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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5,004 approved · 362 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1573/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey side extension (following demolition of existing garage) b. addition of flue to rear roof elevation c. replace window with door on rear elevation d. air conditioning unit to rear
9 Drinkwater Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QN
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1574/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Crab Apple one Sorbus and three fruit (marked on plan) fell
Adderbury Aldridge Lane Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JT
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1575/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear and side extension (following demolition of existing shed and outbuilding)
39 Bunbury Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7LU
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1576/HH
Householder planning application - a. roof canopy to front elevation b. single storey rear extensions c. first floor side extension (following demolition of existing greenhouse) d. hardiplank boarding to existing elevations e. replace bay window with door on side elevation f. additional window to side elevation on ground floor
1 Cardinal Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DW
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1577/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. two storey rear extension
The Pipers Bury Lane Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PX
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0473
Application to discharge conditions 5 (highway access surfacing), 7 (surface water discharge), 10 (cycle storage), 11 (electric vehicle charging), 12 (construction management plan), 20 (Biodiversity enhancement strategy), 21 (Biodiversity lighting design) and part discharge condition 3 (external materials) of application DC/25/0473/FUL
Rathkeltair Lodge Barton Hill Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1SN
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1578/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access (following demolition of existing porch)
18 Milden Court Hereward Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7LP
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1579/LB
Application for listed building consent - construction of brick pillar in basement to support ground floor beam
Brewery House 1A Anchor Lane Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DP
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(C)/24/0746
Application to discharge condition 18 (EPS Licence for Bats) of application DC/24/0746/FUL
Land Adj To Hanbury Paddocks Risby Suffolk
Received 7 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1580/HH
Householder application - single storey front and side extensions and construct outdoor cooking area
Benyon Cottage The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DS
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1582/FUL
Planning application - proposed horse walker and arena (following removal of exercise/trotting ring, covered lunge pit and loose box)
David Simcock Racing Ltd Trillium Place Birdcage Walk Newmarket Suffolk
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1583/TE1
Determination in respect of development by telecommunications code systems operators - one smart metering omni at 13.45 metres mounted on proposed 12 metres street works pole; one GPS antenna at 12.0 metres mounted on street works pole; one 3G OMNI antenna at 4.19 metres mounted on street works pole; one smart metering equipment enclosure to be installed on a root foundation; and four concrete bollards
Hundon Sewage Disposal Works Clare Road Hundon Suffolk
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1584/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one sycamore (marked on plan) reduce three overextended branches on the eastern aspect of the crown by two metres
83 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AR
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1585/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey extension to outbuilding b. catslide porch c. raised patio d. log burning stove and twin wall flue pipe
Grange Farm, Keepers Cottage Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1586/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - a. remove existing stay wire b. replace existing pole with stout terminal pole
Mortimer Lane Freckenham Suffolk
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1587/HH
Householder planning application - timber summerhouse in rear garden
Aspal Lane Nursery Aspal Lane Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BH
Received 8 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0856
Application to discharge condition four (parking) of DC/25/0856/FUL
Shooters Hill Farm Birds End Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HE
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1588/TPO
TPO 534 (2012) tree preservation order - one Weeping willow (T1 on plan and on order) pollard to 8.5 metres above ground level
2 Manor Farm Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QN
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1589/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch extension b. single storey rear extension c. new window on first floor side elevation
165 Thetford Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0DF
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1159
Application to discharge conditions 3 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 4 (new/replacement doors - int/ext) of DC/25/1159/LB
Vicarage Farm Barrow Road Denham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5EF
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1203
Application to discharge conditions 5 (landscaping), 6 (landscape management plan) and 10 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/24/1203/FUL
Rougham Estate Office Ipswich Road Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9LZ
Received 9 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1590/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. single storey rear extension c. render to existing rear elevation
14 Brandon Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7HZ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1591/FUL
Planning application - four dwellings (to replace four fire damaged dwellings)
3-6 Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LS
Received 10 Oct 2025 - DecidedDC/25/1592/LB
Application for listed building consent - demolition of four fire damaged dwellings
3-6 Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LS
Received 13 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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