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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
7,830Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,244 approved or refused records
357Refused applications

4,887 approved · 357 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDC/25/0855/HH

    Householder planning application - a. part garage conversion into habitable space b. changes to fenestration of existing garage and existing rear elevation of the house

    66 Daisy Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7PH

    Received 21 May 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/0856/FUL

    Planning application - change of use of land for the siting of a mobile home to be used as a holiday let

    Shooters Hill Farm Birds End Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HE

    Received 22 May 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/0857/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (T1 on plan) reduce the crown back to previous points (approximately 1.5 metres) and crown raise to 3m above ground level

    41 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YW

    Received 21 May 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/0858/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - eight black solar panels to south side roof

    4 Laceys Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HL

    Received 21 May 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/0859/TPO

    TPO 008 (2019) tree preservation order - a. one horse chesnut (T1 on plan and T2 order) Selective thinning of up to one-third of regrowth from previous pruning points on the west and south-west side of the canopy, overhanging 17 Abernant Drive. Focus on removing larger stems and those with poor attachments. Prune to provide 2m clearance from structures. Crown raise to 5m above ground level b. one horse chesnut (T3 on plan and order) Crown raise to 5m above ground level, pruning secondary branch structures to maintain clearance of the road and match T2. Retain epicormic growth on the main stem.

    17 Abernant Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0FH

    Received 22 May 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/0860/TPO

    TPO 179 (1992) tree preservation order - one oak (marked on plan, T1 on order) Selective thinning of up to one third of the pollard re growth stems, focusing on the larger stems and any with damage or weak attachments. Remaining growth should be pruned to provide 1 metre clearance from structures. Crown raise to 3.5 metres above ground level.

    133 Codling Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HE

    Received 21 May 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/0861/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 dwellinghouse (class C3) to create one dwelling

    Little Horringer Hall Farm Little Horringer Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PN

    Received 21 May 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/0862/HH

    Householder planning application - a. replacement of front door b. replacement of two windows to rear of the dwelling c. cladding to rear of dwelling

    31 Cannon Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JR

    Received 22 May 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/0863/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. replacement of front door b. replacement of two windows to rear of the dwelling c. cladding to rear of dwelling d. internal alterations to form utility room

    31 Cannon Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JR

    Received 22 May 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/0864/HH

    Householder planning application - first floor link extension

    Jacaranda 2 Hermitage Meadow Clare Suffolk CO10 8QQ

    Received 22 May 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/0865/HH

    Householder planning application - detached cart lodge (following demolition of existing building)

    Caius Cottage Bardwell Road Barningham Suffolk IP31 1DF

    Received 23 May 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/0866/TPO

    TPO 028 (1960) tree preservation order - a. one yew (T1 on plan, within A1 on order) crown raise to 3.5 metres above ground level b. one holly (T2 on plan, within A1 on order) two sycamore (G1 on plan, within A1 on order) fell c. one yew (T3 on plan, within area A1 on order) height reduction by two metres d. one yew (G2 on plan within A1 on order) crown lift over road to 5.2 metres and reduce lateral spread towards the road by one metre

    Spinney Cottage Horsecroft Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5NY

    Received 22 May 2025
  13. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0729

    Application to discharge conditions 11 (archaeology), 12 (archaeology) and 14 (noise) of DC/24/0729/RM

    Land Off Mildenhall Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 19 May 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/0867/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Hawthorn (T1 on plan) fell b. one Willow (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres c. one Cherry (T3 on plan) reduce by up to two metres to previous pruning points d. one Cedar (T4 on plan) prune on house side by up to two metres e. one Beech (T5 on plan) prune on house side by up to 1.5 metres

    Lincoln Lodge Rayes Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AB

    Received 22 May 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/0868/TPO

    TPO 21(1991) tree preservation order - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan, T12 on order) and one Oak (T2 on plan, T11 on order) crown raise to 4 metres above ground level and cut back from nearby structures to appropriate pruning points to provide up to 2 metres clearance

    34 Riverside Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AN

    Received 22 May 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/0870/HH

    Householder planning application - detached annexe (following demolition of existing shed)

    The Oaks Bury Road Chevington Suffolk IP29 4UD

    Received 23 May 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/0871/TPO

    TPO 016 (1957) tree preservation order - one pine (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) fell

    Rhone House Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7PB

    Received 22 May 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/0872/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension

    25 Coltsfoot Crescent Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7NN

    Received 22 May 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/0873/FUL

    Planning application - detached prefabricated unit

    Broadlands Hall Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7UD

    Received 23 May 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/0874/HH

    Householder planning application - a. swimming pool and terrace to rear of dwelling b. partial demolition of existing outbuilding

    Clopton Hall Giffords Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PQ

    Received 23 May 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/0875/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. swimming pool and terrace to rear of dwelling b. partial demolition of existing outbuilding

    Clopton Hall Giffords Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PQ

    Received 22 May 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/0876/HH

    Householder planning application - three bay cartlodge (following demolition of existing garage)

    Perranwell The Street Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DG

    Received 23 May 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/0877/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use from a (C3) residential dwellinghouse to (C4) House in Multiple Occupation

    295 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AT

    Received 23 May 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/0878/LB

    Application for Listed Building Consent - rebuilding and remedial works to section of site boundary wall following collapse

    17 Alicia Court Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BB

    Received 27 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.

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