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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4,570 approved · 336 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0611/FUL
Planning application - single storey outbuilding to be used as a hair dressing salon (sui generis)
16 Laburnum Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7PL
Received 8 Apr 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0612/TPO
TPO 01 (1996) tree preservation order - one Poplar (T1 on plan and within A1 on order) lateral crown reduction on north eastern aspect by up to two metres
Sewage Pumping Station Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk
Received 8 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0613/TPO
TPO 248 (1997) Tree preservation order - two Oak (T1, T2 on plan within A1 on order) crown lift up to 2.5 metre clearance of garage and house roofs
Berkeley Leisure Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AY
Received 9 Apr 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0614/HH
Householder planning application - a. removal of roof to create first floor extension, b. single storey extension to front elevation
Aspasia High Street Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LN
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0615/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey side extension
33 Hickling Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2TB
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0616/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear infill extension b. external insulation finished with white render
14 Freshfields Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EH
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0618/FUL
Planning application - nine dwellings (following demolition of existing dwellings) as amended by plans received 22 July 2025.
Land Off Aspal Hall Road Beck Row Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0619/FUL
Planning application - village sign
Land At Corner Of Bridge Street And Chippenham Road Moulton Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0620/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - the use of land for the siting of up to 55 caravans
Willoway Country Park Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8LA
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0621/HH
Householder planning application - conservatory to rear of dwelling
Cutbush Cottage 2 Cutbush Thorns Corner Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XN
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0622/CR3
Regulation 3 application - three storey extension to the existing academy building to accommodate current shortfalls for 1350 students, including general classrooms, staff rooms, offices and WCs, alterations to landscaping and provision of temporary car park and associated infrastructure. Additional general classrooms are provided for the schools future expansion to 1500 students
Mildenhall College Academy Mildenhall Hub Sheldrick Way Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0623/FUL
Planning application - a. private and affordable dwellings following demolition of existing buildings b. commercial building (class E) on ground floor and flats above c. change of use of listed stable block to community use (class F2)/ commercial use (class E) d. provision of open space, e. play space, f. equestrian, cycle and pedestrian routes, g. landscaping, h. car parking and i. associated infrastructure
Former Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7UU
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0624/HYB
Hybrid application - a. Planning application - a. Private and affordable dwellings following demolition of existing buildings b. commercial building (class E) on ground floor and flats above c. change of use of listed stable block to community use (class F2)/ commercial use (class E) d. provision of open space, e. play space, f. equestrian, cycle and pedestrian routes, g. landscaping, h. car parking and i. associated infrastructure, b. Outline application (all matters reserved) a. Private and affordable dwellings, b. commercial unit(s) (class E), c. primary school, d. up to 90 bed care home (class C2), e. cemetery/ memorial garden, f. provision of open space, g. play space, h. equestrian, cycle and pedestrian routes, i. landscaping, j. car parking and k. associated infrastructure
Animal Health Trust Lanwades Park Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7UU
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0625/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension (following demolition of existing extension)
14 Galley Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8SA
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1492
Non material amendment to DC/23/1492/HH - changes to approved cladding and roof tiles
7 Diomed Drive Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TD
Received 10 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0626/LB
Application for listed building consent - electric vehicle wall mounted battery and connector to side elevation
The Old Forge Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 14 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0627/FUL
Planning application - installation of 30 solar panels
60 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LB
Received 14 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0629/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Prunus (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one Beech (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, three Laurel (within G3 on plan) overall crown reduction by 0.5 metres
The Gables 20 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0630/HH
Householder planning application - replacement roof finish on single-storey rear element to be changed from peg tiles/pantiles to slate
Kattina Cottage Bury Road Lackford Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6HW
Received 3 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0631/FUL
Planning application - a. replacement refrigeration plant equipment b. installation of air source heat pump c. extension of associated plant area and associated development
Aldi Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TU
Received 14 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0632/FUL
Planning application - installation of menage with fencing
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 14 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0633/TPO
TPO/1992/07 tree preservation order - one Scots Pine (T1 on plan) fell
84 Field Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AL
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0634/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Honey locust (T1 on plan) crown raise to a height of no more than 5 metres and thin by 20 percent
28 Albert Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DX
Received 11 Apr 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0635/TPO
TPO 162 (1992) tree preservation order - one oak (T4 on plan and on order) prune to clear dwelling by 2 metres, crown lift to 3 metres above ground level and remove epicormic branches on the trunk to 4 metres above ground level
61 Daisy Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7PG
Received 14 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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