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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

8,024Searchable 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5,035 approved · 364 refused · 566 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

WithdrawnDC/25/2045/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension with extended canopy roof b. internal alterations
Matthews Farm Evergreen Lane Great Bradley Suffolk CB8 9LL
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(N)/19/1711
Application to discharge condition 13 (gas protection strategy) of application DC/19/1711/OUT
Land West Of Three Counties Way Three Counties Way Withersfield Suffolk
Received 24 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/2046/FUL
Planning application - replace existing glazing on front facade with thermally efficient wall construction incorporating cladding and windows
Cedar Lodge Chiswick Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7BD
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/2047/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked on plan) - crown lift up to three metres above ground level
Anchor Cottage Upper Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HL
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/1603
Application to discharge condition 8 (landscaping) of application DC/25/1603/FUL
Agricultural Storage Building Barrow Hill Barrow Suffolk
Received 24 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/2048/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Sycamore (T4 on plan) fell b. one Poplar (T6 on plan) height reduction by two metres
Bardwell Hall Ixworth Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AU
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDCON(C)/22/1899
Application to discharge conditions 5 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 7 (soft landscaping) of application DC/22/1899/FUL
Oakwood House 25A Holmsey Green Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AL
Received 29 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/26/2049/HH
Householder planning application - provision of dropped kerb
57 London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EL
Received 30 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/2050/HH
Householder planning application - a. convert integral garage into habitable space b. create one parking space with extended hardstanding c. single storey rear extension (following demolition of attached store)
21 Mill Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NW
Received 30 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/2051/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/25/0638/FUL to enable use of amended plans for one self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling)
De Creke Farm The Common Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BU
Received 31 Dec 2025
DecidedDC/25/2053/TPO
TPO 433(2006) tree preservation order - two yew (marked T1 and T3 on plan and order) overall crown reduction by one metre and a lateral reduction by 2.5 metres over road, one robinia (marked T2 on plan and order) overall crown reduction by four metres
Old School House School Lane Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1LD
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0001/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T1 on plan) fell
Tilia House Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 2 Jan 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/0002/FUL
Planning application - single storey modular retail pod
Tesco Stores Ltd Cangle Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BQ
Received 2 Jan 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/0003/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - a. three externally illuminated fascia signs b. four external non illuminated graphic signs
Tesco Stores Ltd Cangle Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BQ
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0005/HH
Householder planning application - single storey infill extension on front elevation including a rooflight
The Willow Ixworth Road Troston Suffolk IP31 1EZ
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0006/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension
Willowcroft Old School Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4UA
Received 2 Jan 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/0007/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/25/0479/LB to allow use of amended plans for application for listed building consent - a. partial demolition of dwelling to facilitate part two storey/part single storey extensions b. internal alterations to dwelling c. conversion and extension of part of west stable range to extend dwelling d. office extension to northern barn e. internal and external alterations to northern barn f. demolition of stable block (revised proposals to those approved under DC/23/0989/LB)
Hollybush House Weathercock Hill Chevington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5RG
Received 5 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0008/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and rear extension b. two windows to garage c. conversion of garage
25 Manning Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7GF
Received 2 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0009/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation
15 Barton Grove Kedington Suffolk CB9 7PT
Received 5 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0010/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and breakfast room) b. new window to side elevation
42 Rous Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DL
Received 5 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0011/HH
Householder planning application - a. remove one window on first floor front elevation and replace with one window on first floor side elevation b. replace two doors on front elevation with a door and window c. two storey side extension
16 Birch Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9RA
Received 5 Jan 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/0012/TPO
TPO 257(1998) tree preservation order - one silver birch (marked on plan and within A1 on order) fell
West Suffolk Hospital, Wedgwood Unit Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QZ
Received 6 Jan 2026
DecidedDC/26/0013/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create one dwelling (class C3)
Hectors Farm Elm Green Lane Bradfield St Clare Suffolk IP30 0BH
Received 6 Jan 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/0014/TPO
TPO 370(1974) tree preservation order - eight hazel (marked on plan and within A2 on order) coppice
High Trees The Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SX
Received 6 Jan 2026

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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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