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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
7,796Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,218 approved or refused records
356Refused applications

4,862 approved · 356 refused · 554 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0681/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. two storey side and rear extension

    2 Garden Lane Westley Suffolk IP33 3TL

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/0683/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - 20 leylandii (marked on plan) fell

    8 Rose Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SE

    Received 21 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/0684/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - 18 leylandii (as indicated on plan) - fell

    School House The Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NN

    Received 21 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/0685/TPO

    TPO/1990/01 tree preservation order - Three beech trees (T2, T3 and T4 on plan, within A1 of the Order) Crown raise to 4 metres above ground level

    76 And 78 Churchill Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0BY

    Received 21 Apr 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/0686/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two Leylandii (green on plan) fell

    12 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR

    Received 21 Apr 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/0687/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Maple (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to 2.75 metres, crown lift to 3 metres above ground level

    Flempton Barns, Beadles Barn Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EG

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  7. DecidedDCON(C)/23/1898

    Application to discharge condition 9 (new/replacement windows) of DC/23/1898/LB

    43 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NA

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedDCON(C)/21/2337

    Application to discharge conditions 25 (details of estate roads) and 28 (details of parking, turning etc) of application DC/21/2337/OUT

    Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/0689/FUL

    Planning application - a. conversion of existing social club into four flats b. ground and first floor extensions to existing dwelling and c. retention of commercial unit at ground floor (Class E)

    Social Club Kingston Passage Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8EN

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/0690/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. internal and external alterations to convert barn into dwelling b. single storey extension to barn

    Stansfield Hall, Barn 2 Stansfield Hall Road Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LW

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/0692/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (T1 on plan) fell; one Cherry (T2 on plan) fell; one Cherry (T3 on plan) crown lift canopy to create clearance of up to 5 metres; one Conifer (G1 on plan) fell; group of Sycamore (G2 on plan) fell; group of sycamore (G3 on plan) fell

    89A Wratting Road Great Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LJ

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0693/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. front porch b. eight rooflights c. two rear dormers

    Archways Mill Road Gazeley Suffolk CB8 8RW

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/0694/TPO

    TPO 02 (1984) tree preservation order - Two Horse Chestnuts (T1 and T2 on plan) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level, lateral crown reduction by 2.5 metres to clear property (T1 on plan) and selective thinning by 10% throughout crown (T1 and T2 on plan)

    The Gatehouse 11 High Street Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9JS

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0695/HH

    Householder planning application - rear extension

    4 Maltings Close Chevington Suffolk IP29 5RP

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0696/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. demolition of existing rear extension

    Kensington Cottage 9 Doris Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0LD

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedDCON(A)/23/1856

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (submission Of arboricultural method) and 9 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/23/1856/FUL

    Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/0697/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of garage to habitable space

    1 Stour Green, Fern Cottage Stoke Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8NS

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  18. DecidedDCON(L)/19/1711

    Application to discharge condition 4 (travel plan) of DC/19/1711/OUT

    Land West Of Three Counties Way Three Counties Way Withersfield Suffolk

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedDCON(D)/21/1383

    Application to discharge condition 5 (remediation vertification report) of DC/21/1383/FUL

    Social Services Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8HF

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/0698/AG1

    Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - improvements to farm tracks

    Birds End Farm Birds End Hargrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5HE

    Received 23 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0699/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey infill extension and porch (following demolition of existing attached outbuilding) b. replace chimney c. replace window on first floor side elevation

    The Old Rectory The Street Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2PS

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0700/LB

    Application for listed building application - a. single storey infill extension and porch (following demolition of existing attached outbuilding) b. replace chimney c. replace window on first floor side elevation d. internal works to provide shower room

    The Old Rectory The Street Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2PS

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/0701/HH

    Householder planning application - a. dropped kerb b. removal of flint wall and replacement with shortened flint wall for vehicular access

    Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0702/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    32 Broad Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HD

    Received 25 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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