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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 dates7,836Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,250 approved or refused records
357Refused applications
4,893 approved · 357 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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(Q)/15/2151
Application to discharge conditions 9 (Services), 40 (Arboricultural Method Statement), and 41 (Tree survey) from application DC/15/2151/OUT
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 23 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0879/HH
Householder planning application - 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 - DecidedDC/25/0880/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front porch extension b. two storey rear extension
7 Pask Way Clare Suffolk CO10 8FJ
Received 27 May 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0881/TPO
TPO 029 (2017) tree preservation order - one birch (T1 on plan, within area G1 on order) remove limbs on eastern side (up to four metres)
Klondyke House Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6DA
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0883/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three lawson cyprus (T3325, T3326 and T3329 on plan), two leyland cyprus (T3330 and T3328 on plan), one leylandii (shown on plan) fell
Lethrede Hall Lane Risby Suffolk IP28 6RS
Received 27 May 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/0884/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ash trees (as indicated on plan) reduce all branches overhanging path; crown reduction to maintain shape
Church Cottage Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH
Received 26 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1056
Application to discharge conditions 3 (CEMP) and 7 (Ecological enhancements) from application DC/24/1056/RM
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0885/FUL
Planning application - installation and operation of a solar farm with associated works, equipment and infrastructure
Land At Access Road From Brandon To Fenhouse Farm Brandon Suffolk
Received 27 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0886/FUL
Planning application - a. insertion of ground floor window, b. single storey rear extension
West End Manse 9 Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9LA
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0887/FUL
Planning application - a. single storey storage building, b. palisade fencing around building
27 Rookwood Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PB
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0888/FUL
Planning application - a. provisions for arrivals with stable, horse walker, lunge pen, b. associated landscaping
Great Bradley Oak Stud East Green Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LU
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0889/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three conifers (shown on plan) fell
Icknield 1 Chimney Mills West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ES
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0890/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one ash (T1 on plan) re-pollard to three meters above ground level, three silver birch (T2 on plan) reduce crown height by 2.5 meters, one walnut (T3 on plan), one yew (T4 on plan) reduce crown height by two meters, one leylandi (T5 on plan) reduce crown height by three meters
Beech Cottage The Street Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2DQ
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0892/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/15/2483/OUT matters reserved by condition 1 (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for northern neighbourhood phase 1C (infrastructure works), including attenuation basin, sustainable urban drainage systems, landscaping, and associated infrastructure
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0893/FUL
Planning application - change of use of first floor shop (class E) to dwelling (class C3)
49 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LB
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0894/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - internal alterations to first floor shop to create dwelling
49 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LB
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0895/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.50 metres with a maximum height of 2.50 metres
Honey Bee Cottage Vicarage Farm Lane Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2QF
Received 28 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0896/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
21 Hasted Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2UA
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0897/TPO
TPO 097(1969) tree preservation order - one oak (T1 on plan, within A1 on order) fell
16 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JF
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0898/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (T1 on plan) fell
The Old Rectory Church Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HF
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0248
Application to discharge condition 8 (access), 11 (ecological mitigation and enhancement measures) and 12 (ecological enhancement) of DC/23/0248/FUL
Land At Unit 5 Obrien Grove Industrial Estate Shepherds Grove Industrial Estate Stanton Suffolk
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0004
Application to discharge condition 3 (landscape and ecologic management plan) of application DC/25/0004/FUL
Appleacre Farm, Appleacre Farmhouse Stradishall Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8EU
Received 29 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0899/HH
Householder planning application - a. barn conversion and associated works to form annexe b. demolition of existing carport and home office
Bridgefield Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QA
Received 30 May 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0900/LB
Application for a listed building consent - a. barn conversion and associated internal and external works to form annexe b. demolition of existing carport and home office
Bridgefield Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9QA
Received 30 May 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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