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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
8,045Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,410 approved or refused records
364Refused applications

5,046 approved · 364 refused · 569 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. DecidedDC/26/0184/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement of roof tiles on front elevation

    48 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  2. WithdrawnDC/26/0185/FUL

    Planning application - eight arena lights around menage

    The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  3. DecidedDC/26/0186/HPA

    Householder prior approval - replacement single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.9 metres with a maximum height of 3.06 metres and a height of 2.6 metres to the eaves

    14 Lisburn Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HS

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  4. DecidedDC/26/0187/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. part relocation of solar PV from existing roof to new extension

    18 Church Lane Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SG

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/0188/HH

    Householder planning application - a. removal of one window to side elevation b. new door to rear elevation c. single storey part hipped and part flat roof rear extension

    6 Haven Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2GH

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  6. WithdrawnDC/26/0189/OUT

    Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - up to six dwellings associated access and landscaping

    3 Drift Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JL

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/0190/FUL

    Planning application - change of use of holiday let (class C1) to annexe (ancillary to main dwelling) (class C3)

    Annexe Paddock View 6 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AB

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  8. DecidedDC/26/0191/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Willow (T1 on plan) reduce back all over hanging branches back to boundary line as tree is growing over from neighbours (Holly House The Green Bardwell) b. one Cherry (T2 on plan) fell

    Byre Barn The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  9. DecidedDC/26/0192/FUL

    Planning application - one self-build dwelling and vehicular access

    18 Lamble Close Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AF

    Received 6 Feb 2026
  10. DecidedDC/26/0193/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. raising of existing rear terrace

    2 Mill Villas Mill Lane Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7UQ

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  11. DecidedDC/26/0194/P3MPA2

    Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from betting shop (class Sui Generis) to residential (class C3) to form three dwellings

    47 High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AH

    Received 7 Feb 2026
  12. DecidedDC/26/0195/HH

    Householder planning application - alterations to roof line and two rear dormers

    The Bungalow Gas House Drove Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EB

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  13. DecidedDCON(A)/20/2231

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (Arb method statement), 6 (tree protection measures) and 10 (details of levels) of application DC/20/2231/OUT

    Land Adjacent To Hall Lane Risby Suffolk

    Received 8 Feb 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/0196/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding within the rear garden

    Box Tree Cottage 2 Church Lane Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TE

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  15. DecidedDC/26/0197/HH

    Householder planning application - part render to ground floor front, side and rear elevations

    17 Church Lane Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SG

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  16. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0198/FUL

    Planning application - a. infill extension below existing first floor gymnasium b. single storey curved link extension to health club spa

    All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/0199/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver birch (X on plan) fell

    Hainault Cottage 6 Upper Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HL

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  18. DecidedDCON(P)/19/2481

    Application to discharge condition 27 (minerals management plan) of application DC/19/2481/OUT

    Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  19. DecidedDC/26/0202/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - mobile home on hard-standing

    Elmside Upthorpe Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AP

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  20. DecidedDC/26/0203/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    Misty Mere Mill Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2NB

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  21. DecidedDC/26/0205/TPO

    TPO 290(1973) tree preservation order - one walnut (marked T001 on plan and T14 on order) reduce branches overhanging garage by up to two metres on north, west and south aspects and up to three metres on eastern aspect to previous reduction points

    Holly Lodge The Street Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SW

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  22. DecidedDC/26/0206/FUL

    Planning application - a. construction of building to accommodate two residential units b. extension to dropped kerb to create parking area (following demolition of side extensions to 19A Hamlet Road)

    Land Adjacent 19A Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/0207/HPA

    Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by eight metres with a maximum height of 3.35 metres and a height of 2.41 metres to the eaves

    Copper Beech 18A Grindle Gardens Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QG

    Received 10 Feb 2026
  24. DecidedDC/26/0208/FUL

    Planning application - one self-build dwelling

    21 Church Lane Troston Suffolk IP31 1EX

    Received 10 Feb 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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