouse)

    Depden Hall The Green Depden Suffolk IP29 4BY

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0581/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - five Alder (numbered 1-5 on plan) reduce height to two metres above ground

    2 Blacklands Hall Farm Barns Water Lane Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8AJ

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  23. WithdrawnDC/25/0582/FUL

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

    Three Crossways, Town House Thetford Road Coney Weston Suffolk IP31 1DR

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0583/FUL

    Planning application - a. two self-build dwellings b. amendment to previously approved DC/24/0055/FUL to convert existing dwelling into two dwellings

    Avondale Rushbrooke Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RR

    Received 2 Apr 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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