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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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5,027 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- WithdrawnDC/25/1900/HH
Householder planning application - a. extend front porch b. rear porch c. raise ridges and eaves d. box dormer to rear elevation e. two roof dormers to front elevation f. single storey rear infill extension
27 Oxford Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EW
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0231
Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction environmental management plan) 6 (lighting design) and 7 (ecological enhancements) of DC/25/0231/RM in relation to parcels 4a, 4b and 5b
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1901/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation
36 Hanmer Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ND
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1902/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations including insultation and replacement services b. external heating flue to rear first floor elevation
Trinders Books Malting Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NW
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1903/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 4 of N/69/320/C to remove agricultural occupancy restriction for gamekeeper's house
Keepers Cottage Front Street Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TN
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1904/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal of modern roof over former Vestry and replacement with roof structure (reinstating a historical roof pitch) b. replacing ceiling structure over former Vestry with floor structure
Persephone Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1905/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - six Horse chestnut (G1 on plan) crown raise to five metres above ground level
Thurlow Hall Bury Road Great Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LF
Received 28 Nov 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1906/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement of two basement windows and metal railings to front of dwelling
76 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1907/TPO
TPO 003 (2020) tree preservation order - two lawson cypress (marked G4 on plan and within G1 on order) fell; one horse chestnut (marked T10 on plan and within G1 on order) and eight silver birch (marked G3 on plan and within G1 on order) crown lift up to five metres above ground level and cut back of roots to allow for construction of new fencing
The Bird In Hand Hotel The Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8ES
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1908/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension (following demolition of existing porch) b. additional window to side elevation c. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing rooms) d. render to all elevations
8 Turnpike Road Red Lodge Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8JZ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1909/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer (marked on plan) fell
3 Kings Court Oxford Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EW
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1910/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
18 Eldred Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DQ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1918/TPO
TPO (1999) (01) tree preservation order - one Honey Cocust - fell
17 Pheasant Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0BE
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Pending DecisionDC/25/1913/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under outline planning permission DC/24/1483/OUT - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of 70 dwellings and 30 space public car park (with associated infrastructure, open space, parking, drainage and landscaping) b. approval of conditions reserved by conditions 4 (affordable housing),13 (sustainability statement),21 (biodiversity enhancement strategy),22 (wildlife lighting scheme),27 (green infrastructure and POS),30 (surface water drainage),38 (car park management),42 (water reduction statement) of DC/24/1483/OUT
Land South Of Cavendish Road Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1914/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/24/1726/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for a. change of use from church (use class F1) to residential dwelling (use class C3) b. installation of flue to rear elevation c. cladding to modern brickwork
Persephone Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1915/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cercis (T1 on plan) one Box elder (T4 on plan) and one Quince (T5 on plan) fell
Red House Upper Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HL
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1916/HH
Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding in rear garden
45 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JA
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1917/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - proposed outbuilding (following demolition of existing garage) and relocation of oil storage tank
Caraway The Street Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2PS
Received 1 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1919/TPO
TPO 02(1980) tree preservation order - one yew (marked T61 on plan and order) prune back branches on the property side to suitable pruning points achieving up to two metre clearance from the building
4 Cecil Lodge Close Falmouth Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0ND
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1920/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one elder (marked T1 on plan) fell
85 Thurlow Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HG
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1921/FUL
Planning application - roof mounted solar panels
1-8 Minden Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XZ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0798
Application to discharge conditions 9 (construction method statement) 12 (tree protection) 14 (soft landscaping) and 15 (hard landscaping) of DC/24/0798/FUL
6 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 2 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1922/HH
Householder planning application - replacement of all existing windows
Simpsons Barn The Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NN
Received 3 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1923/TPO
TPO 01(1999) tree preservation order - Three conifer (marked on plan and within A1 on order) crown lift up to four metres above ground level and prune back to suitable growth points to provide up to two metres clearance from surrounding structures
16 Woodcock Rise Brandon Suffolk IP27 0BN
Received 2 Dec 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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