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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

7,844Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,257 approved or refused records

358Refused applications

4,899 approved · 358 refused · 555 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0917/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (T1 on plan) reduce height to 12 metres
3A Back Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HF
Received 3 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0918/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front and side extension (following demolition of car port and garage)
10 Clarendale Estate Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LN
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0919/TPO
TPO 028 (1960) tree preservation order - one oak (0GGQ on plan, with A1 on order) crown lift to 5.4 metres above ground level and overall crown reduction by up to three metres
80 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QL
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0920/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - one internally illuminated LCD display panels
Barton Mills Service Station Fiveways Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 3 Jun 2025
Pending ConsiderationDCON(AW)/09/1283
Application to discharge conditions B21 (construction method statement) of application SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 3 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0921/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. five signwritten graphic externally illuminated signs, b. four non-illuminated amenity signs, c. one internally illuminated menu case, d. one non-illuminated wall plaque, e. ten wall lanterns, f. two external floodlights, g. one freestanding double sided externally illuminated pictorial sign
The Fox 1 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XX
Received 3 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0922/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. five signwritten graphic externally illuminated signs, b. four non-illuminated amenity signs, c. one internally illuminated menu case, d. one non-illuminated wall plaque, e. ten wall lanterns, f. two external floodlights
The Fox 1 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XX
Received 4 Jun 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0923/TPO
TPO 286(1973) tree preservation order - one silver birch (T1 on plan, wihin A1 on order), one corsican pine (T2 on plan, within A1 on order) fell
3 Saxon Close Exning Suffolk CB8 7NS
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0924/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two crab apple ( marked 1 and 3 on plan) and one laburnum ( marked 2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Southgate House 1 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0925/FUL
Planning application - change of use of agricultural land to form dog walking and exercising paddock
Land At Mere Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0926/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one eucalyptus (T1 on plan) fell
Risby Manor North The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR
Received 4 Jun 2025
WithdrawnNMA(A)/25/0467
Non material amendment to DC/25/0467/HH - change the roof style from a gable end roof to a hip end roof
14 Wingfield Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HP
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0927/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer ( T1 on plan) fell, one beech (T4 on plan) reduce crown by up to three metres, two hawthorn ( T2 and T3 on plan) re reduce to one metre from ground level ,three yews (G1 on plan) lift canopy to 1.5 metres from ground level
3 Cornwallis Close West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EU
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0928/HH
Householder planning application - detached double garage
Southdene 7 The Drift Culford Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6DR
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0929/FUL
Planning Application - single storey outbuilding (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
65A High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DS
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/23/0864
Non material amendment to DC/23/0864/FUL - a. revision to Chimney Design to Plot 1 b. introduction of brick quoin detail to party wall line to plots 8,9,15,16 c. revision of Sub station roof to hipped roof.
Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SF
Received 4 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0930/TPO
TPO 120 (1987) tree preservation order - one walnut tree (T1 on plan and order) reduce crown by up to 1.5 metres all round to suitable pruning points and crown raise to 3.5 metres above ground level and cut back to suitable growth points to provide up to 2 metres clearance from surrounding structures
Street Record Trinity Mews Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AT
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0931/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - new road for access to buildings
Land Adjacent To The Clockhouse Farm The Green Brockley Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4AA
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0932/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement of two metre high boundary wall (following removal of shrubs), b. replace roof, c. insertion of six roof lights to rear elevation, d. single storey rear extension to create new garden room
Harvest Barn 1 Holywell Farm Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8NL
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0933/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacement of two metre high boundary wall (following removal of shrubs), b. replace roof, c. insertion of six roof lights to rear elevation, d. single storey rear extension to create new garden room
Harvest Barn 1 Holywell Farm Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8NL
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(B)/24/0705
Non material amendment to DC/24/0705/VAR - change to the approved colour of the grain store and workshop buildings elements from Olive Green to Merlin Grey
Land Off Sow Lane Road From 8003 To A14 Rougham Suffolk
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0934/TPO
TPO 02(2010) tree preservation order - one sycamore, two horse chestnut and one beech (0QF1 and 0GF4 on plan, within area G2 on order) crown lift to four metres above ground level, one beech (0QFT and on plan, within area G2 on order), seven beech (0QFR on plan, within area G2 on order) fell
Green Space Jeddah Way Kentford Suffolk CB8 8JY
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0935/TPO
TPO 235(1973) tree preservation order - one sycamore (T001 on plan, T25 on order) works as per tree survey
2 Looms Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HE
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/24/0622
Application to discharge condition 6 (lighting to footways and cycleways) of application DC/24/0622/RM
Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL
Received 5 Jun 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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