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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
7,933Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,328 approved or refused records
360Refused applications

4,968 approved · 360 refused · 559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1323/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver maple (marked T3265 on plan) crown thin by 20 percent

    Thingoe Lodge Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JU

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  2. WithdrawnDC/25/1324/TPO

    TPO 016(1957) tree preservation order - one Pine (T1 on plan and within A1 on order) fell,

    Rhone House Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7PB

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/1325/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two silver birch (as indicated on plan by circles) reduce crown by up to two metres, cut back to provide up to 1.5 metres clearance from nearby structures and crown lift up to three metres above ground level. Two hornbeams (as indicated on plan by circles) reduce height by up to three metres and lateral growth by up to two metres, cut back to provide up to 1.5 metres clearance from nearby structures and crown lift up to 4.5 metres above ground level

    Adderbury Aldridge Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JT

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1326/TPO

    TPO 02 (2010) tree preservation order - one silver birch (T178 on plan and on order) fell

    2 Jeddah Way Kentford Suffolk CB8 8JY

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/1327/P3CMA

    Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial/business/service to nine dwellings (class C3)

    136 - 142 High Street Newmarket Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/1328/TPO

    TPO 277(1999) - tree preservation order - Three Beech (G1 on plan and Order) crown reduction in height to previous pruning points and cut back to provide up to 2.5 metres clearance from structures, one Hornbeam - (G1 on plan and Order) crown reduction in height to previous pruning points and cut back to provide up to 2.5 metres clearance from structures, one Beech (G1 on plan and Order) fell

    12 Chancellery Mews Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AB

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  7. DecidedDC/25/1329/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one cedar (marked A on plan) crown lift up to five metres above ground level on the east aspect, up to four metres on the south aspect, and up to three metres on the west and north aspects

    3 Memorial Cottage The Street Euston Suffolk IP24 2QH

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/1330/FUL

    Planning application - external plant installation to front elevation

    Rowan House West Suffolk Hospital Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  9. DecidedDC/25/1331/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey side infill extension with rooflights b. insertion of window on side elevation and c. insertion of patio doors on rear elevation

    Heathcot 31 Greys Close Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BT

    Received 21 Aug 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/1332/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer (T1 on plan) and one weymouth pine (T3 on plan) fell, one deodar cedar (T2 on plan) reduce height by up to five metres and remove twenty lateral branches on eastern aspect and seven on western aspect

    3 Chestnut Close Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AF

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  11. DecidedDC/25/1333/TPO

    TPO 002(2019) tree preservation order - one walnut (marked on plan, T1 on order) reduce crown by up to 2.5 metres all round

    5 Lower Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DZ

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  12. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1675

    Application to discharge conditions 7 (boundary treatments) 8 (soft and hard landscaping) 11 (LEMP) and 13 (footway and crossing details) of application DC/24/1675/FUL

    Field Road Service Station Field Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AL

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  13. DecidedDC/25/1334/FUL

    Planning application - construction and operation of 200 kW micro energy storage system

    Electricity Sub Station College Heath Road Mildenhall Suffolk

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/1335/HH

    Householder planning application - conversion of existing cart lodge to annexe

    The Laurels Sudbury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0TJ

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/1336/HH

    Householder planning application - a. two conservation rooflights to rear elevation b. loft conversion to create habitable space

    20 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QD

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1337/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two lime (marked 1 on plan) reduce height to 3.75 metres, four yew (marked 2 on plan) three holly (marked 5 on plan) overall crown reduction to 5.5 metres, one silver birch (marked 3 on plan) remove branches blocking proposed speed camera on southern aspect, one birch (marked 3 on plan) remove branches overhanging highway

    Highbury House 57 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG

    Received 22 Aug 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/1338/HH

    Householder planning application - installation of two rooflights on front elevation (following removal of existing single rooflight)

    2 Gosford Close Clare Suffolk CO10 8PT

    Received 23 Aug 2025
  18. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0701

    Application to discharge condition 7 (later approval of details) of DC/25/0701/HH

    Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/1340/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one plum (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres

    1 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AN

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1341/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one goat willow (T1 on plan) pollard to three metres above ground level

    98 Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YW

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1342/FUL

    Planning application - a. Installation of a prefabricated bathroom block, b. installation of marquee and c. associated works

    Bridge Hotel Brandon 79 High Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0AX

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/1344/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one acer (T1 on plan) re-pollard to existing pollard points to maintain size and form, one lilac (T2 on plan) one pear willow (T4 on plan) crown thin by 15 percent, one laburnum (T3 on plan) restoration pruning to rejuvenate sickly tree

    Woodhills Church Hill Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PT

    Received 26 Aug 2025
  23. DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0659

    Application to discharge Biodiversity Net Gain Plan of DC/25/0659/FUL

    Former Swimming Pool Site Recreation Way Mildenhall Suffolk

    Received 20 Aug 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1345/FUL

    Planning application - one self build dwelling and detached garage (following demolition of existing dwelling)

    3 Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8JD

    Received 27 Aug 2025

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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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