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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 dates7,989Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,373 approved or refused records
363Refused applications
5,010 approved · 363 refused · 564 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/1637/TPO
TPO 353(2003) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T1 on plan and T22 on order) fell
2 Hilltop Horringer Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EA
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0204
Application to discharge condition 3 (compensatory planing) of application DC/25/0204/RM
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/0374
Application to discharge conditions 5 (noise mitigation measures) 6 (noise mitigation) 10 (windows) and 11 (shop front detail) of DC/23/0374/FUL
122 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1638/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one London Plane (T1 on plan) reduce crown all round by 3 metres to previous pollard point to contain size of tree
Planting Beds Adj Clocktower Roundabout High Street Newmarket Suffolk
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1639/HH
Householder Planning Application - a. part first floor part two storey side extension b. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
88 Raynham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6ED
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1641/TPO
TPO 031(2017) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T1 on plan and T43 on order) reduce height by up to 3 metres, and lateral growth by up to 2.5 metres to suitable growth points.
41 Redwood Lane Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9RB
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1642/TPO
TPO 032(2022) tree preservation order - two pine (marked T1 and T2 on plan and G1 on order) crown lift to four metres above ground level
113 A Friday Street Friday Street West Row Suffolk
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1643/TPO
TPO 048(1963) tree preservation order - one oak (marked T3 on plan and within A1 on order) remove one branch overhanging garden structure
14 Parkside Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1644/FUL
Planning application - one self build detached chalet bungalow (following demolition of existing bungalow)
Malandra Dunstall Green Road Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TY
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/1133
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity net gain condition 4 - DC/24/1133/FUL
Go Ape High Lodge Road From B1107 Brandon To B1107 County Boundary Santon Downham Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AF
Received 16 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1645/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. garage to habitable space b. rooflight to front elevation
7 Sandpiper Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0JH
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1646/FUL
Planning application - a. Single storey storage containers for B8 use (storage and distribution), following demolition of existing building b. boundary fence
4 Hollands Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PP
Received 20 Oct 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1647/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create two dwellings
Slades Farm Market Weston Road Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1648/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - swimming pool outbuilding (Class E)
Kingshall Barns Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LG
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1650/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (as indicated on plan by circle) fell
Harraton Lodge Ducks Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7HQ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1651/TPO
TPO 002 (2015) tree preservation order - a. four Elm (T1-T4 on plan within A1 on order) reduce crown back to fence line by up to three metres b. one Elm (T5 on plan within A1 on order) fell c. one Maple (T6 on plan within A1 on order) remove dead wood and Inspect cavity at 6-7 metres d. one Lime (T7 on plan within A1 on order) remove two epicormic carage stems to base
33 Old Stable Lane Kentford Suffolk CB8 7GH
Received 17 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1652/HH
Householder planning application - a. wall to front elevation b. replace wooden gate with brick wall on side elevation c. block paving and turntable to driveway
1A Cherry Tree Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3GB
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1653/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling
Land Adjacent To Garden Cottage Church Lane Exning Suffolk
Received 20 Oct 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1654/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
5 Gleneagles Close Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP28 6XA
Received 19 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1655/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Robinia (as indicated on plan by circle) pollard to four metres above ground level
16 Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1656/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of attached garage to form habitable space and cycle storage
11 Bluebell Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JW
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1657/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (as indicated by circle on plan) re-pollard to four and a half metres above ground level
Manor Farmhouse Old Bury Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DA
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1659/HH
Householder Planning Application - a. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. insertion of ground floor window on side elevation
Trinity House 30 The Street Gazeley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8RB
Received 20 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1660/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T1 on plan) crown thin by fifteen percent, crown lift to three and a half metres above ground level and lateral crown reduction on western aspect by two and a half metres, one Cypress (T2 on plan) lateral crown reduction on western aspect by two and a half metres
9 York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EE
Received 20 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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