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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5,017 approved · 363 refused · 565 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/25/1774/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two cypress (marked on plan) fell, one holm oak (marked on plan) crown lift up to three metres above ground level, one black locust (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres, five beech (marked on plan) crown reduce by up to two metres and cut back to provide up to one metre clearance from overhead phone lines

    2 New River Green Exning Suffolk CB8 7HS

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/1775/HH

    Householder planning application - a. two storey rear extension b. replacement of all existing windows and external doors

    20 Wamil Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JU

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/1776/HH

    Householder planning application - a. two storey rear extension b. replacement of all existing windows and external doors c. dropped kerb

    22 Wamil Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JU

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1777/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (marked T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres

    4 Brookside Exning Suffolk CB8 7HP

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/1778/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    18 Old Church Lane Westley Suffolk IP33 3TJ

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/1779/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    7 Castle Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9NG

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  7. DecidedNMA(A)/19/2481

    Non-material amendment to (DC/19/2481/OUT) - to allow for revised wording of condition 2 to enable a phased approach

    Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  8. DecidedDCON(C)/22/2228

    Application to discharge conditions 15 (access) and 27 (remediation strategy) of application DC/22/2228/FUL

    Land Off Friday Street West Row Suffolk

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/1780/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/23/1443/OUT - a. the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale - for the construction of seven dwellings, access, parking and new ramped access, b. details reserved by conditions 4 (building materials), 7 (estate road and footpath details), 9 (off-site highway improvements), 12 (cycle storage),13 (bin storage and collection),14 (Construction Management Plan),15 (native species planting),16 (arboricultural method statement), 19 (construction environmental management plan), 20 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 21 (construction method statement), 22 (lighting for biodiversity), 24 (drainage) and 26 (contamination remediation) of outline planning permission DC/23/1443/OUT

    Former Stanton Community Primary School Bury Lane Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AW

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/1781/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. window to existing side elevation

    Kinloch 16 Cheveley Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AD

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  11. DecidedNMA(A)/25/1268

    Non-material amendment to DC/25/1268/HH - amendment of existing grey plain tiles to 'Danum' single lap concrete interlocking plain tiles.

    59 High Street Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SA

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/1783/HH

    Householder planning application - a. air Source Heat Pump to side elevation b. roof mounted Solar PV to front and side elevations

    Cowslip Pightle Burton End Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9AF

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/1784/LB

    Application for listed buildings consent - a. air Source Heat Pump to side elevation b. roof mounted Solar PV to front and side elevations

    Cowslip Pightle Burton End Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9AF

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  14. DecidedDCON(B)/25/0755

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (soft landscaping) and 9 (ecological enhancement) of application DC/25/0755/FUL

    Maple Park Falconer Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7XU

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  15. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0534

    Applaction to discharge conditions 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 14 (Limit Water Use) of application DC/25/0534/VAR

    Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1785/FUL

    Planning application - a. installation of replacement refrigeration plant equipment b. installation of air source heat pumps c. replacement associated enclosure fencing d. relocation of bin store

    Aldi Lordscroft Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0ER

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  17. DecidedDCON(A)/22/1587

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction management strategy ), 4 (arboricultural impact assessment report ) and 5 (construction environmental management plan ) for application DC/22/1587/FUL (application allowed under appeal APP/F2545/W/24/3346060)

    Shellsville Low Green Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DS

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/1787/HH

    Householder planning application - relocation of outbuilding

    The Homestead Conyers Green Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RX

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/1811/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    12 Harrington Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AE

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1789/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leylandi (T1 on pan) fell, one Xmas tree (T2 on plan) fell

    Myrtle Cottage 34 Santon Downham Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TG

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  21. DecidedNMA(B)/21/1612

    Non material amendment to DC/21/1612/FUL - to amend the approved description of development to read two-storey hospital building, hard and soft landscaping, installation of roof-mounted solar PV panels, parking provision and drainage infrastructure

    Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  22. DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0755

    Application to discharge Biodiversity Net Gain plan of application DC/25/0755/FUL

    Maple Park Falconer Road Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/1791/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - raise part of existing garage roof and infill one window to rear elevation

    10 Tasman Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LG

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1792/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one spruce (marked T1 on plan) remove branches overhanging outbuilding by three metres

    9A Mill Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DP

    Received 11 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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