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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

7,883Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,290 approved or refused records

360Refused applications

4,930 approved · 360 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/25/1067/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one hazel (marked 1 on plan) fell
8 Mill Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NH
Received 3 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1068/HH
Householder planning application - front porch (following demolition of existing porch)
26 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/21/0901
Application to discharge conditions 6 (recycle/refusing bins) 8 (cycle storage) 9 (later approval of details) 10 (new/replacement windows) 11 (new/replacement doors) and 13 (ecological measures) of application DC/21/0901/VAR
New Dwelling Adjacent To Candlemas Bury Road Flempton Suffolk
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1070/TPO
TPO 028(1960) - Tree preservation order - one Oak (0GXA on plan) reduce crown by up to 2 metres; remaining branch structures to be reduced to reduce weight loading; reduction to reduce weight loading on north eastern stem
Hardwick Heath Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1071/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Oak (T1, T2 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level over car park
Clare Community Primary School Erbury Place Clare Suffolk CO10 8PZ
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1072/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one horse chestnut (T1 on plan) fell
Lime Lodge High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 7 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(D)/22/1193
Non material amendment to DC/22/1193/RM amendment to design and realignment of one basin and omission of one swale on the south eastern boundary
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 4 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1074/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension, b. conversion of attic to habitable space with dormer and window in gable end
Highfields Nacton Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SA
Received 7 Jul 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1075/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land for siting of one static home, one touring caravan and one day room (on existing hardstanding)
Land Adjacent To Duke Of Marlborough Bury Road Hepworth Suffolk
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1077/FUL
Planning application - two steel frame storage buildings (following demolition of a former caravan storage/workshop)
Willow Farm Business Park Sturmer Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7GU
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1078/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. conversion of existing garage into kitchen
44 Woodlands Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JD
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0093
Application to discharge condition 3 (sample panel) of application DC/24/0093/FUL
Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1079/FUL
Planning application - replacement of existing railings with close-boarded fence, land between numbers 4 to 11 and 12 to 18
Chevington Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0588
Application to discharge conditions 5 (biodiversity enhancement layout) and 6 (wildlife sensitive lighting scheme) of DC/25/0588/HH
Priors Farm Cobbs Hall Road Great Saxham Suffolk IP29 5JW
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1080/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - installation of hard standing base to host a shipping container for storage
Allotments Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1081/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Sound Ground 2 Lidgate Road Dalham Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8TJ
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/24/1271
Non material amendment to DC/24/1271/P3CMA - minor amendments to the internal layout in order to comply with building regulations fire safety requirements
Ask House 2 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1082/FUL
Planning application - conversion and infill of lower ground floor to create an apartment including conversion of internal and external storage areas
2 Looms Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HE
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1083/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (1 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre, one laburnum (5 on plan) one crab apple (6 on plan) one maple (7 on plan) overall crown reduction by five metres, one holly (2 on plan) one shrub (3 on plan) one hawthorn (4 on plan) fell
17 The Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AA
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/23/0895
Application to discharge condition 4 and 5 (archaeological investigation) of application DC/23/0895/FUL
Little Moseleys The Green Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JY
Received 8 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1084/TPO
TPO 218(1972) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (T1 on plan, within G5 on order) fell
87 Raynham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6ED
Received 9 Jul 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1085/TPO
TPO 314(2001) tree preservation order - one willow (T1 on plan, within W1 on order) fell
2 Southgate Gardens Rougham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RN
Received 9 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1086/TPO
TPO 259(1973) tree preservation order - one acer (marked on plan, within A7 on order) 10 branches to be reduced by one metre on the western side
Street Record High Street Cavendish Suffolk
Received 9 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1087/FUL
Planning application - installation of plant and extract equipment
1-5 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AA
Received 9 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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