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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

8,013Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,391 approved or refused records

364Refused applications

5,027 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedDCON(D)/24/0622
Application to discharge conditions 4 (SPA advoidance leaflet) and 13 (solar panels) of DC/24/0622/RM
Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL
Received 18 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1839/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry tree (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by up by two metres and crown lift from ground up four metres
8 Annexe Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 18 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1840/HH
Householder planning application - a. change of use of garage to habitable room b. blocking up of garage door and insertion of two windows c. garden room
10 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ
Received 18 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1841/P3QPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - a. Change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling b. associated operational development
Marley Hut Edmunds Hill Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YR
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/1399
Application to discharge condition 3 (bat mitigation class licence) of DC/25/1399/HH
Boyden Paddock Bunters Road Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XX
Received 18 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1842/FUL
Planning application - roof mounted solar panels
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1843/HH
Householder planning application - a. three rooflights to front elevation b. construct boundary wall and dropped kerb c. single storey rear extension d. three rear dormer windows e. detached garage in rear of garden
36 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RR
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1844/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal works to remove rotten/damaged studs, posts, diagonal wall braces and sections of sole plate and replace with Oak timber
Brooklyn Cottage Bury Road Wickham Street Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XJ
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1845/TPO
TPO 033 (1976) tree preservation order - one Maple (T1 on plan and A1 on order) fell
19 Orchard Way Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SF
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1846/TPO
TPO 325 (2001) tree preservation order - one Beech (T1 on plan and T53 on order) crown lift to five metres above ground level
54 Woodland Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6QN
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(C)/21/1321
Application to discharge condition 4(i) (hidden historic features) of DC/21/1321/LB
Keepers Cottage Grange Farm Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1848/FUL
Planning application - temporary cold storage building for further period of three years
Greene King Depot Cullum Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2JG
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0600
Application to discharge condition 2 (soft Landscaping - minor (and trees) of DC/24/0600/RM
Pinn Field Glassfield Road Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2DS
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1849/TPO
TPO 21(1991) tree preservation order - one English Oak (T001 on plan and T22 on order) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level, one English Oak (T013 on plan and T31 on order) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level, one English Oak (T009 on plan and T34 on order) crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level
The Maltings Riverside Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0BL
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1851/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres
Dawn Cottage Duke Street Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AA
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1852/FUL
Planning application - a. extension of 15 spaces to existing car park b. relocation of play area
Ickworth House, Ickworth Hotel Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0971
Application to discharge condition 3 (landscaping) of application DC/24/0971/FUL
Land Between Mount Road And Prigmore Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 19 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1854/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
5 Gleneagles Close Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP28 6XA
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1855/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of conservatory)
18 Horsecroft Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DU
Received 20 Nov 2025
UnknownDC/25/1856/COMPLI
Compliance of planning conditions 2, 10 and 13 of SE/07/1274
Park View 25 Sharp Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2NB
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1857/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - mixed species (as indicated on plan) crown lift to four metres; one Beech (as indicated on plan ) crown reduce away from building to provide three metre clearance
10 Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JS
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/25/0690
Application to discharge condition 5 (schedule of works) of application DC/25/0690/LB
Stansfield Hall, Barn 2 Stansfield Hall Road Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LW
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(G)/22/0593
Application to discharge conditions 22 (enhanced walking and cycling facilities - Stn Hill, Cullum Rd), 24 (enhanced walking and cycling facilities - brandt Way, Barons Road and Laundry), 25, (enhanced walking and cycling facilities - Sicklesmere Rd across Hardwick Heath), 26 (enhanced walking and cycling facilities - River Linnett) of application DC/22/0593/HYB
Land At Hardwick Manor Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 20 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1858/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of 23 box stable yard, b. replacement equine swimming pool
Freemason Lodge 35 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BY
Received 21 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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