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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

7,893Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,297 approved or refused records

360Refused applications

4,937 approved · 360 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/25/1109/HH
Householder planning application - detached cart lodge (following demolition of existing car port and including works to trees on site as detailed in the arboricultural report received 17th September 2025)
2 Beech Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2JL
Received 14 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1110/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acer (T1 on plan) fell
41 Mount Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8ED
Received 14 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1111/TPO
TPO 076(1981) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (T1 on plan, T1 on order) crown reduction of up to two metres to previous pruning points, crown lift to three metres above ground level, and crown thin by five percent
Chestnut Lodge The Street Coney Weston Suffolk IP31 1HG
Received 15 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1112/FUL
Planning application - a. replacement dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling and garage) b. alterations to existing access
Grimble Cottage The Street Chedburgh Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4UH
Received 14 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1374
Application to discharge conditions 3 (new/replacement windows - detailed) 4 (new/replacement doors - int/ext) and 5 (later approval of details) of DC/24/1374/LB
Vicarage Farm Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EF
Received 14 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0181
Application to discharge condition 3 (construction method statement), condition 13 (surface water), condition 18 (boundary treatments), condition 21 (LEMP) and condition 23 (ecological enhancements) of application DC/25/0181/FUL
Yerrill Garden Burton End Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9AD
Received 14 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1113/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
11 Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AU
Received 16 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1115/TPO
TPO 553(2015) tree preservation order - one oak (T1 on plan, T1 on order) a. crown lift up to 5.4m above ground level over the road and cut back from neighbour's hedge to suitable growth points to provide up to 1.5m clearance
Cattishall House Cattishall Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2QT
Received 16 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/23/1044
Application to discharge conditions 2 (ventilation and odour), 3 (ventilation noise) 8 (soft landscaping) and 10 (biodiversity enhancement measures) of DC/23/1044/FUL
Garden Centre 18 High Street Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9JS
Received 15 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1116/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. two storey side extension c. pitched roof over existing garage.
Eston Thurston Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2PL
Received 16 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1117/HH
Householder planning application - entrance pillars
Le Eadron The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 16 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1118/HH
Householder planning application - first floor side extension
81 Hepworth Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2UA
Received 16 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(C)/19/2456
Application to discharge condition 62 (Byway RB4 upgrade 6.6 Green Lane Routes) of DC/19/2456/HYB (allowed under appeal APP/F3545/W/22/3297751)
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 16 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(C)/19/2456
Non material amendment to DC/19/2456/HYB - revision of wording of conditions 7,9,12,14,15,16,19,23,31,35,46,52,66,67 and 78
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 16 Jul 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1120/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. installation of replacement glazing to windows b. installation of one replacement window
Grove House Heath Road Sapiston Suffolk IP31 1RY
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1122/FUL
Planning application - all weather riding manege
Moat Farm Farley Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1123/FUL
Planning application - detached single garage to serve plot 58
58 Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AZ
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0259
Non material amendment to DC/24/0259/HH to allow for the amendment to condition 5 to substitute drawing no. 24350-01 Rev A which includes the addition of entrance gates
Land At Mill House And Mill Cottage Old Bury Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BX
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1124/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent -a. opening up of fireplaces with the exception of main bedroom b. creation of ensuite to main bedroom c. installation of four panel doors throughout d. coving and picture rails in two main reception rooms e. panelling and tilled floor in hallway f. removal of wall between garden room and hallway g. removal of doors and widening of opening between kitchen and garden room, h. alterations to ground floor kitchen and first floor w/c and bathroom to create utility and shower/bathroom facilities i. removal of rear French doors and window to allow for insertion of bi-folds following the widening of opening, j. enlargement of rear terrace area to be enclosed with red brick wall
14 Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3JU
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1125/TPO
TPO 07(2006) tree preservation order - one copper beech (T1 on plan, T1 on order) crown lift to five metres above ground level
17 Cardigan Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HZ
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1126/TPO
TPO 01(1991) tree preservation order - Six beech (G1 on plan, within G3 on order): crown raise to 3 metres above ground level and reduce upper crown regrowth back to previous reduction points, retaining all lower growth.
23 Bracken Rise Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SX
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/19/2171
Non material amendment to DC/19/2171/FUL to - to cover grey render with grey fibre cement cladding
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0540
Application to discharge condition 5 (biodiversity enhancement layout) of DC/25/0540/HH
3 Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EX
Received 17 Jul 2025
WithdrawnNMA(A)/24/0467
Non material amendment to DC/24/0467/FUL - addition of stainless steel chimney flue above flat roof extension
20 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ
Received 17 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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