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5,027 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedDC/25/1859/FUL
Planning application - battery box for micro energy storage
Battery Box Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 21 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1861/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/23/0548/OUT - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale - for the construction of one dwelling
Land East Of Queen Street Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QB
Received 21 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1090
Application to discharge conditions 2 (manoeuvring and parking) 3 (cycle storage) 4 (refuse storage) 5 (biodiversity mitigation) 6 (external lighting) and 7 (sound attenuation) of DC/24/1090/P3QPA
Watersplash Lower Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DZ
Received 21 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1863/LB
Application for listed building consent - remedial conservation repairs to boundary wall
West Suffolk College Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RL
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1864/HH
Householder planning application - a. rebuild bay windows and insertion of two apex windows to front elevation
Long Drive Wratting Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DE
Received 21 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1865/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. one external non illuminated fascia sign b. one external non illuminated hanging sign
89 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/22/1294
Discharge of conditions application for DC/22/1294/FUL - conditions 3 - construction management plan, 11 - construction logistics plan, 17 - construction environmental management plan, 21 - arboricultural management plan, 27 - construction surface water management plan, 28 - contamination
Land Off Compiegne Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 21 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1306
Application to discharge conditions 5 (landscape) and 6 (biodiversity enhancement) of application DC/24/1306/FUL
Land Ro 12 Warren Road Red Lodge Suffolk
Received 21 Nov 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1866/FUL
Planning application - Change of use from car showroom (sui generis) to all uses that fall under use Class E
Fairview House Lamdin Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6NU
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1867/FUL
Planning application - change of use from storage and distribution (class B8) to general industrial (class B2)
Unit 15 Mercers Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HX
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1868/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech and one Lime (T1 and T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres to previous pruning points, one Maple and one Liriodendron (T3 and T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres, one Catalpa (T5 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two and a half metres, one Beech (T6 on plan) lateral crown reduction by two metres and crown lift three metres from ground level
22A The Street Moulton Suffolk CB8 8RZ
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1869/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing) b. detached garage
39 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AZ
Received 22 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1870/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer and one sycamore (T1 and T2 on plan) fell, one willow and three lime (T3, T4, T5 and T6 on plan) crown lift up to 3m above ground level
The Old Brick House 8 The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 22 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/23/1951
Application to discharge conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 5 (wildlife sensitive lighting) of DC/23/1951/FUL
Murben Barn Dunstall Green Road Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TY
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1871/HH
Householder planning application - 1.5 storey outbuilding with two garages and log store on ground floor
Laurel Bank Farmhouse Assington Green Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LY
Received 23 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1872/TPO
TPO 045 (1964) tree preservation order - 11 Yews (group B indicated in orange on plan within Area A1 on order) overall crown reduction of up to three metres, crown lift to 3 metres above ground level and crown thin by 15 percent; 3 Yews (group C indicated in yellow on plan within Area A1 on order) overall crown reduction of up to three metres and crown thin by 15 percent.
The Priory High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HT
Received 23 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1874/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension (following demolition of existing utility and lobby) b. pitched roof over existing flat roof area
57 Warren Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HE
Received 25 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1875/TPO
TPO 325(2001) tree preservation order - one oak (T4 on plan and order) crown lift to four metres above ground level
32 Woodland Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6QN
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0579
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Tree Protection Measures) and 4 (Soft Landscaping - Minor (And Trees)) of DC/24/0579/FUL
10 Homefield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QP
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1876/HH
Householder planning application - two storey rear extension
Yew Cottage 33 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1877/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. two storey rear extension b. associated internal alterations
Yew Cottage 33 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedDC/25/1878/TPO
TPO 323 (1973) tree preservation order - six Lime (X on plan within G4 on order) - pollard by up to three metres to clear building and guttering
12 The Hamiltons Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NF
Received 24 Nov 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/25/0644
Non-material amendment to DC/25/0644/HH - to allow for the use of amended plans for alterations to windows and reduce height of brick plinth to all newly formed external walls
31 Newmarket Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3HA
Received 25 Nov 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1879/TPO
TPO 028(1960) tree preservation order - one whitebeam (marked T1 on plan and within A1 on order) overall crown reduction by two metres
74 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QL
Received 25 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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