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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

7,863Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,271 approved or refused records

358Refused applications

4,913 approved · 358 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0993/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/1137/FUL to allow for use of amended plans a. up to 80 bed care home including garden / training room, bicycle, mobility scooter and refuse stores, car park and soft landscaping; b. new vehicular and pedestrian access and associated works
Development Site Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0995/HH
Householder planning application - summerhouse with attached pergola
The Barn High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(C)/23/0252
Application to discharge condition 8 (biodiversity enhancement) of DC/23/0252/FUL
5 King Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ES
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0996/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. dormer windows c. external render d. porch
Ulvik Lodge 72 The Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8DH
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0997/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. alterations to the existing dwelling including the addition of a sun tube and first-floor window on the front elevation, sections of boarding and alterations to fenestration c. all window and doors to be replaced d. amendments to the front canopy
36 The Coppice Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TT
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0202
Non material amendment to DC/24/0202/HH change from block and cladding to block and brick with the addition of two skylights
26 Bury Park Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DA
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1518
Application to discharge conditions 3 (contamination) 7 (construction method statement) 16 (materials) 19 (working method statement - horses) and 22 (written scheme of investigation) of DC/24/1518/FUL
8 Park Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AX
Received 19 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0998/PIP
Permission in Principle - one dwelling
Land At Royal Oaks Thetford Road Ixworth Thorpe Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1QP
Received 18 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0169
Application to discharge condition 3 (manoeuvring and parking); 5 (EV charging); 6 (refuse storage/presentation); and 7 (limit water use) of DC/25/0169/FUL
The Swan Inn Thetford Road Coney Weston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1DN
Received 19 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/0999/FUL
Planning application - change of use to motor sales area with workshop and two ramps for light repairs and servicing
Brandon Business Centre, Unit 8 To Unit 10 Putney Close Brandon Suffolk IP27 0PA
Received 19 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/22/1800
Application to discharge conditions 3 (soft landscaping), 4 (replacement planting) of DC/22/1800/HH
64-65 Ashen Lane Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8JD
Received 19 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(B)/21/1211
Non material amendment to DC/21/1211/HH - colour of hardieplank horizontal weatherboarding on north-east and south-east elevations revised from Light Mist (light grey) to Anthracite Grey (dark grey)
8 Pound Meadow Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JL
Received 19 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1000/HH
Householder planning application - a. pitched roof to rear extension b. cladding to rear extension
3 Lee Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9JY
Received 19 Jun 2025
Pending DecisionDC/25/1001/HH
Householder planning application - replacement gate and lowering height of existing brick piers
Mesnil Warren 40 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 19 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0811
Non material amendment to DC/24/0811/HH to remove flat roof overhang (covered terrace) to the rear extension and amended solar panel arrangement
8 Horsecroft Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DU
Received 20 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1002/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cedar (T1 on plan), one sorbus (T4 on plan) fell, one holly (T2 on plan) crown lift to 5 metres above ground level, one acacia (T3 on plan) removal of large limb, one acacia (T5 on plan) remove two limbs
Hopton House Common Road Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QU
Received 23 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1003/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/18/1206/FUL to allow change of position of two dwellings and associated parking and amendment to floor layout and elevations
Land Off Willow Close Holywell Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8NH
Received 20 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1004/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan), one purple plum (T4 on plan), one plum (T5 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, one purple plum (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one purple plum (T2 on plan) fell
8 Grove Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BE
Received 20 Jun 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1005/FUL
Planning application - a. two self-build dwellings b. access
6 The Paddocks Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SB
Received 24 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1006/FUL
Planning application - a. part conversion of existing building (E) to seven apartments (C3) with retention of ground floor retail unit; b. associated parking and cycle storage.
29 Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DW
Received 24 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1007/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 26 of application DC/22/0445/FUL to allow the noise levels set in condition 26, to be reassessed regarding additional noise report
Land East Of Firsfield Bowbeck Bardwell Suffolk
Received 23 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1009/LB
Application for listed building consent - repair and partial rebuild to single storey outbuilding
Lodge Farm Hargrave Road Little Saxham Suffolk IP29 5LH
Received 24 Jun 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/23/0759
Non material amendment to DC/23/0759/FUL - amendment to wording of condition 1 to change reference to approved proposed elevations and floor plans drawing from 1325-02-02 REV P1 proposed elevations and floor plans 15 May 2023 to 1325_02_01 REV P1
Land West Of Marks Farm Hawbush Road Cowlinge Suffolk
Received 24 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1010/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - changing timber windows on whole site to UPVC, colour to match
Childwick House Howard De Walden Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QZ
Received 24 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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