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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4,937 approved · 360 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1127/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one field maple (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by six metres
The Green St Leonards Church The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QB
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1128/FUL
Planning application - installation of 1.2 metre high close board fence to amenity area
Park Ride Euston Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk
Received 18 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1129/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
41 Folly Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7BY
Received 18 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1130/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one holly (T1 on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level, one robinia (T2 on plan) crown lift to five metres above ground level, and cut back to appropriate pruning points to provide up to two metres clearance from nearby structures, one yew (T3 on plan) crown lift to five metres above ground level
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/25/0309
Non material amendment to DC/25/0309/FUL - fire exit and roller shutter goods entrance to rear (South-East) elevation
Homebase Easlea Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BY
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1132/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one sycamore (marked on plan) crown lift to 11 metres above ground level
Greenacre Brookside Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8SG
Received 17 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1133/FUL
Planning Application - detached garage to serve plot 97
97 Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BN
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1134/FUL
Planning Application - detached garage to serve plot 98 (following demolition of existing double garage)
98 Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BN
Received 18 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1136/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - replace three windows on the Eastern elevation
Twites Barn Twites Corner Great Saxham Suffolk IP29 5JR
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1137/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - two totem signs, two banner signs, four logo signs, one window etch sign and one gate sign (all signs non-illuminated)
For Farmers, Horizon House Fred Castle Way Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Suffolk IP30 9ND
Received 18 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1138/HH
Householder planning application - new boundary wall (following demolition of existing wall)
4 Stamford Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JB
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1139/FUL
Planning application - installation of all weather cricket net
Bardwell Playing Field Sports Pavilion Spring Road Bardwell Suffolk
Received 18 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1140/FUL
Planning application - detached workshop building
East Of England Ambulance Service Fiveways Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AE
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1141/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one walnut (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
6 College Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NN
Received 18 Jul 2025
Pending DecisionDC/25/1142/FUL
Planning application - altered entrance staircase to front elevation
138 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1143/HH
Householder planning application - a. raise roof height to create habitable space and remove chimney b. relocation of front door to northeast elevation c. two storey front extension (following demolition of existing porch) d. first floor rooflights and flue to northeast elevation e. two storey extension to northwest elevation f. single storey extension to southeast elevation g. removal of two ground floor rear windows with replacement doors h. roof-mounted solar panels to rear of dwelling i. raise garage roof height to create habitable space j. rooflights to garage k. door to first floor and staircase to rear of garage l. cladding to all elevations of the dwelling m. cladding to garage n. feature flint panel to front elevation o. replacement windows to all elevations
Rosedene Baileypool Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LX
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1144/TPO
TPO 129(1988) tree preservation order - one small leaf lime (T1 on plan, T2 on order) re pollard to 11 metres above ground level
12 Ickworth Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PX
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1145/TCA
Trees in Conservation area Notification - one Acacia (marked A1 on plan) - re-pollard to three metres above ground level
45 Rous Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DH
Received 19 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1147/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres and crown thin by 20%
10 The Street Moulton Suffolk CB8 8RZ
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1148/LB
Application for Listed Building Consent - removal of flint wall and replacement with shortened flint wall for vehicular access
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 23 May 2025
DecidedDC/25/1149/TPO
TPO 353(2003) one copper beech (T1 on plan, T11 on order ) lateral crown reduction by 2.5 metres, two plum (T3 and T4 on plan, T14 on order) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres, one walnut (T5 on plan, T31 on order) overall crown reduction by two metres, crown thin by ten percent
4 Hilltop Horringer Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EA
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1150/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre, and crown lift up to three metres above ground level
The Gate House School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1151/TPO
TPO 235(1973) tree preservation order - One oak (marked on plan, T15 on order) - overall crown reduction up to 1.5 metres, and cut back to appropriate pruning points to provide up to 2 metres clearance from surrounding structures.
The Coach House Pump Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HN
Received 21 Jul 2025
DecidedDC/25/1152/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by six metres with a maximum height of three metres and a height of three metres to the eaves
4 Brookside The Street Poslingford Suffolk CO10 8QZ
Received 21 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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