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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
7,794Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,216 approved or refused records
355Refused applications

4,861 approved · 355 refused · 554 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDCON(F)/23/0738

    Application to discharge condition 14 (Noise protection) from DC/23/0738/RM

    Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/0659/FUL

    Planning application - one multi-use games area/playzone with associated lighting, landscaping, hardstanding and link path

    Former Swimming Pool Site Recreation Way Mildenhall Suffolk

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/0660/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - non illuminated vinyl advertising banners

    Former Swimming Pool Site Recreation Way Mildenhall Suffolk

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1560

    Application to discharge condition 3 (external materials) of DC/24/1560/HH

    Clarecote Bury Road Bradfield St Clare Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0EF

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/0661/CLE

    Application for lawful devlopment certificate for existing use or development - one dwelling

    Copy Farm Cottage Cocks Green Lane Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UF

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/0662/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey extension to rear of dwelling (following demolition of garage and outbuilding)

    34 Nether Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LW

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  7. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0420

    Application to discharge condition 4 (external lighting) of application DC/24/0420/FUL

    Former Parade Square Green Lane Honington Suffolk

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/0664/FUL

    Planning application - one replacement multi-use games area/playzone with associated lighting, landscaping and hardstanding link to path

    Studlands Park Sports Club Hyperion Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7RX

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/0665/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - non-illuminated vinyl banners fixed to perimeter fence

    Studlands Park Sports Club Hyperion Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7RX

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  10. Pending DecisionDC/25/0666/HYB

    Hybrid planning application - a. Full planning application - provision of 187 dwellings with access, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure, b. Outline planning application (means of access to the school site from the A1088 only to be considered) - provision of 2.2 hectare site for primary school

    Land Off Crown Lane Crown Lane Ixworth Suffolk

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/0667/AG1

    Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - steel frame building

    66 Undley Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9BY

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0668/CLP

    Application for the Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Development - loft conversion including rear dormer

    32 Tudor Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NS

    Received 16 Apr 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/0669/TPO

    TPO 301 (2000) tree preservation order - a. one Cherry (T13 on plan and order) fell b. three Oak (T4 on plan and order) remove five lateral limbs (T12 on plan and order) remove eight lateral limbs and (T8 on plan and order) remove three lateral limbs all as shown on annotated photos

    Oak House Barton Hill Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SN

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0670/TCA

    Trees in Conservation Area notification - one Holly (red circle on plan) crown lift to two metres above ground level

    Bmi Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0671/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    61 Eriswell Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AH

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/0672/FUL

    Planning application - new driveway with dropped kerb

    106 Freshfields Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EF

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedDCON(A)/22/0424

    Application to discharge condition 11 (written scheme of investigation) of application DC/22/0424/FUL

    Land Adjoining 5 Church Lane Barnham Suffolk

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/0673/LB

    Application for listed building consent - Internal alterations to master bedroom

    Lion House 45 Bridewell Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QD

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/0674/FUL

    Planning application - a. conversion of existing stables and cart shed into two holiday lets (class C1) and seven office units (class E(g)(i)), b. creation of new access and c. ancillary development including partial removal and alterations to boundary wall and installation of gates

    Home Farm The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DS

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/0675/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. internal and external alterations of existing stable and cart shed to form two holiday lets and seven office units, b. partial removal and alterations to boundary wall and installation of gates

    Home Farm The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DS

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0676/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    2 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0677/LB

    Application for listed building consent - single storey rear extension and insert 1no rooflight to rear elevation

    2 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/0678/HH

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

    16 Ash Grove Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HS

    Received 22 Apr 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0680/HH

    Householder planning application - a. Raising of roof height to create habitable space b. new boundary wall and gate c. external alterations

    Shergar Mill Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RU

    Received 22 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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