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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.
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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5,027 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1940/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 15 Yews (indicated on plan in red) overall crown reduction by up to three metres and crown thin by 15 per cent
The Priory High Street Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2HT
Received 5 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1941/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - extension of the existing live electrical apparatus
Electricity Substation Thetford Road Barnham Suffolk
Received 5 Dec 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1942/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of garage into annexe
Stanley Farm, Annexe Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BT
Received 5 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1943/FUL
Planning application - side and rear extensions to existing clubhouse
Lakenheath Football Club The Nest Back Street Lakenheath IP27 9HW
Received 5 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1944/FUL
Planning application - single storey storage building
6 Manor Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0EP
Received 8 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1945/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of a ground mounted solar PV array b. associated cabling and battery storage c. two pedestal EV charging points
The Limes Bardwell Road Sapiston Suffolk IP31 1RU
Received 8 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1946/LB
Application for listed building consent - two pedestal EV charging points and associated cabling
The Limes Bardwell Road Sapiston Suffolk IP31 1RU
Received 8 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1947/LB
Application for listed building consent - internal and external alterations on third floor including a. door opening and additional door in corridor b. installation of WCs, baths and basins c. existing timber windows to be repaired and maintained
Jockey Club Chambers 101 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JL
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1948/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - vehicular access and associated driveway
Pillbox Farm Mill Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LR
Received 8 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1949/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of development - installation of a Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser system
Wychem Ltd Haverhill Road Stradishall Suffolk CB8 9EX
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1950/TPO
TPO 002(2018) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut and one pine (marked T1 and T2 on plan and within A1 on order) fell, one oak (marked T3 on plan and within A1 on order) reduce branches overhanging garden by up to 1.5 metres
28 Old Stable Lane Kentford Suffolk CB8 7GH
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1951/TPO
TPO 04(1977) tree preservation order - two horse chestnut (marked on plan and within G3 on order) reduce height by up to 2.5 metres, reduce spread on both sides by up to 2.5 metres
93 St Philips Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0ES
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1952/HH
Householder planning application - installation of EV charger to front elevation
22 Turnstone Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7GT
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1953/HH
Householder planning application - a. detached three bay garage b. extension of gravel driveway
Maggies Lodge 137A Church Road West Row Suffolk IP28 8PF
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1955/FUL
Planning application - installation of photovoltaic arrays on the Lady Chapel and south aisle roofs with associated wiring
Cathedral Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1LS
Received 10 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1956/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - three replacement externally illuminated digital screens
Glasswells Ltd Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TU
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1957/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side infill extension
4 Pen Villa Isleham Road Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SW
Received 9 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1958/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/1024/FUL to increase the number of bedrooms from 75 to 78
St Peters House 29 Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RJ
Received 10 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1959/TPO
TPO 040(1977) tree preservation order - two sweet chestnut (marked T001 and T004 on plan and within A1 on order) pollard to eight metres above ground level, one sweet chestnut (marked T005 on plan and within A1 on order) pollard to six metres above ground level
M G S Ltd Maxwell Road Rougham Suffolk IP30 9ND
Received 10 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1960/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace thatch b. reinstate rear dormer windows c. replace three windows d. replacement of cement render with lime render and breathable paint/lime wash e. detached car port
Cooks Farm Cottage Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR
Received 11 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1961/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replace thatch b. reinstate rear dormer windows c. replace three windows d. replacement of cement render with lime render and breathable paint/lime wash e. installation of french drain
Cooks Farm Cottage Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR
Received 11 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1962/FUL
Planning application - a. one two storey self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing garage) b. two storey side extension to number 4 c. single storey rear extension to number 4 (following demolition of existing kitchen) d. external alterations to number 4 e. alterations to existing vehicular access
4 St Nicholas Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AX
Received 11 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1964/TPO
TPO 180(1993) tree preservation order - One Sycamore (labelled on plan, within group G5 on order) reduce height by up to three metres and lateral spread by up to two metres to appropriate pruning points
17 Downing Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HU
Received 11 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1965/HH
Householder planning application - dropped kerb
11 Culford Terrace Mill Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DB
Received 12 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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