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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

7,850Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,259 approved or refused records

358Refused applications

4,901 approved · 358 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0936/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use - to confirm planning permission DC/22/0452/FUL has been implemented
Land Off Northern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 5 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0937/FUL
Planning application - a. one self-build dwelling b. alterations to existing highway access
Land Off Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0938/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two holly (marked on plan), one rowan (T2 on plan) fell
Pendle Nook Common Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QU
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0939/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension to provide garage and additional internal living space, constructed in materials to match the existing dwelling
7 Macdonald Way Barrow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5ET
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0940/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land for the siting of two residential caravans with associated concrete pads and hard standing
Willoway Country Park Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8LA
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1718/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - remove existing low voltage overhead line and poles feeding the property Eston, install new pole in highways verge and new 50 ABC overhead line from pole 15930, upgrade overhead conductor to 50ABC
Street Record Thurston Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0941/TPO
TPO 157(1991) tree preservation order - one holly (T1 on plan, within A1 on order) fell, one yew (T2 on plan, within A1 on order) remove lowest branch on southern aspect and reduce remaining extended branches in lower crown on the southern aspect by two metres
The Stables Fornham Park Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6TT
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0266
Appliction to discharge conditions 4 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 5 (new/replacement doors - int/ext) of applicaiton DC/25/0266/LB
Armswater Cottages Ickworth Park Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QQ
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0942/TPO
TPO 298 (2000) tree preservation order - two poplar (T1 and T2 on plan, T15 and T16 on order) - reduce crown all round by up to 2 metres. Crown raise to 5.5 metres above ground level over the road on the NE aspect.
Heath Farm Business Centre Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LG
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0943/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one sycamore (T002 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
Alliban House 2 Looms Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HE
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0944/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement of internal fire doors
Rupert Cottage 123 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AE
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1318
Application to discharge condition 6 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy) of application DC/24/1318/FUL
6 Wings Road Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HY
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1141
Application to discharge conditions 4 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 5 (new/replacement doors - ext) of application DC/24/1141/LB
Meadow Farm North Common Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PR
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0945/HH
Householder planning application - alterations and improvements to existing vehicular access to include brick pillars flanking access and turning area
Clarecote Bury Road Bradfield St Clare Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0EF
Received 6 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0946/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations for refurbishment of banking b. replacement HVAC system c. external alterations and refurbishment
57 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LQ
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0947/HH
Householder planning application - construction of a timber summerhouse in the rear garden
Fairview Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LS
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0597
Application to discharge conditions 2 (contamination), 7 (cycle storage), 8 (refuse storage) and 9 (noise) of application DC/24/0597/P3QPA
Chevington Hall Farm Church Road Chevington Suffolk
Received 7 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0949/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two corkscrew willow (marked on plan) pollard to six metres above ground level , two elders (marked on plan) fellTwo corkscrew willows trees that have grown incredibly leggy and are going to eventually snap if left. Client wants to pollard them to start them of fresh and keep them maintained.
Granary Cottage Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0950/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by 3.5 metres, two crack willows (marked on plan) fell
Chalk Farm Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0951/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one ash (T1 on plan) fell
106A Bury Road Great Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LF
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1144
Application to discharge conditions 8 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy), 9 (PROW demolition and construction management strategy) of DC/24/1144/FUL
Arlington Court Church Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HN
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0952/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/22/1800/HH to enable enlargement of garage as shown in drawing 22010-06D
64-65 Ashen Lane Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8JD
Received 10 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(R)/15/2151
Application to discharge condition 25 (construction traffic management plan) in relation to parcel A2 of application DC/15/2151/OUT
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 9 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0954/HH
Householder planning application - a. reconstruction of external walls b. replacement cladding to front and rear elevation
80 Cambridge Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HW
Received 10 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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