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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 dates7,966Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,356 approved or refused records
361Refused applications
4,995 approved · 361 refused · 563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1490/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic system
Breckland School Crown Street Brandon Suffolk IP27 0PE
Received 20 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1491/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - proposed roof mounted solar panels
Houldsworth Valley County Primary School Rowley Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0PU
Received 20 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1492/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - proposed roof mounted solar panels
Coupals Primary Academy Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LB
Received 20 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1493/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of 214.13kWp solar photovoltaic on rooftop
Samuel Ward Academy, Samuel Ward Acadamy Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LD
Received 20 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1494/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic system
Sybil Andrews Academy Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk IP32 7QB
Received 20 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1495/HH
Householder Planning Application - provision of dropped kerb to gain access to garden for a driveway / off road parking
31 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EA
Received 22 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1496/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch (T1 on plan) fell
The Old Parsonage Church Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1699
Application to discharge condition nine (archaeology) of DC/23/1699/RM
Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 22 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1498/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (as indicated on plan by circle) overall crown reduction by up to five metres, two Apple (as indicated on plan by circles) overall crown reduction by up to two and a half metres
Stone Cottage The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DT
Received 23 Sept 2025 - WithdrawnDC/25/1499/TPO
TPO 01 (1999) tree preservation order - one Japanese cherry (marked green on plan, within area A1 on order) fell
17 Woodcock Rise Brandon Suffolk IP27 0BN
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1500/HH
Householder planning application - a. one dormer to front elevation b. single storey rear extension c. deepening of first-floor window on side elevation d. replacement of all windows and doors
Strathlene The Park Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2SU
Received 22 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1501/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - G001 - (Lime and one Sycamore) - prune back selected branches on neighbouring side (South side) by up to 2 metres
Abbey Precinct The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
Received 22 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1503/TCA
trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Walnut (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres b. one Apple (T2 on plan) fell
Foundry House Old Bury Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BS
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0450
Application to discharge condition 6 (cycle storage) of application DC/24/0450/FUL
Swan Lane Business Park, Unit 8 Swan Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7FN
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1504/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Indian bean (marked in red on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
25 Churchill Close Erbury Place Clare Suffolk CO10 8QA
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedNMA(C)/22/1398
Non-material amendment to DC/22/1398/RM - to allow for use of amended site plan
Development Land Brickfields Drive Haverhill Suffolk
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1505/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Beech (T1 on plan) and one Walnut (T2 on plan) reduce branches overhanging boundary on eastern aspect by up to two metres
River Cottage The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 23 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1506/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
11 Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3JU
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1060
Application to discharge condition three (contamination investigation) six (details of parking/manoeuvring) and seven (refuse storage and presentation) of DC/23/1060/P3QPA
The Hangar Edmunds Hill Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YR
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1508/TPO
TPO 003(1950) tree preservation order - one sycamore (T001 on plan, within A1 on order) crown reduction of up to 2.5 metres on eastern aspect
17 Laywood Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JD
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1678
Application to discharge condition 7 (archaeological) and 8 (historical recording) of application DC/22/1678/FUL
The Yews 49 High Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DS
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1509/TPO
TPO 235 (1973) and TPO 351 (1973) tree preservation orders - one Pseudo Acacia (T1 on plan T26 on order) crown reduction of up to 2.5 metres; one Pseudo Acacia (T2 on plan T26 on order) fell; one Cypress (T4 on plan and in area G2 on order) reduce height by up to eight metres and reduce crown back to boundary wall; two Hollies (T5 and T6 and in area G2 on order) reduce height by up to two metres and reduce crown back to boundary wall; one Sycamore (T7 on plan and in area G2 on order) fell; one Sycamore (T8 on plan and in area G1 on order) crown lift by four metres above ground level
8 Annexe Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1510/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement windows b. replacement of first-floor tile hanging with cladding to front elevation c. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
81 Edinburgh Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QD
Received 25 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1511/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
5 Princess Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NX
Received 25 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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