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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

7,914Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,312 approved or refused records

360Refused applications

4,952 approved · 360 refused · 559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1237/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) one leylandii hedgerow (T2 on plan) fell
4 St Margarets Place Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YP
Received 7 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/24/1274
Application to discharge condition 5 (boundary treatments) of DC/24/1274/VAR
Risbygate Club Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RR
Received 7 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1238/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
Victoria Cottage All Saints Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HH
Received 7 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1239/RM
Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under outline planning permission for DC/21/2094/OUT - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 20 dwellings b. including details reserved by conditions 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24 & 25 of DC/21/2094/OUT
Townsend Nurseries Snow Hill Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8QE
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1240/FUL
Planning application - a. cladding to outbuilding, b. repairs to outbuilding, c. detached workshop/studio, d. ground mounted solar p.v array consisting of 14-16 panels
Willow House Fen Lane Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JX
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1241/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. cladding to outbuilding, b. repairs to outbuilding roof
Willow House Fen Lane Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JX
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1243/VAR
Planning application - Variation of condition 1 of DC/24/1638/VAR to allow use of amended plans for a. single storey and first floor extensions including balcony; b. two storey stairwell extension; c. alterations to existing fenestration including external wall insulation and 24 solar panels; d. installation of air source heat pump
North Court Brandon Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0SF
Received 7 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0690
Application to discharge condItions 3 (Materials); 5 (Timber Framing - Schedule Of Works) of DC/25/0690/LB
Stansfield Hall, Barn 2 Stansfield Hall Road Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LW
Received 7 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1244/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one bay (T1 on plan) fell
Tilia House Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0042
Non material amendment to DC/24/0042/FUL to allow the use of amended elevations plan JSCR-CFA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-2003 Rev P5
James Stiff Cottages Almshouse Road Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JL
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1245/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/23/0622/VAR to enable the use of amended drawings which illustrate additional essential infrastructure installed at the site (drawings 519BPE1, 519P1, 519P2, 519P3, 519P4 and 519P5)
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1246/ADV
Advertisement consent - two non-illuminated totem signs
Battlefield Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1247/FUL
Planning application - two walls at entrance of site and steel entrance gates
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1248/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed development - replacement conservatory roof to lightweight insulated tiled roof with two sections of glass
70 Seymour Avenue Brandon Suffolk IP27 0XH
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1249/TPO
TPO 005(2022) one sycamore (G1 on plan, T40 on order) overall crown reduction by up to three metres
15 Paget Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DR
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1250/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three ash (T1, T2 & T3 on plan) fell
School House Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1251/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. replace existing door on rear elevation
11 Midhurst Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7NH
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1252/HH
Householder planning application - outbuilding (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1253/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. demolition of existing outbuilding
The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(B)/24/1727
Application to discharge condition 8 (doors) of application DC/24/1727/LB
Persephone Meeting Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XS
Received 8 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1254/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one elderberry (marked on plan), two hawthorn (marked on plan) fell
8 Council Houses Stow Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2JB
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1255/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one ash (T2 on plan) crown lift to six metres over road, crown thin by five percent, one ash (T1 on plan) pollard to six metres above ground level
Pond Cottage Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD
Received 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1257/FUL
Planning application - a. conversion of stables 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 11 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1258/VAR
Planning application - removal of condition 3 of E/94/3121/P
Rookwood Hall Coldham Hall Lane Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4SJ
Received 11 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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