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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4,917 approved · 359 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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/25/1049/FUL
Planning application - one self-build/custom dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling)
Town House Church Road Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7JQ
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1050/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one unknown species (marked on plan) fell
The Gate House School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1051/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Plum (1 and 2 on plan) fell
8 Council Houses Stow Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2JB
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/21/2132
Application to discharge conditions 3 (hours of construction/demolition), 5 (refuse/recycling area to be provided), 6 (means to prevent discharge surface water), 7 (parking/manoeuvring to be provide), 9 (cycle storage to be provided) and 12 (material Details) of application DC/21/2132/P3QPA
Little Meade Whepstead Road Hawstead Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4TG
Received 27 Jun 2025
DecidedDC/25/1052/TPO
TPO 042 (1962) tree preservation order - one beech (T1 on plan, A1 on order) crown reduction in height by three metres, lateral crown reduction on northern aspect by two metres and lateral crown reduction on southern aspect by one and a half metres
13 Fountains Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EY
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1054/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - removal of six poles 159117-22 and associated overhead lines. The installation of a new stay to pole 159123 and new underground service feed from pole 117249
The Moat House Livermere Road Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2QE
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1055/TPO
TPO 016 (1957) tree preservation order - one pine (T1 on plan A1 on order) fell
Leveretts Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7PB
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1056/HEDGE
Hedgerow removal notice - removal of 10 metres of hedgerow across two locations
Land Off Church Hill Lidgate Suffolk
Received 1 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1057/HH
Householder planning application - replace all windows to all elevations
Welham Cottage Ingham Road Culford Suffolk IP28 6UD
Received 2 Jul 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1058/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling self-build/custom (following demolition of existing dwelling)
Bungalow Heath Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2JP
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/25/0158
Non material amendment to DC/25/0158/HH - comprising the removal of two windows and introduction of glazed gable end to boot room
6 Wildmere Lane Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8LX
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1059/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - commencement of works in connection with planning permission DC/16/0473/OUT and DC/22/1398/RM
Development Land Brickfields Drive Haverhill Suffolk
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(D)/22/1447
Application to discharge condition 9 (access strategy prior to binder) of applicaton DC/22/1447/RM
Land North West Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1535
Application to discharge conditions 10 (Wildlife sensitive lighting) and 11 (Ecology mitigation and enhancement) of DC/24/1535/RM
Phase 3A Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1060/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - one double sided bus shelter advertising unit with integrated internally illuminated LCD 6-sheet digital display portraying advertising images that change every ten seconds
Bus Shelter 4502-0005 High St, Outside 220, Next To Shell Garage Newmarket CB8 9AP
Received 2 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/25/0461
Application to discharge condition 7 (new services) of application DC/25/0461/VAR
Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 3 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1061/FUL
Planning application - change of use of the land to a self-storage yard (Use Class B8) for the siting of 52 storage containers
Fornham Timber Northern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6NL
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/1318
Application to discharge statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition of DC/24/1318/FUL
6 Wings Road Close Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9HY
Received 26 Jun 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/24/0746
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials/windows doors), 4 (discharge of surface water), 5 (electric vehicle charging infrastructure), 6 (cycle storage), 9 (bound surface material), 15 (aboricultural method statement), 16 (tree protection), 19 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 20 (lighting), 28 (hard landscaping), 29 (landscape management plan) of application DC/24/0746/FUL
Land Adj. Hanbury Paddocks Hanbury Paddocks Risby Suffolk
Received 3 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1062/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front porch extension b. two storey extension to side of dwelling (following demolition of garage) c. single storey extension to rear of dwelling, outbuilding to rear garden d. hardiplankboarding to front elevation
22 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 3 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1063/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hazel (T1 on plan) and one Sycamore (T2 on plan) fell
5 Mill Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NH
Received 3 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1064/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one black locust (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres, one black locust (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Queen Alexandra Stables 2 Chapel Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7HA
Received 3 Jul 2025
Pending DecisionDC/25/1065/FUL
Planning application - Supermarket and drive-through restaurant with car parking and ancillary development
Land North Of Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1066/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 12 leylandii (marked on plan) fell
6 Mill Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NH
Received 3 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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