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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 dates8,034Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,404 approved or refused records
364Refused applications
5,040 approved · 364 refused · 568 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0079/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front porch extension b. new door to side elevation c. removal of window to side elevation d. replace existing two doors on side elevation with two windows e. single storey rear extension
Aspasia High Street Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LN
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0080/FUL
Planning application - change of use of outbuilding from ancillary residential (Use Class C3) to a fitness studio (Use Class E)
Beech Hall Bury Road Depden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0081/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace existing garage door with two windows to create habitable space b. detached outbuilding c. retention of dormer to west elevation
The Barley Croft Elms Road Freckenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8JG
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0082/TPO
TPO 06(1993) tree preservation order - One oak (marked T1 on plan and T7 on order) crown lift to three metres above ground level and reduce branches on property side to suitable pruning points to provide up to 2.5 metres clearance
19 Bracken Rise Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SX
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0083/TPO
TPO 01(1991) tree preservation order - All beech trees located in the garden of 19 Bracken Rise (within G3 on order) - reduce height of upper crown regrowth by up to 5 metres, retaining all growth below previous reduction points
19 Bracken Rise Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SX
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedNMA(B)/22/0593
Non-material amendment to DC/22/0593/HYB - a. amendment to proposed developable area b. amendments to building heights parameters c. updated proposed zones of restricted access parameter plan
Land At Hardwick Manor Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0249
Application to discharge conditions 4 (mechanical plant) and 5 (highways) of application DC/25/0249/FUL
Car Park Heath Farm Business Centre Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0086/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one hazel (marked T1 on plan) coppice
Mole Hill House The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0087/HH
Householder planning application - a. render to all elevations b. replacement windows and doors
11 Newmarket Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SS
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0088/HH
Householder planning application - a. render and cladding to all elevations b. single storey rear extension
11A Newmarket Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SS
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0089/TPO
TPO 009(2021) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T1 on plan and order) pole-thin regrowth from historic pruning points by up to one third, focusing on larger stems and poor attachments
61 Fornham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AW
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0090/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two ash (marked T1 and T3 on plan) fell, one leylandii (marked G1 on plan) overall reduction by three metres, one leylandii (marked T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres
Sperrywell Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDCON(F)/19/2456
Application to discharge condition 22 (materials) for phase 1 of DC/19/2456/HYB (allowed under appeal APP/F3545/W/22/3297751
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0091/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under outline planning DC/22/1540/OUT appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for one dwelling b. discharge of conditions 5, (materials), 6 (Parking/Manoeuvring Details), 7 (Secure Cycle Storage), 8 (Visibility Splays), 9 (soft landscaping), 10 (hard landscaping), 11 (boundary treatments), 16 (CEMP Biodiversity), 17 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) and 18 (lighting design scheme for biodiversity).
Plot Cedar House 168 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0092/FUL
Planning application - construction of a single garage
2 Woodlands Way Stanton Suffolk IP31 2UH
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0093/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry and one hazel (marked 1 and 2 on plan) coppice and the removal of ivy from one hawthorn
Post Office House Bury Road Sicklesmere Suffolk IP30 0TH
Received 21 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0094/FUL
Planning application - replacement windows and door to front elevation of ground floor flat
26-27 Flat 1 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XX
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0095/HH
Householder planning application - render to all external walls
5 Hill View Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PY
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0096/FUL
Planning application - a. remove and replace series of modern stud walls b. three rooflights set within roofspace shafts
Guildhall Surgery 21 High Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NY
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0097/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. remove and replace series of modern stud walls b. three rooflights set within roofspace shafts
Guildhall Surgery 21 High Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NY
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedDCON(C)/24/1018
Application to discharge condition 4 (hidden historic features) of DC/24/1018/LB
The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0098/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Spruce Tree - crown reduce all round by up to two metres to suitable pruning points
Clare Cottage 16 Lidgate Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TJ
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/0099/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (following the demolition of existing dwelling)
Colson Cottage Coulson Lane Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HT
Received 23 Jan 2026 - UnknownDC/26/0100/TE3
Notfication under section 4 of the Communications act 2003 - removal of payphone
Telephone Kiosk Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 23 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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