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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

7,856Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,265 approved or refused records

358Refused applications

4,907 approved · 358 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0975/HH
Householder planning application - first floor rear extension
7 Millers Lane Brandon Suffolk IP27 0LT
Received 13 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0461
Partial discharge of condition 3 (details) of application DC/25/0461/VAR
Plot 1 Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 13 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0977/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council - concrete batching plant and associated infrastructure including access onto the highway, and retrospective installation of a weighbridge, weighbridge office and lighting column
Cavenham Quarry Cavenham Road Tuddenham Suffolk
Received 13 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0978/FUL
Planning application - removal of ATM's and night safe bezel, existing signage and reinstate materials
18 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LH
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0979/TCA
Tree in a conservation area notification - two cherry (T1 and T2 on plan) fell, one cherry (T3 on plan) reduce limb over patio by 2.5 metres, one conifer (T4 on plan) and two beech (T5 and T6 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to 2 metres and crown lift up to 3.5 metres from ground level
Church End Aldridge Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JT
Received 13 Jun 2025
Pending DecisionDC/25/0980/FUL
Planning application - installation and operation of a 42MW ground mounted Solar Farm with substation, CCTV, boundary fence, equipment, landscaping and necessary grid connection infrastructure
Land South Of Knox Lane Bardwell Suffolk
Received 16 Jun 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/0981/FUL
Planning application - three single garages to serve numbers 58, 97 and 98
98 Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2BN
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0982/HH
Householder planning application - a. infill extension to front elevation b. single storey side extension to form garage and porch c. conversion of existing attached garage into living accommodation d. rear attached pergola including chimney, with existing roof eaves to connect e. changes to the existing fenestration including new window and door openings f. 2 No. rooflights to the front elevation (removal of 1 No. front dormer and 1 No. rear dormer).
Pendleton Lodge Elms Road Freckenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8JG
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0983/HH
Householder planning application - a. first floor side extension over existing garage b. change of window on rear elevation to juilette balcony
Smallwood House Hargrave Road Little Saxham Suffolk IP29 5LH
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0984/HH
Householder planing application - installation of a ground mounted solar array
Hardwicke House Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SS
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/25/0008
Non material amendment to DC/25/0008/HH - change of external wall material on front (east) and side (south) elevations from render to off-white Hardieplank cladding
Linnet House Dunstall Green Road Ousden Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8TY
Received 13 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0985/FUL
Planning application - improvements to existing access
Land Off Cockfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0986/FUL
Planning application - change of use and extension to existing garage to form one dwelling for staff accommodation (class C2)
High Gables Hall Road Barnardiston Suffolk CB9 7TG
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0987/FUL
Planning application - a. alterations to entrance lobby, b. replacement windows, c. two additional car parking spaces, d. installation of two metre high boundary fencing, e. relocation of access gates, f. four air source heat pumps (ASHP) to side elevation
Mann Enterprises Homefield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QP
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0988/OUT
Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - three dwellings (following demolition of existing storage buildings)
The Coal Yard Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BL
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0989/HH
Householder planning application - detached outbuilding
6 Ingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EX
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0990/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) fell
Mansard House Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AR
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0290
Application to part discharge condition 8 (Construction Method Statement) of DC/25/0290/FUL
Goodfellows 139 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DQ
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/25/0266
Application to discharge condition 6 (later approval of details) of DC/25/0266/LB
Armswater Cottages Ickworth Park Chevington Suffolk
Received 16 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0409
Application to discharge conditions 7 (GCN method statement), 8 (lighting design strategy for biodiversity), 9 (biodiversity), 10 (sound insulation) of DC/24/0409/FUL
Chinnerys The Green Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BA
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0991/HH
Householder planning application - a. part single storey / part two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing utility) b. render to front elevation
50 Conyers Way Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SW
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/23/0623
Application to discharge conditions 2 (approved plans) 3 (noise mitigation) 4 (sound attenuation) 5 (MVHR system) 6 (air source heat pumps) 7 (hours of construction) 8 (external artificial lighting) 9 (existing visability splays) 10 (new vehicular access (1)) 11 (new vehicular access (2)) 12 (parking provided) 13 (cycle storage) 14 (refuse storage) 15 (implementation of landscaping) 18 (lighting design scheme) of DC/23/0623/FUL
5 Aspal Close Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BB
Received 17 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1634
Application to discharge condition 3 (access) of DC/24/1634/VAR
Land North Of Horseshoe Barn 5 Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk
Received 17 Jun 2025
Pending DecisionDC/25/0992/FUL
Planning application - installation of a wind turbine up to 90m high (to blade tip) with associated access tracks, crane pad, transformer, substation, cabling and other associated infrastructure as amended by plans received 06 March 2026.
Wind Turbine Chipley Abbey Farm Gosland Green Poslingford Suffolk
Received 17 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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