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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 dates7,921Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,317 approved or refused records
360Refused applications
4,957 approved · 360 refused · 559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/25/1282/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one copper beech (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres
6 Cornwallis Close West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EU
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1283/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one weeping willow (T1 on plan) reduce four overextended limbs on neighbouring property side of tree by up to 2.75 metres, one oak (T2 on plan) reduce lowest extended limb on neighbouring side of tree by up to two metres
3 Flempton Barns, Cornwallis Cottage Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EQ
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1284/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one horse chestnut (marked on plan) reduce height and spread on southerly stem by three metres
Street Record Ashen Road Clare Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1285/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one weeping willow (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2.75 metres
Moat House Spring Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AB
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1286/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification. a. one Walnut (T1 on plan) reduce crown to previous pruning points, b. one Bean (T2 on plan) fell, c. one Walnut (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
9 Balaton Place Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YP
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1287/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of existing garage to habitable room
Rowan House Silver Tree Way Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4WA
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1288/HH
Householder planning application - single storey detached 2 bay cartlodge
Coes Cottage Cropley Grove Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TL
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1289/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/25/0124/HH to allow use of amended plans for a. porch b. garage conversion into habitable rooms c. single storey front, side and rear extensions d. exterior fenestration alterations, internal alterations and associated works
Sidehill House Heath Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AB
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0572
Application to discharge condition 4 (LEMP) of DC/25/0572/FUL
High Gables Hall Road Barnardiston Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TG
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1290/FUL
Planning application - a. workshop extension, b. detached single storey building for car valet services
Lancaster BMW Thetford Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SX
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1291/TE1
Determination in respect of development by telecommunications code systems operators - one pole mounted OMNI antenna at 13.45 metres; one pole mounted GPS antenna at 12 metres; one pole mounted OMNI antenna at 4.19 metres; equipment enclosure to be installed on a roof foundation; six concrete bollards
Land At Sewage Treatment Works Old Lane Stanningfield Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1711
Application to discharge condition 4 (refuse bins) of DC/24/1711/FUL
Little Haven Water Lane Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AH
Received 14 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1292/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of garage into habitable room
24B Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8JZ
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1293/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension (following demolition of existing extension) b. cladding to front and side elevation c. two roof lights to front elevation d. new door to west elevation (following removal of existing window) e. rear dormer to first floor
116B Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SD
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0377
Application to discharge condition 3 (later approval of details) of application DC/25/0377/LB
Kytson Cottages Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1294/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - seeking regularisation of an existing building and associated hard standing as shown edge in red on the accompanying location plan for certificate of lawfulness regarding existing building and associated hard standing See accompanying covering letter for more details.
Block F Rebvale Industrial Estate Newmarket Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RD
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/25/0181
Application to discharge condition 6 (contamination) of application DC/25/0181/FUL
Yerrill Garden Burton End Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9AD
Received 15 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1295/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by six metres with a maximum height of three metres and a height of 2.5 metres to the eaves
Archways Mill Road Gazeley Suffolk CB8 8RW
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1296/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear and side extension b. replacement cladding to west elevation
16 Lincoln Green Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LL
Received 19 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1297/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - one non-illuminated fascia sign
107 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JH
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1298/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (shown on plan) fell, one acer maple (shown on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, one variegated maple (shown on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Pump House Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX
Received 17 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1299/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one copper beech (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
Sue Connell Cottage The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1300/TPO
TPO 245(1997) tree preservation order - one walnut (marked on plan, T5 on order) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
Tall Trees The Green Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4UE
Received 18 Aug 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1301/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer (marked on plan) fell
16 Aldridge Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JT
Received 18 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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