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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 dates7,978Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,366 approved or refused records
362Refused applications
5,004 approved · 362 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1549/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. cladding to front and rear elevations
75 Home Farm Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QL
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1550/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - Munitions inspection facility
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9PR
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1551/FUL
Planning application - change of use of first floor from sui generis (former community/office use) to class E(e) for dental health services
Market Cross Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1BT
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1552/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - conventional munitions project
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9PR
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1553/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - precision guided missiles
Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9PR
Received 24 Sept 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1554/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side extension including outdoor dining space and covered walkway b. insertion of bay window (following demolition of existing conservatory) c. external alterations including replacement windows and doors, two additional ground floor windows on the front elevation, painting of brickwork and a replacement roof
Barton Court School Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RQ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1555/P3QPA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - (a) change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (class C3) to create eight dwellings (b) associated operational development
Denham Estates Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EQ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1556/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one beech (marked on plan) crown lift to four metres from ground level, remove two limbs over roof of neighbouring property, one walnut (marked on plan) remove two lower south facing branches
Torrella 1 Beeches Close Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EW
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1557/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Poplars (G1 on plan) fell
Church Farm Barn Bury Road Great Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LG
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1558/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (marked T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, crown lift to three metres above ground level, one robinia (marked T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one silver birch (marked T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one sycamore (marked T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one yew (marked T5 on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres, one plum (marked T6 on plan) one apple (marked T7 on plan) fell
88 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 3 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1561/FUL
Planning application - change of use of agricultural/equine land to dog exercise field and associated enclosed parking area
Apple Tree Farm Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0774
Application to discharge condition 5 (means to prevent discharge surface water) of DC/25/0774/HH
10 Coronation Place Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EP
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1562/HH
Householder planning application - three bay garage
Henbury House Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2QE
Received 5 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1563/TPO
TPO 02 (2001) tree preservation order - one Beech (T12 on plan and order) - reduce the height of vertical water shoots on the east aspect of the crown by up to 4 metres to suitable pruning points, and reduce the overall crown spread on the eastern aspect by up to 2 metres
13 Heron Avenue Brandon Suffolk IP27 0TD
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1564/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Liquidamber (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Liquidamber (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Malus (T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Cherry (T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Cherry (T5 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Apple (T6 on plan) fell, one Apple (T7 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Apple (T8 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2m, crown thin by 30%, one Birch (T9 on plan) crown reduction by one metre and branch overhanding medlar to be reduced by one metre, one Medlar (T10 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%, one Ceanothus (T11 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and crown thin by 30%
8 Cherry Tree Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3GB
Received 5 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1565/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. two Walnut (T1 and T2 on plan) reduce crown overhanging driveway and building by up to two metres b. three Ash (T3 T6 and T7 on plan) and two Maple (T4 and T5 on plan) reduce crown overhanging garden by up to two metres
83 Mill Park Gardens Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7FE
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1566/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (as indicated on plan by circle) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
Doreda House Quaker Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AL
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1567/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - two single story rear extensions (following demolition of conservatory)
Archways Mill Road Gazeley Suffolk CB8 8RW
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1568/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to one dwelling (class C3) b. rear two storey and single storey extensions
84 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NZ
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1569/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. rear two storey and single storey extensions b. remove partition on entry to form enlarged entrance hall c. internal alterations including re-forming traditional features and internal doors d. replacement windows
84 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NZ
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1570/HH
Householder planning application - front porch
3 Sunnyside Cottages Thurston End Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4LQ
Received 6 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1571/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. remove window on ground floor rear elevation and replace with french doors b. replacement door on rear elevation
Mitchells Farm Bury Road Icklingham Suffolk IP28 6PW
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1572/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension and conversion of existing garage to habitable space
3 Falcon Drive Brandon Suffolk IP27 0UD
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(AI)/15/2483
Application to discharge conditions 28 (signing off of fieldwork) and 29 (archaeological works) of application DC/15/2483/OUT
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 Oct 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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