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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
7,957Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,347 approved or refused records
360Refused applications

4,987 approved · 360 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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)/25/0845

    Application to discharge condition 3 (tree protection measures) of application DC/25/0845/HH

    Newlands Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7PB

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  2. DecidedDCON(B)/24/1859

    Application to discharge condition 5 (lighting) of application DC/24/1859/FUL

    Elveden Ceva Primary School London Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TN

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  3. DecidedDC/25/1401/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area nofitication - one Acer (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to one metre and crown lift up to three metres above ground level

    Lime Lodge High Street Hopton Suffolk IP22 2QX

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  4. DecidedDC/25/1402/TPO

    TPO 178 (1971) tree preservation order - a. one Horse chestnut (T1 on plan within G4 on order) reduce height by 18 metres b. two Horse chestnut (T2 and T3 on plan G4 on order) reduce height by four metres, reduce radial spread south by two metres, north by one metre and east by five metres

    Jubilee Court Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DD

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  5. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0289

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (GCN method statement), 7 (Ecological Enhancement and Management Plan) and 8 (lighting scheme) of application DC/25/0289/FUL

    Warren Place Moulton Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8QQ

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  6. Pending ConsiderationNMA(F)/22/1193

    Non material amendment to DC/22/1193/RM - landscaping drawings for Southern Neighbourhood (excluding areas approved under NMA(B)/22/1193/RM and NMA(C)/22/1193)

    Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  7. Pending DecisionDC/25/1403/FUL

    Planning Application - 172 dwellings, including 69 affordable homes, 16 custom build dwellings, land (0.22ha) reserved for Early Years education provision, access, public open space, landscaping, footpaths and cycle routes, sustainable drainage features and associated infrastructure

    Land South Of Bury Road Barrow Suffolk

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  8. DecidedDC/25/1405/HH

    Householder planning application - Install air source heat pump

    43 Roman Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0NG

    Received 5 Sept 2025
  9. DecidedNMA(A)/20/2065

    Non material amendment to DC/20/2065/OUT - reduce the Western footpath on Barningham Road from 1.8m width to 1.2m width from a distance of 1.5m away from the Southern most high voltage telegraph pole to the end of the 1.8m wide designated footpath as shown on drawing 3364-SK-04

    George Hill Nurseries Barningham Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AD

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  10. DecidedDC/25/1406/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (on plan) fell and three Cherry (on plan) fell

    62 Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  11. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0297

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) and 5 (lighting strategy) of DC/25/0297/FUL

    The Pines Primary School Manor Wood Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8WL

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  12. DecidedDC/25/1407/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cedar (T1 on plan) fell

    Brambles The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5RY

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  13. UnknownDC/25/1408/DE1

    Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of residential dwelling

    Boyton Hall Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  14. DecidedDC/25/1409/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two walnut (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, crown lift to three metres above ground level

    84 Mill Park Gardens Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7FE

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  15. DecidedDC/25/1410/TPO

    TPO 504(2010) tree preservation order - one willow (marked on plan, T3 on order) pollard to four metres above ground level

    43 Nunnery Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XT

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  16. DecidedDC/25/1411/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - nine willow (marked G3254 on plan) re-pollard to four metres above ground level

    1 Pigeon Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JP

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  17. DecidedDC/25/1412/FUL

    Planning application - installation of two EV charging stations with associated cabling works

    Honeyballs Lodge Ickworth Park Horringer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5QE

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  18. DecidedDC/25/1413/HH

    Householder planning application - two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing lean-to)

    Little Eastcotts Brockley Green Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DT

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  19. DecidedDC/25/1414/TPO

    TPO 259(1973) tree preservation order - 14 lime (marked TG1 on plan, within G5 on order) crown lift to five metres above ground level

    Devonshire House High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AS

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  20. DecidedDC/25/1415/HH

    Householder planning application - first floor rear extension

    75 Eriswell Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AH

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  21. DecidedDC/25/1417/CLE

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - change of use from agricultural to commercial and light industrial storage use

    Abbots Farm Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EW

    Received 8 Sept 2025
  22. WithdrawnDC/25/1418/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. two replacement doors on front elevation b. replacement glass on front elevation window

    89 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  23. DecidedDC/25/1419/HH

    Householder planning application - a. replacement vehicular entrance gates b. pedestrian gate

    33 Edinburgh Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QE

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  24. DecidedDC/25/1420/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one walnut (marked T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres, one cherry (marked T2 on plan) fell

    Workhouse Yard North Street Hundon Suffolk CO10 8EE

    Received 9 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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