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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates7,816Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,233 approved or refused records
357Refused applications
4,876 approved · 357 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- DecidedDCON(E)/21/1383
Application to discharge condition 10 (Surface water drainage verification) from application DC/21/1383/FUL
Social Services Camps Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8HF
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0770/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) coppice
Highfields Little Whelnetham Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DA
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0771/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. installation of first floor en-suite b. first floor window to west elevations c. replacement ground floor window to west elevation
The Old Vicarage Church Road Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8XH
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0772/HH
Householder planning application - single storey detached annexe (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
Sycamore Cottage Old School Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4UA
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0773/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement and raising of roof height to single storey element b. demolition of single storey extension c. rendering of single storey element
Kitchen Gardens 36 Access Road To Rectory Cottages Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TJ
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0774/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch extension b. part two storey part single storey side extension c. widening of existing dropped kerb
10 Coronation Place Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EP
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0775/FUL
Planning application - installation of freestanding air source heat pump and distribution network operator switchgear within enclosure
All Saints Ceva Primary School Vicarage Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JE
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0776/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch b. part single storey part two storey side extension c. replacement window to rear elevation ground floor d. replace existing cladding with render to front and rear elevations e. enlarged first floor window on front elevation f. demolition of existing porch and conservatory
16 Paddocks Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9BE
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0777/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birth (T1 on plan) fell
1 Flint Cottages The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DT
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/0304
Application to discharge condition 9 (Ecological Enhancements) of application DC/23/0304/FUL
Karro Food Group Ltd Haverhill Road Little Wratting Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TD
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0778/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (as indicated on plan) crown reduction by 5 metres, removing upper section
16 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(AA)/15/2483
Application to partially discharge condition 26 (Archaelogical Evaluation) in relation to phase 3 of DC/15/2483/OUT
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(AB)/15/2483
Application to partially discharge condition 27 (Archaeological Written Investigation) in relation to phases 1, 2, and 3 of application DC/15/2483/OUT
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(AC)/15/2483
Application to discharge condition 29 (archaeological works) of planning application DC/15/2483/OUT for phases 1 and 2
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0779/FUL
Planning application - additional floodlighting to court 4
Newmarket Lawn Tennis Club Hamilton Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NQ
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0780/TPO
TPO 206 (1994) tree preservation order - a. one Acer (0JU6 on plan within A1 on order) fell b. one Oak (0JNJ on plan within A1 on order) overall reduction to six metres c. one Lime (0JU7 on plan within A1 on order) crown lift to four metres
Street Record Culvers Meadow Stanton Suffolk IP31 2XT
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0782/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew (marked on plan) fell
Berners House 2 Mill Hill Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0JB
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1998
Application to discharge condition 3 (contamination) of DC/23/1998/FUL
Warehouse Land Off Stour Valley Road Haverhill Suffolk
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1018
Application to discharge condition 3 (bricks), 7 (external fixtures), 9 (external joinery windows) and 10 (external joinery doors) of DC/24/1018/LB
The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 8 May 2025 - UnknownDC/25/0783/EIASCR
Notification of Screening Opinion under Parts 2 & 3 (on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - use of a replacement aggregates storage system, a coated stone plant, road planning recycling facility, and other ancillary facilities (including replacement site offices and weighbridge)
Lafarge Redland Aggregates Ltd Icknield Way Gazeley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7QT
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0784/HH
Householder planning application - a. pergola to existing cart lodge b. replacement external staircase to existing cart lodge c. infill existing openings with glazed screens to existing cart lodge d. alterations to turning head
3 Chequer Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QZ
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0785/LB
Application for listed building consent - demolition of water tower
Great Eastern Station Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AD
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0786/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. single storey rear extension (following removal of existing garden room)
Lorien Thetford Road Coney Weston Suffolk IP31 1DN
Received 12 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0787/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. widening of existing driveway c. garage conversion to bedroom and ensuite d. infill of existing porch e. external render to existing dwelling f. replacement of existing windows g. removal of chimney h. detached double garage
Beeches 11 Water Lane Barnham Thetford Suffolk IP24 2NA
Received 12 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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