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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
7,998Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,380 approved or refused records
363Refused applications

5,017 approved · 363 refused · 565 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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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

  1. DecidedDC/25/1708/HH

    Householder planning application - two bay open cart lodge

    Verbena Moor Hall Road Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HJ

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/1709/HH

    Householder planning application - a. conversion of existing garage into annexe b. two windows on side elevation

    Granby Lodge Granby Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HE

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/1711/TPO

    TPO 307(2001) tree preservation order - one ash (marked T1 on plan and within A2 on order) overall crown reduction by 2.5 metres, seven ash (marked T2,T3,T4,T6,T7,T8,T9 on plan and within A2 on order) and one elm (marked T5 on plan and within A2 on order) fell

    Nunns Glebe Parsonage Lane Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DB

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1712/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - garden room to the rear of dwelling

    15 The Severals Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YN

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  5. DecidedDCON(A)/19/2481

    Application to discharge condition 39 (SANG details) of DC/19/2481/OUT

    Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  6. DecidedDCON(B)/19/2481

    Application to discharge condition 40 (SANG delivery) of DC/19/2481/OUT

    Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/1713/LB

    Application for listed building application - addition of new structural brick piers to support existing boundary wall to the Maintenance Yard

    Culford School, Maintenance Yard Culford Park Culford Suffolk IP28 6TX

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  8. DecidedNMA(A)/25/1020

    Non material amendment to DC/25/1020/HH - changes to size of ramp

    Prebends Fen Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LT

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  9. WithdrawnNMA(A)/24/0827

    Non-material amendment to DC/24/0827/HH - to allow the use of amended plans

    Long Drive Wratting Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DE

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  10. DecidedDCON(C)/19/2481

    Application to discharge condition 41 (design code) of application DC/19/2481/OUT

    Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/1714/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one poplar (marked on plan) fell

    Lane End North Street Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8HY

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/1715/HH

    Householder planning application - addition of chimney to rear elevation

    20 Church Walks Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NJ

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/1716/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/21/2446/OUT - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale - for the construction of one dwelling

    Land Adjacent Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/1718/FUL

    Planning application - a. upgrading works to two grass helipads b. tarmac surface entrance to site and car park c. welfare building for pilot use d. illumination to existing windsock with meteorological station

    Warren Place Stables Warren Place Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QQ

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/1719/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one horse chestnut (marked on plan) fell

    31 Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DT

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1720/TCA

    Trees in a conservation notification - 15 yew (marked on plan) and 15 leylandi (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to one metre

    The Old Rectory Up Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AA

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/1721/TPO

    TPO 302(1973) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked on plan and within G3 on order) crown lift up to 5.5m above ground level over the road, and up to 3m above ground level elsewhere.

    The Old Rectory Up Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AA

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  18. WithdrawnDC/25/1722/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use of office building (use class commercial, business and service) to educational purposes (class F1 learning and non-residential institutions)

    Linden House 147 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DJ

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/1723/TPO

    TPO 041(1977) tree preservation order - mixed species and works as per tree survey

    Cemetery, Chapel Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HF

    Received 30 Oct 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1724/HH

    Householder planning application - a. conversion of garage to annexe b. door canopy to front elevation c. changes to fenestration d. rear extension to garage

    8 Rose Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SE

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1725/TPO

    TPO 015(2019) tree preservation order - one Tree of Heaven (marked T017 on plan and T1 on order) fell

    Fairstead House School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/1726/FUL

    Planning application - one self build dwelling (following demolition of existing car port and shed)

    Land Adjacent To 18 Lancaster Close Chedburgh Suffolk

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/1727/HH

    Householder planning application - detached garage block with central arch and associated landscaping works

    Saxham Hall Cobbs Hall Road Great Saxham Suffolk IP29 5JW

    Received 31 Oct 2025
  24. WithdrawnDC/25/1728/LB

    Application for listed building consent - detached garage block with central arch and associated landscaping works

    Saxham Hall Cobbs Hall Road Great Saxham Suffolk IP29 5JW

    Received 3 Nov 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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