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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 dates8,024Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,399 approved or refused records
364Refused applications
5,035 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDCON(H)/19/2481
Discharge of conditions 19 (Ecological surveys) and 20 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) of application DC/19/2481/OUT
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedDCON(D)/19/2481
Discharge of condition 10 (Construction Management Plan) of application DC/19/2481/OUT
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2027/TPO
TPO 097 (1969) tree preservation order - One Oak (T1 on plan within A1 on the Order) crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres, crown lift to 5.2 metres above ground level over the road and remove epicormic growth up to the first true branch
29 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JA
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2028/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use and part demolition of existing warehouse/depot (class B8) to leisure/recreation use (class E(d)) b. replacement roof and cladding c. associated infrastructure, parking and landscaping works
West Suffolk Council Depot Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2029/FUL
Planning application - change of use of two rooms from office, fitness facilities, wedding venue, conference and function and beauty treatment rooms (class E) to wedding guest accommodation and holiday lets with the installation of ensuite bathroom facilities (sui generis)
Lanwades Hall Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk CB8 7UA
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2030/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations to existing door b. installation of two ensuite bathroom facilities
Lanwades Hall Lanwades Park Kentford Suffolk CB8 7UA
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDCON(I)/19/2481
Partial Discharge of condition 7 (Contamination) of application DC/19/2481/OUT - phase 1 only
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedDCON(K)/19/2481
Application to discharge conditions 36 (Archaeological work) and 37 (Archaeological site investigation and post investigation assessment) of application DC/19/2481/OUT
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2031/HH
Householder planning application - a. one single storey extension b. one 1.5 storey extension (following demolition of existing extensions)
Laurel Bank Farmhouse Assington Green Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LY
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2032/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey front extension and 1.5 storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing extension) b. removal of window on front elevation c. additional three windows to side elevation d. replace window and door with new french doors on side elevation e. alterations to existing windows and doors f. internal alterations g. lime render to all elevations h. new doors to outbuildings front and side elevation i. external alterations including works to boundaries
Laurel Bank Farmhouse Assington Green Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LY
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2033/TPO
TPO: TPO/1970/107 tree preservation order - three Sycamore (T1, T2 and T3 on plan) prune back to boundary line by upto 3.5 metres
1 Paddock Wood Moulton Road Kentford Suffolk CB8 8HL
Received 22 Dec 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/2034/FUL
Planning application - Retention of mobile home to be occupied as permanent dwelling
Apollo Stables Undley Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9BX
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2035/FUL
Planning application - resurfacing works to the pathway along St Marys Church
St Marys Church Crown Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 24 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2036/LB
Application for listed building consent - resurfacing works to pathway
St Marys Church Crown Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/0755
Non-material amendment to DC/25/0755/FUL - addition of habitat management and monitoring plan condition
Maple Park Falconer Road Haverhill Suffolk
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2037/FUL
Planning application - a. two-storey hospital building with roof mounted solar PV panels b. manifold building c. electricity sub-station building d. parking and cycle storage e. plant and associated infrastructure f. hard and soft landscaping
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 24 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2038/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - use of land for temporary camping events
The Pavillion Church Lane Hepworth Suffolk
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2039/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Ash (T1 and T2 on plan) fell, one Laburnum (T3 on plan) fell
Harraton Court Stables Chapel Street Exning Suffolk
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDCON(L)/19/2481
Application to discharge condition 21 (Lighting design scheme for biodiversity) for application DC/19/2481/OUT
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2040/FUL
Planning application - siting of two glamping pods
Bridgelands Farm Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9HN
Received 24 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2041/HH
Householder planning application - rear single storey extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
32 Philip Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6DQ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2042/FUL
Planning application - one agricultural building
Barn White Fen Drove Station Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 24 Dec 2025 - DecidedDC/25/2043/FUL
Planning application - front porch and ramp
Village Hall Marks Lane Santon Downham Suffolk IP27 0TW
Received 24 Dec 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/2044/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension with extended canopy roof
Matthews Farm Evergreen Lane Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LL
Received 29 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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