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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 dates8,013Searchable 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5,027 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/1880/FUL
Planning application - one metal container (removal of wooden cabin)
Nowton Park Nowton Suffolk
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0103
Application to discharge condition 4 (Archaeological Investigation) and condition 5 (site investigation and post investigation assessment) of application DC/24/0103/FUL
St Benedicts Lower School St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PH
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/22/0336
Application to discharge conditions 3 (access details) 4 (access surfacing) 5 (means to prevent discharge surface water) 6 (construction management strategy) 7 (footway details) 8 (crossing) 9 (clear visibility to be provided) 15 (land contamination) and 17 (provision of fire hydrants) of application DC/22/0336/FUL
Land West Of Haverhill Road Kedington Suffolk
Received 25 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1881/HH
Householder planning application - EV charger to front elevation
23 Avenue Approach Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BA
Received 26 Nov 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1882/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - one dwelling
Green Farm Brandon Road Culford Suffolk IP28 6UE
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Pending DecisionDC/25/1883/FUL
Planning Application - a. conversion of barn to a self-build dwelling b. creation of a new vehicular access and associated works
Barn Hill Farm Edmunds Hill Stradishall Suffolk
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Pending ConsiderationDC/25/1884/LB
Listed building application - internal and external works associated with conversion of barn to dwelling
Barn Hill Farm Edmunds Hill Stradishall Suffolk
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1885/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T001 on plan) crown reduce stem to south by two metres to previous pruning points
7 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AN
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1886/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T1 on plan) and one Pear (T2 on plan) fell
38 Well Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EQ
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1887/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Box Elder (A on plan) and one Scots Pine (B on plan) fell
Gainsborough House Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 26 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1888/HH
Householder planning application - detached annexe
28 Mount Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8ED
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1889/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey side extension b. part two storey and part single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey rear extension) c. addition of door and first-floor window on the existing side elevation
117 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SA
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1890/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. replace cladding with render on front elevation c. replacement windows
3 Mill View Gazeley Suffolk CB8 8RN
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Pending DecisionDC/25/1912/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 7 of application SE/05/02207 - revised onsite parking layout for onsite staff parking, by way of providing revised onsite parking layout, which allows for increased bay widths to existing spaces so that EV Charging is safe for use, along with creation of additional bays
Royal Mail Delivery Office Skyliner Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7YY
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1891/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - install GRP substation, HV underground cabling and pole
Land Off Sow Lane Rougham Suffolk
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1496
Application to discharge conditions 3 (bound material) 4 (surface water) 7 (cycle storage) 8 (construction management strategy) 9 (construction environmental management plan) 10 (biodiversity enhancement) 13 (scheme of investigation) and 15 (roof materials) of application DC/23/1496/P3QPA
Tile Hall Farley Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1892/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension (following demolition of existing porch) b. additional window to side elevation c. single storey side and rear extensions (following demolition of existing garage, outbuilding and rear porch)
22 Bristol Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DL
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1893/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. two storey side extension (following demolition of existing utility) c. remove two windows on side elevation
80 Severn Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6NE
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1894/TPO
TPO 04(2012) tree preservation order - one box elder (marked T22 on plan and order) fell
3 Arborfield Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FL
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1895/FUL
Planning application - alterations to three outbuildings
Pakenham Water Mill Mill Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2NB
Received 28 Nov 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1896/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. two externally illuminated fascia signs b. one non-illuminated hanging sign
Meldreth House Wellington Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HT
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1897/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer (marked T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to six metres, one walnut (marked T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to one metre
Honeysuckle Cottage Church Road Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7JQ
Received 27 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1898/TPO
TPO 06(1996) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T1 on plan and order) overall crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres, crown lift to six metres above ground level
11 Thetford Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HX
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1899/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - one dwelling
Land Off Dunstall Green Road Ousden Suffolk
Received 28 Nov 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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