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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
7,824Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,240 approved or refused records
357Refused applications

4,883 approved · 357 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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(AD)/15/2483

    Application to partially discharge condition 10 (surface water drainage) of application DC/15/2483/OUT in relation to phase 1C

    Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 16 May 2025
  2. WithdrawnDC/25/0830/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. garage door removed and replaced with window

    105 Shetland Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LR

    Received 19 May 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/0831/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement external doors

    Lavender Barn Bowbeck Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1BA

    Received 19 May 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/0832/HH

    Householder planning application - a. replace existing flat roof with pitched roof b. pitched roof to rear elevation

    6 The Green Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4UE

    Received 19 May 2025
  5. WithdrawnDC/25/0834/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

    Elm Cottage Cox Lane Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2NS

    Received 19 May 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/0835/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0339/HH to enable use of amended plans for single storey side extension

    4 Stour Vale Wixoe Suffolk CO10 8UB

    Received 20 May 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/0837/FUL

    Planning application - treehouse play structure constructed around copper beech tree

    Warren Place Stables Warren Place Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QQ

    Received 19 May 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/0838/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) fell

    2 Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RQ

    Received 19 May 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/0839/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 dwellings

    Little Horringer Hall Farm Little Horringer Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PN

    Received 19 May 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/0840/FUL

    Planning application - two semi detached dwellings and associated access, access driveway and parking

    50 Land At Laceys Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HL

    Received 20 May 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/0841/HYB

    Hybrid planning application - a. outline application all matters except primary means of access from Exning Road reserved for up to 43 dwellings with associated landscaping and ancillary works (following demolition of existing structures); b. Full planning application - a. demolition of existing house and outbuildings, b. change of use of stable building A to create 11 dwellings with associated external works including extension to the building, alterations to the elevations of the building, parking areas, landscaping; c. change of use of stable building B to create 8 dwellings with associated external works including extension to the building, alterations to the elevations of the building, parking areas, landscaping; d. change of use of existing outbuildings E1 and E2 to create two dwellings with associated alterations to the elevations of the buildings and associated parking provision; d. alterations and extension to Etheldreda House to create six dwellings and associated parking provision; e. construction of two storey building to provide 11 dwellings with associated parking; f. creation of new access from Exning Road (following demolition of existing dwelling); g. landscaping, open space and ancillary works

    Brickfields Stud Cemetery Hill Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JH

    Received 20 May 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0842/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. part demolition of two existing stable buildings to support their conversion to residential use, including internal and external alterations and single storey extensions to both buildings (Buildings A and B), b. internal and external alterations to two curtilage listed buildings (Buildings E1 and E2) to support conversion to residential use, c. demolition of two curtilage listed outbuildings

    Brickfields Stud Cemetery Hill Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JH

    Received 20 May 2025
  13. DecidedDCON(E)/21/2337

    Application to discharge condition 33 (surface water drainage scheme) of application DC/21/2337/OUT

    Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 19 May 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0843/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey attached annexe

    14 Kingsway Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HW

    Received 20 May 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0844/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one sycamore (marked on plan) crown reduction by up to 1 metre and crown raise to 3.5 metres above ground level

    89 London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EL

    Received 20 May 2025
  16. DecidedNMA(A)/22/1947

    Non-material amendment to DC/22/1947/FUL - amended outfall pipe alignment

    Land Off Herringswell Road Kentford Suffolk

    Received 20 May 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/0845/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    Newlands Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7PB

    Received 21 May 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/0847/HH

    Householder planning application - a. one-and-a-half storey front extension b. raising of roof and addition of dormers to both side elevations

    20 Wings Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9HW

    Received 20 May 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/0849/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. one-and-a-half storey infill extension to front elevation to link house to garage and first floor extension over existing garage c. white render finish to existing elevations d. replacement roof tiles

    Klintholm 8 Eleanor Place Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TQ

    Received 21 May 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/0850/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (marked on plan) fell

    Meadow House Church Road Great Livermere Suffolk IP31 1JR

    Received 20 May 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0851/HH

    Householder planning application - detached pergola to rear of dwelling

    Honington House Ixworth Road Honington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1QZ

    Received 19 May 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0852/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Oak (T1 on plan) cut back secondary branch overhanging boundary line by up to 4 metres to suitable pruning point; one Ash (T2 on plan) reduce lateral spread by up to four metres and height by up to three metres

    Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    Received 20 May 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/0853/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cedar (T1 on plan) and one Cypress (T2 on plan) fell

    1 Kingsway Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HN

    Received 20 May 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0854/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one pear (T1 on plan), one cherry (T2 on plan), one sycamore (T3 on plan) fell

    15 The Street Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AW

    Received 20 May 2025

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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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