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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

7,807Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,226 approved or refused records

356Refused applications

4,870 approved · 356 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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

DecidedDC/25/0729/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
313 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AT
Received 29 Apr 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0730/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - DEFRA Funded Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant, Moulton Manor Farm obtained a grant to lay approx. 2,500sqm of concrete
Primrose Hill Farm Gazeley Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8QZ
Received 29 Apr 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1538
Application to discharge conditions 3 (soft landscaping), 4 (cycle storage), 6 (bins), 7 (surfacing of access) of DC/24/1538/VAR
Rectory Farm Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8EW
Received 29 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0731/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. raising first floor roof c. removal of garage link
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0732/TPO
TPO 086 (1967) tree preservation order - one oak (T1 on plan and order) crown lift to five metres above ground level
Langstone Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0733/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - as per tree schedule
Langstone Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 29 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0734/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
Ainslark The Green Little Thurlow Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7JH
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0735/FUL
Planning application - a. single storey outbuilding for archery facility (retrospective), b. single storey side extension to outbuilding
Archery Building High Lodge Road From B1107 Brandon To B1107 County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk
Received 30 Apr 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0736/FUL
Planning application - a. two storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing side extension), b. change of use from class C4 (6 person HMO) to Sui generis larger HMO (13 person)
23 Park Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AZ
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0737/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development as a topsoil screening and storage plant, firewood processing, wood chip/bark/mulch and agricultural
Land Adjacent To Tuddenham Road High Street Tuddenham Suffolk
Received 29 Apr 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0738/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - use of dwelling without agricultural restriction under F/79/521
Farm Lodge Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BL
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0739/FUL
Planning application - a. Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to mixed use - ground floor for wedding receptions, business events [Class E(c)(iii)] or residential, and residential to upper floors (Class C3) b. single storey infill rear extension
6 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0740/LB
Application for listed building application - a. internal alterations to create new ensuite bathrooms and w.c.'s b. single storey infill rear extension
6 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0741/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace current windows on front and northern side elevation b. replace the current cladding on front and northern side elevation c. extend cladding to all of front and northern side elevation including covering garage door
Greta House Bury Road Lackford Suffolk IP28 6HW
Received 1 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0742/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey rear extension c. first floor side extension d. 1.5 storey side extension to form annexe and carers bedroom e. alterations to roof of dwelling f. alterations to fenestrations g. detached 1.5 storey garage h. extension to driveway
Saxon Wood Bury Road Brockley Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4AG
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0753/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - install pole
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0752/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - installation of substation
Pumping Station The Street Icklingham Suffolk
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0743/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by four metres with a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves
12 Woodcock Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0JP
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1705
Application to discharge condition 3 (internal architectural features) of DC/24/1705/LB
49-49A High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AQ
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0744/HH
Householder planning application - a. mono pitched roof to garage b. alterations to windows on rear single storey extension c. removal of windows to side elevation d. replacement render to existing elevations
17 Gainsborough Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RX
Received 1 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0745/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of garage into habitable accommodation including raising roof and rendering b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing workshop) including rendering of existing rear extension c. front porch extension
8 Wentworth Drive Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JT
Received 1 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0746/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development for confirmation of commencement of lawful development as approved under application DC/20/0539/FUL
Plot 1 Land Opposite Street Farm House The Street Great Livermere Suffolk
Received 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDC/25/0747/LB
Application for listed building consent - 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 30 Apr 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/22/1899
Application to discharge conditions 5 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 7 (Soft landscaping) of application DC/22/1899/FUL
Oakwood House 25A Holmsey Green Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AL
Received 1 May 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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