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5,027 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

DecidedNMA(A)/24/0362
Non-material amendment to DC/24/0362/FUL - changes to buillding frontage and side elevation
1 St Olaves Precinct Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6SP
Received 2 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1924/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. timber repairs to roof and associated internal and external alterations b. removal of cement-based render and replace with lime render to front elevation c. replacement guttering to front elevation
12 The Traverse Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1BJ
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(AB)/15/2151
Application to discharge condition 12 (Construction method statement), 39 (Archaeology), 40 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 41 (Tree Survey), 42 (Ecological Implementation Strategy), 45 (Biodiversity Monitoring Strategy), 46 (Contamination Report) in relation to parcels A9 and B2 of application DC/15/2151/OUT
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(AC)/15/2151
Application to discharge condition 12 (Construction Method statement), 39 (Archaeology), 40 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 41 (Tree Survey), 42 (Ecological Implementation Strategy), 45 (Biodiversity Monitoring Strategy), 46 (Contamination Report) in relation to parcels A14, A15 and E2 of application DC/15/2151/OUT
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1925/HH
Householder planning application - a. timber workshop/shed b. timber garage c. open sided car port
Brockley Corner, Brockley Cottage Brandon Road Culford Suffolk IP28 6UA
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1926/FUL
Planning application - multi-use games area with associated fencing
Beck Row Primary School The Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AE
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1927/FUL
Planning application - construction of new outdoor classroom
Beck Row Primary School The Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AE
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/25/0827
Application to discharge conditions 2 (Contamination), 7 (Cycle Storage), 8 (Bins Storage), 9 (Acoustic Design Statement), 14 (Ecological Enhancement) of application DC/25/0827/P3QPA
Simms Farm Simms Lane Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QP
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0455
Application to discharge condition 4 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) of application DC/25/0455/FUL
West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1928/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to seven metres
Celerers Hall The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1929/FUL
Planning application - one industrial unit (class B2 - general industrial use)
Land At Newmarket Business Park Studlands Park Avenue Newmarket Suffolk
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1930/FUL
Planning application - change of use of first and second floors from office (class E) to one residential dwelling (class C3)
88 - 89 St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SQ
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1931/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (T1 on plan) crown lift to 3 metres above ground level over the front garden; prune to give one metre clearance from garage; selectively reduce longer limbs in upper crown on the southern (garden) aspect, reducing in length by up to two metres; two Holly (T1 and T2) reduce in height to 3 metres, leaving with rounded tops
The Coldens Ingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EX
Received 3 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1932/LB
Application for listed building consent - partial demolition of wall
Theatre Royal 5 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1933/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replace front three windows with patio doors b. create new window on front elevation c. block up wall between utility and snug d. replace existing rear window with door
Bradfield Hall, Flat 14 Ixer Lane Bradfield Combust Suffolk IP30 0LU
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1934/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. vinyl text applied to front doors, b. foam panel to house perspex floating letters above front doors, c. vinyl decal applied to front elevation, d. vinyl logo applied to front elevation, e. etched vinyl printed on front elevation, f. etched vinyl footers running along front elevation
1C St Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PH
Received 5 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(BB)/09/1283
Application to discharge conditions B11 (Discharge of surface water), B22 (Foul water strategy), and B23 (Sustainable urban drainage scheme) in relation to phase 4A of application SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(AZ)/09/1283
Application to discharge conditions B10 (Parking), B12 (Surface Water) and B18 (Ground levels) in relation to phase 4A of application SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1935/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension with rooflight
10 Longmeadow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3LD
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1936/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal of non-breathable paint on the northern most cross wing front elevation and stairway core north elevation, b. replacement lime render painted to match existing
The Old Rectory Hargrave Road Little Saxham Suffolk IP29 5LH
Received 5 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1937/TPO
TPO 162(1992) tree preservation order - one oak (marked T1 on plan and within G10 on order) - reduction of longer branches in the northern and eastern parts of the crown by up to two metres
Marauder House Skyliner Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7YA
Received 5 Dec 2025
UnknownDC/18/2477/COMPLI
Request for compliance with conditions for DC/18/2477/FUL
6 Tutte Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7GQ
Received 4 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1938/FUL
Planning application - single storey extension to indoor bowls rink
West Row Bowls Club Beeches Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8NY
Received 5 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/1939/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/22/2228/FUL to allow for use of amended plans relating to plot 6
Land Off Friday Street West Row Suffolk
Received 8 Dec 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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