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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
7,918Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,314 approved or refused records
360Refused applications

4,954 approved · 360 refused · 559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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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/25/1259/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - eight silver birch (T1 to T8 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre

    The Bellows Blacksmith Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NE

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  2. DecidedDC/25/1260/FUL

    Planning application - 16 solar pv panels to south west elevation on existing barn roof

    Chantry Barn Water Lane Denston Suffolk CB8 8PP

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/1261/LB

    Application for listed building consent - 16 solar pv panels to south west elevation on existing barn roof

    Chantry Barn Water Lane Denston Suffolk CB8 8PP

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1262/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - two entrance signs

    Wild Pakenham Fen Meadow Site Entrance Thurston Road Pakenham Suffolk

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/1263/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. demolition of internal wall b. lime plaster to front and side external walls

    Tumbleweed Cottage High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AZ

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/1264/TPO

    TPO 032(1960) tree preservation order - one thuja (T1 on plan, within A1 on order), three leylandii (G2 on plan, within A1 on order) fell

    19 Wyndham Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DS

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/1265/VAR

    Planning application - Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of DC/23/1395/HH to allow the use of revised drawings

    31 Freshfields Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EF

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/1266/HH

    Householder planning application - replacement of cladding to front elevation

    Kirkley 19 Pigeon Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JP

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/1267/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two himalayan birch (marked 1 and 2 on plan) reduce height by three metres and side laterals by 1.5 metres, crown lift tree to two metres from ground level, one himalayan birch (marked 3 on plan) reduce height by 2.5 metres and side laterals by one metre, one cherry (marked 4 on plan), one crab apple (marked 10 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2.5 metres, one bay laurel (marked 5 on plan) reduce height by three metres, one shrub (marked 6 on plan), one cotoneaster (marked 7 on plan) coppice, one lawson cypress (marked 8 on plan) crown lift to two metres above ground level, one holly (marked 9 on plan) reduce height by four metres and side laterals by two metres, crown lift to three metres from road, one european olive (marked 12 on plan) prune to shape, one crab apple (marked 14 on plan) overall crown reduction by 0.5 metres, prune to clear buildings/wall by 300 millimetres, crown thin by 15 percent

    18 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AR

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  10. DecidedNMA(B)/24/0622

    Non material amendment to DC/24/0622/RM - to allow for amendments to the layout

    Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/1268/HH

    Householder planning application - a. front porch (following demolition of existing porch) b. part single storey part two storey rear extension (following demolition of conservatory and outbuilding) c. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of carport) d. render to all elevations e. replacement windows and external doors f. juliet balcony to rear

    59 High Street Tuddenham Suffolk IP28 6SA

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/1269/VAR

    Planning application - Variation of condition 2 of DC/24/1144/FUL to allow use of amended plans denoting raising roof by 3 brick courses (225mm)

    Arlington Court Church Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HN

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/1270/TPO

    TPO 111(1970) tree preservation order - one Oak (T004 on plan, within area A1 on order) remove diseased stem; one Oak (T005 on plan, within area A1 on order) reduce height by up to five metres

    Acorns Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0TL

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/1271/TPO

    TPO 031(2017) tree preservation order - one silver birch (T17 on plan and order) crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres, along with a crown lift up to 3 metres above ground level, one maple (T18 on plan and order) crown reduction by up to 2 metres, one willow (T19 on plan and order) overall crown reduction by five metres

    9 Ash Close Raf Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9QJ

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/1272/LB

    Application for listed building consent - insulation and render to all external walls

    Nowton Lodge Farm Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1273/P3CMA

    Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of part of the building (Ground (part), first and second floor) from commercial (Class E) to three residential units (Class C3)

    27-29 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EA

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  17. WithdrawnDC/25/1274/P3CPA

    Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from bank (class E (c) (i) to restaurant (class E commercial business service)

    27-29 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EA

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/1275/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - a. six non-illuminated totem signs b. two internally illuminated fascia signs

    Unit 6 Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ

    Received 14 Aug 2025
  19. DecidedDCON(K)/19/2128

    Application to discharge conditions 21 (environmental statement measures) 24 (SW drainage scheme) and 25 (construction surface water management) of application DC/19/2128/FUL

    Land Off Turnpike Road Heath Farm Road Red Lodge Suffolk

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1277/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one mulberry (T1 on plan) remove lowest branches over footpath, one bay (T2 on plan) fell, one hornbeam (H1 on plan) reduce height by 1.5 metres

    44 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1278/HH

    Householder Planning Application - a. two storey side extension b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing) c. front porch d. dropped kerb and associated landscaping works to create off road parking space e. replacement windows.

    24 Mill Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8BU

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/1279/TPO

    TPO 02 (1984) tree preservation order - Two horse chestnut (marked T1 and T2 on plan, within G1 on order) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level, lateral crown reduction by up to 2 metres of overhanging branches on the northern aspect

    7 Mayfields Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9TA

    Received 13 Aug 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/1280/HH

    Householder planning application - a. convert existing garage to a living space b. new door and window to side elevation

    4 Plummer Close Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2UL

    Received 15 Aug 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1281/FUL

    Planning application - two windows to front elevation

    Studlands Park Industrial Estate, Travis Perkins Studlands Park Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AU

    Received 15 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.

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