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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates7,855Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,264 approved or refused records
358Refused applications
4,906 approved · 358 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- DecidedDC/25/0955/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - two non-illuminated fascia signs
80 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JX
Received 9 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0956/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
20 Common Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QB
Received 10 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0957/FUL
Planning application - external alterations consisting of insertion of a. windows, b. door, c. shutters and flue
The Cutting Room The Street Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DB
Received 10 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0958/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 10 lime (marked on plan) re pollard to four metres above ground level
Street Record Meridian Gardens Newmarket Suffolk
Received 10 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0959/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replace six windows and one door to rear elevation
6 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RL
Received 10 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0960/TPO
TPO 144(1991) tree preservation order - one mulberry (marked on plan, T7 on order) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres and reduce lower limb from main trunk on the south western side.
Kingshall Farmhouse 85 Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LG
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0961/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one sycamore (T3160 on plan) re-pollard to previous points
Hicks Bungalows Thetford Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EY
Received 10 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0962/FUL
Planning application - change of use and construction of second floor extension to existing public house to create nine flats (class C3) and two commercial units (class E)
The Vixen Millfields Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0JB
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0963/OUT
Outline planning application - (means of main vehicular access from Hopton Road to be considered) for up to 60 dwellings
Land South Of Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/0129
Non material amendment to DC/25/0129/HH - colour of windows and external doors revised from Anthracite Grey to Black.
4 Lark Valley Drive Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP28 6UF
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0964/FUL
Planning application - alterations to ground floor windows on front elevation
53 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NA
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0965/FUL
Planning application - a. one self-build/custom dwelling with detached outbuilding for office and store (following demolition of existing buildings) b. landscaping and associated works c. improvements to existing vehicular access
Golden Farm Farley Green Wickhambrook Suffolk
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/0934
Application to discharge conditions 16 (surface water management plan (CSWMP)) and 20 (construction environmental management plan (CEMP)) of application DC/24/0934/FUL
Plot SP128 Suffolk Business Park Extension Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0966/HH
Householder planning application - bay window (following removal of existing window) to ground floor front elevation
2 Russell Baron Road Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1TA
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0967/VAR
Planning application - variation of conditions 2 and 23 of DC/20/2065/OUT (allowed on appeal APP/F3545/W/21/3278163) to allow for amended footway plans for 10 dwellings with associated new access
George Hill Nurseries Barningham Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AD
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0968/TE1
Determination in respect of development by telecommunications code systems operators - a. arqiva smart metering one omni at 13.45 metre mean mounted on 12 metre streetworks pole b. arqiva smart metering one GPS antenna at 12 metre mean mounted on streetworks pole c. arqiva smart metering one 3G omni antenna at 4.19 metre mean mounted on streetworks pole d. five arqiva concrete bollards
Water Treament Works Crown Lane Ixworth Suffolk
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0969/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement front door and porch b. alterations to fenestration including the infill and partial infil of ground floor and first floor side elevation windows, replacement of side elevation window with french doors, and replacement windows to all elevations c. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) d. render finish to all elevations
Clayfield Kings Hill Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NA
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0934
Application to discharge conditions 30 (soft landscaping), 31 (landscape management plan), 34 (CEMP), 35 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 37 (Habitat Management and Monitoring plan) of DC/24/0934/FUL
Unit 6 Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0970/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
21 Hooper Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3HL
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0971/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ash (T2 and T3 on plan) groundworks around the root system and the removal of an old bunker
1 Harraton Square Church Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HF
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0972/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
14 Gardiner Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2UB
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0973/TPO
TPO 045(1964) tree preservation order - two beech (T1 and T2 on plan, within A1 on order) crown lift six metres above ground, one sycamore (T3 on plan, within A1 on order) crown lift five metres above the ground
Shalom The Paddock Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HG
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDC/25/0974/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three sycamore (G1 on plan) fell
Fornham House The Street Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SR
Received 12 Jun 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0257
Application to discharge conditions 6 (minor additions), 7 (windows) and 8 (doors) of DC/25/0257/LB
March Hare Cottage The Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NN
Received 12 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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