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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 dates7,903Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,304 approved or refused records
360Refused applications
4,944 approved · 360 refused · 557 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1198/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of 192 solar panels to farm building (87.5kwp)
Primrose Hill Farm Gazeley Road Moulton Suffolk CB8 8QZ
Received 29 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1200/HH
Householder planning application - replacement of existing render with cladding to front elevation
Roslan 18 Pigeon Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JP
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1201/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal studwork partitions to create lobby b. new external door c. new internal door to allow access to the kitchen
17 High Street Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2HH
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1202/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement of seventeen windows and repairs to six windows
Stonehouse Farm House Factory Lane Chevington Suffolk IP29 5QF
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(E)/23/1777
Application to discharge footpath condition as detailed on NMA(A)/23/1777 of DC/23/1777/FUL
Land Opposite Kingshall Farmhouse Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LG
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1203/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/21/1320/HH to allow for use of amended plans for alterations to house and adjoining single storey outbuilding including: a. single storey rear extension, b. demolition of existing lean to and doorway blocked up, c. raise roof of outbuilding, d. replacement windows throughout, e. replace three doors with windows, f. remove cement render and replace with lime render and external insulation, g. new porch and entrance door on south elevation
Grange Farm, Keepers Cottage Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1205/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension (following demolition of existing structure)
7 Mile End Brandon IP27 0NG
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/1056
Non material amendment to DC/24/1056/RM - to allow changes to the floor plan and elevations of apartment blocks (22-30, 37-44, 96-104), footpath connections, layout and levels details
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(AX)/09/1283
Application to discharge condition 19 (fire hydrants) of SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(AY)/09/1283
Application to discharge condition B19 (fire hydrants) of phase 3a of SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/1535
Application to discharge condition 2 (external materials) of DC/24/1535/RM
Phase 3A Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 30 Jul 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1206/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one goat willow (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres
98 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YW
Received 30 Jul 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1207/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of roof space from commercial, business and service (class E) to one dwelling (class C3)
7 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 30 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1208/TPO
TPO 121(1987) tree preservation order notification - one lime (T1 on plan, T4 on order) repollard to 10 metres above ground level
The Limes Fornham Lane Westley Suffolk IP33 3TQ
Received 31 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1209/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two horse chestnut (T1 and T2 on plan), one wellingtonia (T5 on plan) fell, one horse chestnut (T3 on plan) reduce height by 10 metres, one horse chestnut (T4 on plan) reduce branch over road by two metres
Clarehaven Stable 57 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BY
Received 31 Jul 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1210/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling (following the demolition of existing dwelling) and detached cart lodge
13 Bury Road Great Livermere Suffolk IP31 1JF
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1211/LB
Application for listed building consent - demolition of dwelling
13 Bury Road Great Livermere Suffolk IP31 1JF
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1212/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory and garage)
Ashleigh House Poole Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BD
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1213/TPO
TPO 310 (1974) tree preservation order - three ash (T1 T2 and T5 on plan, within area A7 and A8 on order), four sycamore (T3, T6, T7 and G2 on plan, within area A7, A6 and A8 on order), four tree of heaven (T4 and G2 on plan, within area A6 and A8 on order) one holly (G1 on plan, within area A6 on order) fell
Barton House The Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SU
Received 31 Jul 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0279
Application to discharge conditions 4 (noise mitigation), 5 (heating/cooling equpment), 6 (noise device), 7 (noise assessment) and 10 (cycle storage) of DC/24/0279/FUL
22-26 The Glad Abbot Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EX
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1214/HH
Householder planning application - a. standing seam zinc to and increase in height of main roof b. render and cladding to all elevations c. two storey rear extension with balcony d. single storey rear/side extension e. pitched roof over garage f. mono pitched roof over rear g. replace all windows and doors h. single storey front extension (following demolition of existing porch) i. windows to east and south elevation j. raise chimney k. replace window to south elevation with patio doors
7 Chimney Mills West Stow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6ES
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1215/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 11 mixed field maple and sycamore (G1 on plan) cut back branches overhanging garden by up to four metres
3 Mill Road Honington Suffolk IP31 1SB
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1216/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey rear extension c. alterations to fenestration including replacement of existing windows, insert two windows and one door to the side elevations d. roof mounted PV arrays to the side and rear roof pitches
The Coach House The Street Little Whelnetham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0DA
Received 1 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1217/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry plum (T1 on plan) reduce height by up to three metres and lateral spread by up to two metres
Cliftons 11 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 1 Aug 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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