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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
8,020Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,397 approved or refused records
364Refused applications

5,033 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. DecidedDC/25/1967/TPO

    TPO 370(1974) tree preservation order - one yew and one holm oak (marked T1 and T2 on plan and within A6 on order) overall crown reduction by four metres, one sycamore (marked T3 on plan and within A6 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres, one sycamore (marked T4 on plan and within A5 on order) fell, one sycamore (marked T5 on plan and within A5 on order) large lateral limb to be reduced by up to five metres overhanging neighbours property, one london plane (marked T6 on plan and within A6 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres, one sycamore (marked T7 on plan and within A6 on order) overall crown reduction by two metres

    Barton House The Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SU

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  2. WithdrawnDC/25/1968/FUL

    Planning application - change of use of agricultural land to garden land

    The Hangar Edmunds Hill Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YR

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/1969/R77

    Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - temporary campsite

    Euston Estates Blackbourne House Fakenham Road Euston Thetford Suffolk IP24 2QP

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1970/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension

    1 Barsey Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TS

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  5. WithdrawnDC/25/1971/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - four non-illuminated temporary vertical banners

    Theatre Royal 5 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QR

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/1972/FUL

    Planning application - a. replacement cat pens and installation of isolation pen b. change of use of bungalow to reception/offices c. cladding to all elevations d. insertion of door on rear elevation of existing bungalow e. installation of covered walkway f. alterations to existing access and parking

    Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/1973/HH

    Householder planning application - a. render to front and side elevation b. window to side elevation c. first floor dormer to side elevation roof d. single storey rear extension e. replacement window and door to rear elevation

    1 Barton Hamlet Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2PP

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/1974/FUL

    Planning application - removal and replacement of cladding and associated works

    Suffolk House Lower Baxter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  9. WithdrawnDC/25/1975/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - remove and replace existing cladding system, all combustible insulation, timber decking to balcones and failed/missed cavity barriers to ensure the buildings' fire risk is reduced to an acceptable level

    Suffolk House Lower Baxter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  10. DecidedDCON(B)/23/1496

    Application to discharge condition 11 (contamination) of DC/23/1496/P3QPA

    Tile Hall Farley Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PX

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/1976/LB

    Application for listed building consent - installation of fibre broadband terminal box

    Home Farmhouse 77 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QL

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  12. WithdrawnDC/25/1977/HH

    Householder planning application - replace all windows on front elevation and one window on side elevation

    Castle Cottage 10 Station Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8NJ

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/1978/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leylandi (T1 on plan) fell, one Crab Apple (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres

    Whispers Wyken Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2DJ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/1979/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Crab Apple (T1 on plan), one Norway Spruce (T5 on plan), two Laburnum (T6 and T14 on plan), one Lilac (T7 on plan), one Viburnum (T8 on plan), one Western Red Cedar (T9 on plan) one Yew (T10 on plan), one Hawthorn (T13 on plan), one Stags Horn Sumach (T15 on plan), one English Elm (T17 on plan), six Leyland Cypress (G18 and G19 on plan) fell

    1 Rectory Grove Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TP

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  15. WithdrawnDC/25/1980/HH

    Householder planning application - two storey side extension

    30 Simpson Way Barrow Suffolk IP29 5EA

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1981/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - ten Ash (T1, T2, T3, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10 and T11 on plan) and one Maple (T4 on plan) fell, one Horse Chestnut (T12 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres

    Baptist Free Church The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/1982/HH

    Householder planning application - ramped access

    421 Aureole Walk Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BB

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/1983/CLE

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - electricity sub-station

    All Saints Hotel Lodges Mildenhall Road Bury St Edmunds IP32 6LJ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  19. Pending ConsiderationDC/25/1984/FUL

    Planning application - 17 dwellings, associated access, garaging and ancillary works

    Phase 2B, Chancery Park Land South Of Burwell Road Exning Suffolk

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  20. Pending ConsiderationDC/25/1985/VAR

    Planning application - a. variation of condition two of DC/22/0169/VAR to enable the use of amended approved layout for plot 1 for the five dwellings with associated car parking and landscaping, b. discharge of conditions 2 (approved plans),9 (ecological enhancements),10 (lighting) and 13 (water use) of DC/22/0169/VAR

    New Dwellings Jeddah Way Kentford Suffolk CB8 8JY

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1986/FUL

    Planning application - one self-build dwelling

    16 Lawn House Dwelling The Street Moulton Suffolk CB8 8RZ

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/1987/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell

    Ramsden 3 Beeches Close Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EW

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  23. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0874

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (tree protection measures) and 5 (arboricultural method statement) of application DC/25/0874/HH

    Clopton Hall Giffords Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PQ

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1988/RM

    Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under outline planning permission DC/15/2151/OUT - means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 95 dwellings (including 42 affordable) (parcel A9); associated internal roads, car parking, amenity and public open space and diversion of overhead HV cable and b. including application to partially discharge conditions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 28, 30, 37, 38 and 44 of DC/15/2151/OUT

    Parcel A9 Land North Of Haverhill Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 16 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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