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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 dates7,887Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,292 approved or refused records
360Refused applications
4,932 approved · 360 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.ukCouncil 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/25/1088/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing rear extension) b. four replacement first floor windows
7 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1089/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage)
33 Barons Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LW
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1090/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (marked on plan) overall crown reduction three by metres, one ash (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres
Long Cottage 15A Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1091/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing garage)
14 Chelsea Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QN
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1093/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/25/0232/HH to allow for the enlargement and replacement of a rear window into french doors and a box gutter
Chapel House 23A Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/0373
Application to discharge conditions 5 (bound surface), 8 (ecological mitigation), 9 biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/24/0373/VAR
Mortlocks Farmhouse Mortlocks Farm Brockley Green Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DT
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/2100
Application to discharge conditions 6 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 7 (wildlife lighting design strategy) of DC/23/2100/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 9 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1094/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on map) overall crown reduction by 7 metres
Amber House Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0BU
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1095/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (T001 on plan) reduce branches on the southeastern aspect by three metres, one holly (T002 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Abbey Precinct The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1096/HH
Householder planning application - alterations to existing two storey bay window on east elevation
Warren Lodge Honeyhill Little Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LF
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1097/LB
Application for listed building consent - alterations to existing two storey bay window on east elevation
Warren Lodge Honeyhill Little Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LF
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1096
Application to discharge condition 4 of application DC/24/1096/HH
Boyarin Lodge 30 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1098/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two hornbeam (marked T1 and T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre to previous pruning points
Fairview Bungalow Mill Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NJ
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1320
Application to discharge conditions 3 (sample panel) 4 (later approval of details) and 5 (new/replacement doors - Int/Ext) of DC/24/1320/LB
60 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LB
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/2021
Application to discharge condition 6 (new replacement windows detailed) of DC/23/2021/LB
Chapel Cottage Church Road Market Weston Diss Suffolk IP22 2NX
Received 10 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1099/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/15/2151/OUT - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 198 dwellings (parcels A3 and A5) and associated internal roads, car parking, landscaping, amenity and public open space and diversion of overhead HV cable b. application to partially discharge conditions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 28, 40, 41, 42 and 45
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/1535
Non material amendment to DC/24/1535/RM - Amendments to local centre floor plan to provide an additional entrance door to the apartment block for units 26-34 along with associated layout changes. Minor changes to the layout as a result of detailed levels designs
Phase 3A Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1101/TCA
Trees in a Conservation area - one Silver Birch (on plan) fell and one Cherry (on plan) crown reduction in height by two metres
6 Mill Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NJ
Received 11 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1102/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. two storey front extension c. single storey rear extension d. infill of door to form window on front elevation e. alterations to ground floor windows on rear elevation f. covered walkway linking dwelling to outbuilding g. insertion of door to ground floor side elevation and to existing outbuilding
Rymer Farm Rymer Lane Barnham Thetford Suffolk IP24 2PP
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1103/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - a. front porch b. two storey front extension c. single storey rear extension d. infill of door to form window on front elevation e. alterations to ground floor windows on rear elevation f. covered walkway linking dwelling to outbuilding g. insertion of door to ground floor side elevation and to existing outbuilding h. internal alterations to outbuilding to form WC i. internal alterations to ground floor to amend layout (as per schedule of works)
Rymer Farm Rymer Lane Barnham Thetford Suffolk IP24 2PP
Received 14 Jul 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1104/TPO
TPO 229 (1972) tree preservation order - one crack willow (T16 on plan, A1 on order) fell
15 The Orchard Kedington Suffolk CB9 7PX
Received 14 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1105/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - implementation of planning permission N/69/921/M for a. Outline Application for shops, public house, hotel and Manager office and b. residential development, garages, roads, accesses
Lords Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 12 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1107/TPO
TPO 005 (2022) tree preservation order - one yew (T14 on plan and on order) overall crown reduction by one and a half metres, one sycamore (T15 on plan, and on order) overall crown reduction of two and a half metres
18 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 12 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1108/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (tree 5 on plan) fell
6 Chimney Mills West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ES
Received 14 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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