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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
7,868Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,276 approved or refused records
359Refused applications

4,917 approved · 359 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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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

  1. DecidedDC/25/1028/HH

    Householder planning application - a. replacement door to side elevation b. removal of window and replacement door to side elevation c. juliet balcony to side elevation d. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    83 Edinburgh Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EP

    Received 27 Jun 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/1029/HH

    Householder planning application - a. windows to side elevation b. replacement of window with door to side elevation c. replacement door to side elevation d. two storey extension to rear of dwelling (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    3 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES

    Received 27 Jun 2025
  3. DecidedDCON(A)/23/1699

    Application to discharge condition 4 (landscaping and highways) and condition 7 (bird hazard management plan) of DC/23/1699/RM

    Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 27 Jun 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1030/FUL

    Planning application - cross boundary application (majority within East Cambridgeshire District Council) - one dwelling

    Access To Kennett End Cottage Bury Road Kentford Suffolk

    Received 27 Jun 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/1031/FUL

    Planning application - one self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing barn) with attached garage

    15 Fentons, The Old Apple Farm The Green Barrow Suffolk IP29 5DT

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/1032/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement ceiling to second floor bedroom

    49 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  7. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1417

    Application to discharge condition 8 (boundary treatment) of application DC/24/1417/VAR

    Land Rear Of 27 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 27 Jun 2025
  8. WithdrawnDC/25/1033/FUL

    Planning application - agricultural building

    Withams Farm Chapel Road Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TS

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/1034/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two maple (T1 and T2 on plan) crown reduction in height by four metres, one cherry (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres

    1 Swan Grove Exning Suffolk CB8 7HX

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/1035/TPO

    TPO 298(2000) tree preservation order - six Scots Pine (T5, T6, T11, T12, T13, T14 on plan and order) crown lift to 5.5 metres above ground level and cut back from nearby structures to a suitable growth point, providing up to 1.5 metres clearance.

    Heath Farm Business Centre, The Flint House Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LG

    Received 29 Jun 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/1036/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one poplar (T1 on plan) fell

    4 Water Lane Denston Suffolk CB8 8PP

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/1037/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one walnut (T1 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level, one horse chestnut (T2 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level, one paulownia (T3 on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level, one plum (T4 on plan) fell, one silver birch (T5 on plan) crown lift to three metres above crown level, one oak (T6 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level, one hazel (T7 on plan) prune back to the boundary line up, to a height of 2.5m above ground level.

    Crundale House Manor Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EL

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  13. DecidedNMA(A)/24/0949

    Non material amendment to DC/24/0949/VAR - revised east elevation to garden with window added and material finish amended

    87 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/1038/HH

    Householder planning application - a. removal of window and replacement with door to side elevation b. window to side elevation c. relocation of window to side elevation d. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    Sunningdale Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7LD

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/1039/TPO

    TPO 322 (2001) tree preservation order - one lime (T11 on order) - pole-thin up to one-fifth of regrowth from previous pollard points at approximately 5 metres from ground level, focusing on larger stems and poor attachments. Crown lift to 4m above ground level. Cut back to suitable pruning points to provide up to 2 metres clearance from nearby structures, and 0.5 metres from phone lines.

    28 Grove Park Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BG

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1040/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - a. one fascia sign b. one hanging sign c. one internally illuminated menu board

    5 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AA

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/1041/TCA

    Trees in conservation area notification - one Cherry (marked T1 on plan) fell

    The Granary 28 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/1042/FUL

    Planning application - a. change of use of sales and storage areas to three holiday lets including first floor side extension b. single storey rear infill extension c. replacement of existing side extension

    Metcalfe Arms Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/1043/HH

    Householder planning application - a. additional storey added to bungalow b. changes to fenestration including new front entrance with projecting wrap and cladding c. single storey side extension

    7 Peacocks Close Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8DA

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1044/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey extension to rear of dwelling

    27A The Green Barrow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5AA

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1045/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/25/0467/HH to allow the use of amended plans to change the roof style

    14 Wingfield Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HP

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/1046/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - installation of replacement non-illuminated fascia signs

    15 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DY

    Received 30 Jun 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/1047/FUL

    Planning Application - one self-build dwelling with detached garage

    Land North Of Melford House Attleton Green Wickhambrook Suffolk

    Received 1 Jul 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1048/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. internal re-working and alterations to dwelling including two rooflights b. replacement of front entrance door to dwelling c. works to install gas and electricity supply to existing garage outbuilding including ramp installation

    37 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL

    Received 1 Jul 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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