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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
7,944Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,335 approved or refused records
360Refused applications

4,975 approved · 360 refused · 562 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0755

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (submission of arboricultural method) and 8 (construction environmental management) of DC/25/0755/FUL

    Maple Park Falconer Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7XU

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  2. WithdrawnDC/25/1369/HH

    Householder planning application - first floor rear extension

    Ashdown Cottage 1 Freckenham Road Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SQ

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  3. DecidedDCON(B)/23/1397

    Application to discharge condition 9 (biodiversity enhancements) and 11 (bin storage and presentation) of DC/23/1397/VAR

    6 Flint Way Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9ND

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1370/HH

    Householder planning application - extension to existing dropped kerb

    40 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  5. DecidedDC/25/1371/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension

    42 Birkdale Court Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6XF

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  6. DecidedDC/25/1372/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - mixed species (G001 on plan) create 2 metres clearance around the UV cabin, one Field Maple (H001 on plan) reduce western canopy only, prune this area by 1.2 metres laterally, one Common Ash (T880 on plan) lateral crown reduction on western quadrant by 2.5 metres

    Anglian Water School Road Great Wratting Suffolk

    Received 1 Sept 2025
  7. DecidedDCON(S)/15/2151

    Application to discharge condition 8 (landscape) of DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  8. DecidedDCON(T)/15/2151

    Application discharge condition 6 (refuse strategy) of DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  9. DecidedDCON(U)/15/2151

    Application to discharge condition 28 (parking) of DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  10. DecidedDCON(X)/15/2151

    Application to discharge condition 9 (services) of DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  11. DecidedDCON(W)/15/2151

    Application to discharge condition 12 (construction and management plan) of DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  12. DecidedDCON(V)/15/2151

    Application to discharge condition 37 (foul water strategy) and 38 (sustainable drainage) of DC/15/2151/OUT in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  13. DecidedDCON(E)/19/1940

    Application to discharge condition 2 (layby arrangement) of DC/19/1940/RM in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  14. DecidedDCON(D)/19/1940

    Application to discharge condition 3 (tree pit details) of DC/19/1940/RM in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  15. DecidedDCON(F)/19/1940

    Application to discharge condition 4 (lighting) of DC/19/1940/RM in relation to parcel A8

    Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  16. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1502

    Application to discharge conditions 2, 3, 4 (contamination), conditions 5, 6, 7 (parking, cycle and bins) and conditions 11, 12, 13, 14 (biodiversity) of DC/24/1502/P3QPA

    South East Lodge Rede Road Whepstead Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  17. Pending ConsiderationDCON(F)/22/0593

    Application to discharge condition 40 (Site-Specific Written Schemes of Investigation) of DC/22/0593/HYB

    Land At Hardwick Manor Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  18. Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/24/1018

    Application to part discharge conditions 9 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 10 (New/Replacement Doors - Int/Ext) of DC/24/1018/LB

    The Red House 17 Nethergate Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8NP

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/1373/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/21/1950/OUT - appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for plot 1

    Hereward House 2A Hereward Avenue Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7LW

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1374/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one oak (marked on plan) cut back 10 branches on the eastern side by up to 1.5 metres to suitable growth points

    Primrose Cottage Water Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NA

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1375/P3CMA

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

    9 Short Brackland Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EL

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  22. DecidedDC/25/1376/TPO

    TPO 182(1972) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (T007 on plan, within A3 on order) pollard to six metres above ground level, one cherry plum (T009 on plan, within A3 on order) fell, two lime (T010 and T011 on plan, within A3 on order) re-pollard to five metres above ground level

    Drift Cottage Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8JG

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/1377/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/24/0746/FUL to enable the use of amended plans for plots 2 and 3

    Development At School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ

    Received 2 Sept 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1378/HH

    Householder planning application - boundary fence

    1 Manor Close Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DB

    Received 3 Sept 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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