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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

7,820Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,236 approved or refused records

357Refused applications

4,879 approved · 357 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/0810/FUL
Planning application - commercial building for storage and distribution (Class B8)
5D Victoria Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SH
Received 13 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0811/HH
Householder planning application - installation of EV charger on boundary wall
43 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 14 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0812/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create five dwellings
Depden Hall The Green Depden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BY
Received 14 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0813/TPO
TPO 03 (1977) tree preservation order - one oak (T1 on plan, G2 on order) crown reduction in height by two metres
7 Hazel Close Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HU
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0814/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. conversion of garage to utility and store
9 Jersey Meadow Kentford Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7GJ
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0815/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. outbuilding c. 1no. roof light d. 2no. new first floor windows d. demolition of existing lean to attached to garage
24 Albert Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DZ
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1322
Application to discharge condition 4 (Later approval of works) from application DC/24/1322/LB
Membury House Well Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NH
Received 14 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0816/HH
Householder planning application - installation of EV charger to boundary wall
121 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0817/TPO
TPO/2010/02 - Tree preservation order - One Walnut (T192 on plan and on order) crown raise to 3.5m above ground level, reduce crown by up to 2m all round to appropriate pruning points, cut back to appropriate pruning points to provide up to 2m clearance from surrounding structures
13 Anvil Way Kentford Suffolk CB8 8GY
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/25/0363
Non material amendment to DC/25/0363/HH - to alter the first floor bathroom window on the north elevation to an opening window
15 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0818/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - mixed group (G1 on plan, Lime, Field maple and Yew) pollard five Lime trees to an appropriate union, approx 3-4 metres from top of canopy, pollard five Field Maples to 3-4 metres from top of canopy, one Yew 1-2 metre overall crown reduction; reduce 14 Yew trees away from carpark and BT exchange by 1-2 metres
Telephone Exchange Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0819/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation
70 Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AZ
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDCON(AS)/09/1283
Application to discharge conditions B5 (Primary Road Networks), B10 (Visibility) and B12 (Details of roads) from application SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDCON(AR)/09/1283
Application to discharge conditions B11 (highways), B22 (foul water strategy) and B23 (SUDS) of application SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedNMA(C)/22/1447
Non material amendment to DC/22/1447/RM - to provide additional and reposition existing entrance doors for apartment blocks 7-14 and 97-105 in respect of Phase 3b
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0820/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - two replacement modern windows with traditional style slim line double glazed timber replacement units
Stonehouse Farm House Factory Lane Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QF
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0821/TPO
TPO 02(1980) tree preservation order - one yew (T61 on plan and order) prune back branches on the property side to suitable pruning points achieving up to 1m clearance from the building , one yew (T66 on plan and order) prune back branches on the property side to suitable pruning points achieving up to 2m clearance from the building
4 Cecil Lodge Close Falmouth Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0ND
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0822/HH
Householder planning application - a. 1.5 storey link extension from dwelling to garage b. additional fenestration to existing garage to create habitable space (following removal of garage door)
Summer House 6C The Highlands Exning Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7NT
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0823/FUL
Planning application - change of use of storage barn (Use Class B8) to two dwellings (Use Class C3)
Aldersfield Place Farm Ashfield Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UZ
Received 15 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0824/HH
Householder planning application - detached three bay garage
Meadow House The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0825/FUL
Planning application - detached annexe at rear of garden
28 Mount Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8ED
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0827/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create one dwelling
Simms Farm Simms Lane Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QP
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDCON(E)/19/0508
Application to discharge condition 6 (remediation - phased) from application DC/19/0508/FUL
Garage Areas Downing Close Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 16 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/0828/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - replacement double-sided internally illuminated digital displays
Bus Shelter High Street Newmarket Suffolk
Received 16 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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