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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

7,908Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,308 approved or refused records

360Refused applications

4,948 approved · 360 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

DecidedDC/25/1218/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. repairs and restoration to timber shop front, lime plaster facade, repair and replace windows b. repair of decayed roof timbers and insertion of lead-lined box gutter to remedy long-term water ingress
11 Abbeygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UN
Received 2 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1219/FUL
Planning application - a. 3no. enclosed padel courts b. fencing
The New Croft Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BW
Received 2 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1220/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (T1 on plan) fell, one goat willow (T2 on plan) pollard to four metres above ground level
Brick House The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PW
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1221/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one field maple (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, one hedgerow (T3 on plan) fell
The Church Lea Burton Green Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SB
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1223/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. new external door to east elevation (following removal of existing window)
Charnwood Crown Lane Coney Weston Suffolk IP31 1HG
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1224/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - a. the excavation of multiple trenches and installing below-ground ducts that will interconnect all the aircraft shelters and the perimeter fence; b. drainage remedial work which will involve the excavation and replacement or re-lining (no surface disturbance) of site drainage
Yankee Loop Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1225/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use from residential (use class C3) to HMO (use class C4) Internal refurbishment and modifications to add en-suite bathrooms
91 Out Westgate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NX
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1226/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal and external alterations of stables to facilitate conversion to ancillary accommodation b. single storey extension to north elevation c. replacement gate to west elevation d. replacement windows to all elevations e. replacement door to greenhouse f. replacement greenhouse roof
The Old Rectory The Street Ingham Suffolk IP31 1NQ
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1227/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry tree (marked on plan) prune back 20 overhanging branches on the western aspect to the property boundary.
30 York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EG
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1228/TPO
TPO 519(2010) tree preservation order - one oak (marked on plan, T1 on order) lateral crown reduction of five metres
1 Tudor Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NS
Received 5 Aug 2025
UnknownDC/25/1230/EIASCR
Addendum to DC/24/0953/EIASCR for EIA sceening opinion under Regulation 6 (2) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 (as amended ) on the matter of whether or not it is considered that there are likely significant environmental impacts from the proposed development for which an environmental statement would be required - on the matter of 33 projecto at RAF Lakenheath, Brandon, Suffolk following a number of design updates to 6 of the 33 project comprising a packge of upgrade works from 2024 to 2030
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9PR
Received 4 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/24/0093
Application to discharge condition 12 (WSI archaeology) of DC/24/0093/FUL
Old Shire Hall And Magistrates Court Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1231/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front extension
25 Downing Drive Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RP
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1232/FUL
Planning application - a. bike storage shed b. solar panels to roof of bike storage shed and garage block
Church Road Moulton Suffolk
Received 5 Aug 2025
Pending ConsiderationDC/25/1233/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - one children's care home (Use Class C2) including car parking, access and other associated works.
Horringer Court Middle School Glastonbury Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2EX
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/0475
Application to discharge conditions 9 (building envelope), 10 (soft landscaping), 11 (hard landscaping) and 14 (boundary treatment) of DC/24/0475/FUL
Land Adjacent To Duke Of Marlborough Bury Road Hepworth Suffolk
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1234/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension b. render and cement board cladding to existing dwelling
Melmillo 3 Church Close Hepworth Diss Suffolk IP22 2QF
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0239
Application to discharge condition 11 (boundary treatment) of DC/25/0239/FUL
81D London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EL
Received 5 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1116
Application to discharge conditions 5 (floodlights) and 8 (refuse) of DC/24/1116/FUL
Land Off School Yard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 6 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(F)/21/2337
Application to discharge condition 19 (lighting strategy) of DC/21/2337/OUT
Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 6 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1235/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two leylandii (T1 and T2 on plan) fell
25 Exeter Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AR
Received 6 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1236/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one apple tree (marked on plan) fell
3 Church Lane Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TE
Received 6 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(G)/22/1193
Application to discharge condition 13 (materials) of DC/22/1193/RM
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 Aug 2025
Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/24/1056
Application to discharge conditions 2 (external materials) and 6 (lighting for biodiversity) of DC/24/1056/RM for parcels 5A and 5C
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 7 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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