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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

7,934Searchable applications

397Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,328 approved or refused records

360Refused applications

4,968 approved · 360 refused · 560 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1346/FUL
Planning application - change of use of agricultural building to self-build dwelling (Class C3)
Farley Green House Farley Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 27 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/1675
Application to discharge Statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/24/1675/FUL
Field Road Service Station Field Road Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7AL
Received 26 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0704
Application to discharge conditions 5 (written scheme of investigation), 7 (contamination), 10 (bat license), 13 (soft landscaping) and 14 (hard landscaping) of application DC/25/0704/VAR
Stansfield Hall, Barn 2 Stansfield Hall Road Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LW
Received 26 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1348/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - use of site for growing hybrid sports turf
Gazeley Stud Moulton Road Gazeley Suffolk CB8 8RA
Received 27 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1349/TPO
TPO 450(2007) tree preservation order - four birch (marked on plan, within G2 on order) fell
Hale House 152 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SD
Received 27 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1350/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling
85 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DS
Received 27 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0664
Application to discharge Biodiversity Net Gain Plan of application DC/25/0664/FUL
Studlands Park Sports Club Hyperion Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7RX
Received 21 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1352/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
34 Selway Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7PL
Received 28 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/19/2038
Application to discharge condition 11 (materials) of DC/19/2038/HYB
Land Between 4 And 8 Norfolk Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 28 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1353/HH
Householder planning application - a. veranda and covered passage to rear and side b. single storey outbuilding
Woodview Thurston Road Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2PW
Received 28 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1354/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Walnut (on plan) lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by up to three metres, removal to fork at one metre from trunk of eastern limb on branch at four metres, extending north-east and removal of limb over garage roof
Northgate House High Street Hopton Diss Suffolk IP22 2QX
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1355/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - variation of condition 2 (duration of permission) of planning application SCC027316
Land At Bay Farm Elms Road Worlington Suffolk
Received 28 Aug 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/0373
Application to discharge conditions 2 (cycle storage) and 3 (refuse storage and presentation) of application DC/25/0373/P3CMA
9 Cotton End Road Exning Suffolk CB8 7NN
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1356/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) crown thin by maximum of 30 percent, overall crown reduction by maximum of four metres, lateral branches shortened by maximum of three metres, four apple (T2,T3,T4 and T5 on plan), one quince (T6 on plan) crown thin by maximum of 30 percent, overall crown reduction by maximum of three metres, lateral branches shortened by maximum of three metres
White Cottage The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1357/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres
The Chestnuts 27 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HJ
Received 29 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1358/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 1 of DC/24/0729/RM to allow for amended plan for a. submission of details under outline planning permission DC/22/1926/OUT the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for nine dwellings b. including details reserved by condition 3 of DC/22/1926/OUT (materials, refuse and recycling bins, soft landscaping, roads and footpaths, parking, cycle storage)
Land Off Mildenhall Road West Row Suffolk
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1359/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one malus (T1 on plan), one cherry (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
Park Place Park Yard Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HL
Received 29 Aug 2025
WithdrawnDC/25/1361/HH
Householder planning application - creation of new access and five parking bays
89C Wratting Road Great Thurlow Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7LJ
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1362/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Weeping Willow (A on plan) crown reduction in height by four metres and lateral crown reduction by two metres
Greenacres Moor Hall Road Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HJ
Received 30 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1363/FUL
Planning application - a. one self build dwelling and cart lodge b. associated access
Tile Hall Farley Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1364/HH
Householder planning application - extension to existing two bay garage to allow part conversion to annexe with single carport
Packe House Gazeley Road Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8SR
Received 30 Aug 2025
DecidedDC/25/1366/FUL
Planning application - infill single storey extension to form two classrooms
Broadlands Hall Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7UD
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDC/25/1367/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (T1 on plan) removal of lowest secondary branch on south aspect, one holly (T15 on plan) crown lift up to 2.5 metres above ground level and removal of secondary branches, one yew (T16 on plan) crown lift to 2 metres above ground level, one yew (T27 on plan) crown lift to 0.5 metres above ground level, lateral crown reduction on eastern aspect by 1 metre and lateral crown reduction on south western aspect by up to 1 metre, one chestnut (T39 on plan) crown lift to 2 metres above ground level
St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH
Received 1 Sept 2025
DecidedDCON(A)/25/1148
Application to discharge condition 3 (sample panel) of DC/25/1148/LB
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 1 Sept 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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