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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

7,987Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,371 approved or refused records

363Refused applications

5,008 approved · 363 refused · 564 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1615/FUL
Planning application - replacement windows and doors to 21 - 26 Cannon Street and 17 - 22 Church Row
21 - 26 Cannon Street 17 - 22 Church Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1JU
Received 15 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1616/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. six Lime and two Horse chestnut (G1 on plan) pollard to seven metres above ground b. one Silver birch (T1 on plan) fell
St Marys Church The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AP
Received 15 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1617/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (marked T1 on plan) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level, reduce lateral spread on the north aspect by up to 2.5 metres and 1.5 metres on other aspects, reduce height by up to 2 metres
Cargill House The Street Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NF
Received 15 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1618/TPO
TPO 345(2002) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T3 on plan and order) prune to clear house by two metres, crown lift on the northeast aspect to five metres above ground level
Millers Yard, Beech House Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk IP31 1BU
Received 15 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1619/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (marked T1 on plan), one birch (marked G1 on plan) overall crown reduction up to two metres
Orchard House 22 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 15 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1620/FUL
Planning application - one commercial building (class E) with associated works
Land Off Homefield Road Haverhill Suffolk
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1621/HH
Householder planning application - pergola to side elevation
Glebe Cottage 48 The Street Troston Suffolk IP31 1ET
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1622/FUL
Planning application - change of use of office building (class E) to dwellinghouse (class C3)
Weavers Business Centre 6 Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EE
Received 15 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1623/FUL
Planning application - a. insert, remove and replace openings to two barns b. recladding of unit 2
Willow Park Barrow Road Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HF
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1624/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. one non-illuminated arch b. three internally illuminated fascia signs c. two internally illuminated hanging signs
3 Parkway North Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BA
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1625/TPO
TPO 141(1989) tree preservation order - one beech (marked on plan and T3 on order) reduce 15 limbs by three metres overhanging playing courts
Risbygate Club Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RR
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1626/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension (following demolition of existing porch) b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing outbuilding and porch)
1 South Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AT
Received 17 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1627/TPO
TPO 13(1991) tree preservation order - two beech (marked T2 and T3 on plan and within A4 on order) fell
Woodland End Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7LP
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1628/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (T1 on plan) fell
Street Record Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1629/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) crown lift to six metres above road and crown lift to three metres above ground level on the remaining, crown reduce to give uo to 0.5 metre clearance to BT cables
Dove Cottage The Green Risby Suffolk IP28 6QR
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1630/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one beech (marked T1 on plan) one elm (marked T2 on plan) fell
Hedge Line Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DZ
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1631/TPO
TPO 08(2006) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T6 on plan and T7 on order) crown raise to four metres above ground level
Red Oak 6 Kennett Park Close Kentford Suffolk CB8 8QU
Received 16 Oct 2025
Pending DecisionDC/25/1632/FUL
Planning application - Siting of storage containers (B8) b. retention of hardstanding c. fencing and access gate
Land North Of Richmond Road Brandon Suffolk
Received 17 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1634/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one robinia (marked T1 on plan) reduce in height to leave at 4.5 metres above ground level, two sycamore (marked T2 and T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Bedford Lodge Hotel 11 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BX
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/22/0268
Application to discharge condition 4 (biodiversity enhancement layout) of DC/22/0268/FUL
Brunel Business Court, Land Between 7 And 8 Eastern Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AJ
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1635/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 2 of DC/21/2312/FUL (allowed at appeal) (Planning application - Change of use from school site to public access car park for 269 cars with new vehicular access and exit from Parkway (RSA and additional information submitted 1/3/23) (Further information and Amended plans submitted 15/1/24) - to enable for the use of amended plans
St Benedicts Lower School St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 17 Oct 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1133
Application to discharge condition 3 - arboricultural method, 6 - biodiversity enhancement strategy, 7 - wildlife sensitive lighting and 8 - landscape and ecological management plan of DC/24/1133/FUL
High Lodge, Go Ape Road From B1107 Brandon To B1107 County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0AF
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0079
Application to discharge condition 3 (working method statement) of application DC/25/0079/FUL
Five Bells 16 St Marys Square Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HZ
Received 16 Oct 2025
DecidedDC/25/1636/TPO
TPO 026(1958) tree preservation order - One beech (marked on plan and within A1 on order) overall crown reduction by up to 2 metres, and crown lift up to 3 metres above ground level
19 Stirling Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0ER
Received 16 Oct 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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