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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
7,814Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,231 approved or refused records
357Refused applications

4,874 approved · 357 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/0749/HH

    Householder planning application - a. insertion of ground floor window and French doors on ground floor side elevation, b. insertion of chimney on rear elevation, c. fenestration changes on rear elevation at ground level including the blocking up of one window and insertion of three obscured glazed windows, d. fenestration changes by way of insertion of two obscured glazed timber sash windows on ground level side elevation, e. all windows to be replaced with timber casements

    Harraton Square Church Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HF

    Received 1 May 2025
  2. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0610

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (door detail) and 5 (window detail) of listed building consent DC/24/0610/LB

    83 - 84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  3. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0609

    Application to discharge condition 7 (Biodiversity enhancement) and 9 (water consumption) of planning application DC/24/0609/FUL

    83 - 84 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/0750/HH

    Householder planning application - a. installation of vehicular gate, b. insertion of window to North gable, c. create / reinstate fireplace to kitchen chimney

    Hill House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW

    Received 2 May 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/0751/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. remove wall between kitchen and office, b. reinstate / create kitchen fireplace, c. insert window to North gable

    Hill House Top Green Denston Suffolk CB8 8PW

    Received 2 May 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/0754/FUL

    Planning application - a. change of use from agricultural use to general industrial use (B2) to allow car repairs, servicing and maintenance, b. external alterations to buildings

    Barns Lodge Farm Hargrave Road Little Saxham Suffolk

    Received 2 May 2025
  7. DecidedDCON(A)/22/1887

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Access details), 5 (Soft landscaping) and 6 (Access hardstanding) from application DC/22/1887/FUL allowed on appeal

    Land Off The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ

    Received 1 May 2025
  8. DecidedNMA(A)/25/0267

    Non material amendment to DC/25/0267/HH - revision of rear patio door to extension to window, and revision of two roof lanterns to one larger roof lantern

    8 Brewers Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DW

    Received 1 May 2025
  9. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1640

    Application to discharge condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Layout) from application DC/24/1640/FUL

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

    Received 1 May 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/0755/FUL

    Planning application - siting of 26 storage containers within existing industrial estate for storage and distribution (Class B8) with associated engineering operations and hardstanding

    Maple Park Falconer Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7XU

    Received 1 May 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/0756/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. first floor side extension

    88 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QL

    Received 6 May 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0757/HH

    Householder planning application - a. link extension to join main dwelling to garage b. single storey extension to garage

    Oakage Freewood Street Bradfield St George Suffolk IP30 0AY

    Received 6 May 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/0758/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey front/side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. alterations to existing dwelling including changes to the roof and fenestration c. conversion and extension to existing garage to form annexe

    Pottingshed Bungalow Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TH

    Received 6 May 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0759/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell

    Churchyard The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RX

    Received 2 May 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0760/HH

    Householder planning application - front porch (following demolition of existing porch)

    2 Garden Close Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SY

    Received 6 May 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/0761/FUL

    Planning application - one dwelling

    Land Adjacent 54 Crowland Road Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 6 May 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/0762/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement render to side elevation

    19 Long Brackland Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JH

    Received 6 May 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/0763/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two Limes (T2 and T4) fell; one Alder (T1 on plan) reduce height by 1.5 metres; one Lime (T3 on plan) reduce height by up to three metres and lateral spread by up to 1.5 metres; one Cherry (T6 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres; one Ash (T7 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres and remove lowest branch over phone line

    Hoults Mansion The Street Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YW

    Received 6 May 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/0764/FUL

    Planning application - replacement veterinary clinic

    84 Field Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AL

    Received 7 May 2025
  20. WithdrawnDC/25/0765/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - one internally illuminated totem sign

    Tollgate Service Station Tollgate Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6EE

    Received 6 May 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0766/FUL

    Planning application - construction of agricultural building

    Fen House Sedge Fen Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9LG

    Received 7 May 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0767/HH

    Householder planning application - replacement roof to existing conservatory on front elevation

    Peace Haven Duke Street Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AB

    Received 7 May 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/0768/HH

    Householder planning application - a. installation of first floor en-suite b. first floor window to west elevations b. replacement ground floor window to west elevation

    The Old Vicarage Church Road Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8XH

    Received 6 May 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0769/TE1

    Determination in respect of Development by Telecommunications Code systems operators - a. one arqiva smart metering omni at 13.45 metres mean mounted on 12.0 metres streetworks pole, b. one arqiva GPS antenna at 12.0 metres mean mounted on streetworks pole, c. one arqiva 3G omni antenna at 4.19 metres mean mounted on streetworks pole, d. one arqiva metering equipment enclosure installed on root foundation, e. five concrete bollards

    Sewage Treatment Works Hepworth Road Stanton Suffolk

    Received 6 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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