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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates8,059Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,422 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
5,057 approved · 365 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0210/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. creation of en suite to bedroom, b. fenestration changes to northwest elevation, c. replacement window, d. roof light to southwest elevation, e. internal alterations comprising two door closings and one new door opening and provision of new stairs to first floor (amendments to previously approved consent - DC/24/1735/LB)
The Plough The Green Rede Suffolk IP29 4BE
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0211/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement windows and doors to all elevations and associated internal and external alterations
Malting Farmhouse Church Road Chevington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5QH
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0212/COMPLI
Compliance of planning conditions1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 of application SE/05/02841
The Conifers Queens Lane Chedburgh Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4UT
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0213/HH
Householder planning application - a. enlargement of first floor side window b. additional solar panels to side roof elevation c. rear two storey and single storey extensions (following demolition of existing single storey extensions)
10 Coronation Cottages School Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HB
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0214/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T1 on plan) fell
19 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BB
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/0042
Application to discharge conditions 10 (Noise), 15 (bat licence), 16 (biodiversity enhancement), 18 (soft/hard landscaping) and 19 (boundary treatments) of application DC/24/0042/FUL
James Stiff Cottages Almshouse Road Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JL
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0215/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Dawn redwood (T3 on plan) fell
Manor Barn The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 10 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0216/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - installation of roof mounted solar PV panels and a solar inverter
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0217/TPO
TPO 235(1973) tree preservation order - one cherry plum (marked T23 on plan and within A4 on order) pollard to six metres above ground level
11 Cullum Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PB
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1930
Application to discharge conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 11 (soft landscaping scheme), 13 (landscape management plan), 16(gates), 17 (archaeology), 18 (archaeology) of application DC/23/1930/FUL
Land North Of Chapel Road West Row Suffolk
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0218/HH
Householder planning application - a. one front porch b. single storey side extension (following chimney removal) c. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey extension) d. detached outbuilding and associated boundary works
Lower Thatch Cottage Plough Hill Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LT
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0219/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. one front porch b. single storey side extension (following removal of chimney) c. two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey extension) d. associated internal and external works
Lower Thatch Cottage Plough Hill Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LT
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0220/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Eucalyptus (T001 on plan) coppice
The Deanery 3 The Great Churchyard Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RS
Received 10 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0221/TPO
TPO 005(1993) tree preservation order - one beech (marked on plan and T91 on order) overall crown reduction by four metres
West Suffolk College Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RL
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0222/HH
Householder planning application - a. one bay window to annexe building b. alterations to fenestration
Tally Ho The Street Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YW
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0223/LB
Application for listed building consent - Internal alterations
Tally Ho The Street Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YW
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0224/TPO
TPO 011 (2016) tree preservation order - one Beech (X on plan T1 on order) - crown lift up to 3.5 metres above ground level, and prune back to suitable pruning points to provide up to 2 metres clearance from surrounding structures
Stockacre House Thetford Road Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 5 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(B)/24/0999
Non-material amendment to DC/24/0999/FUL - to allow use of amended plans relating to retaining wall
Mce House 351 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0225/FUL
Planning application - cattery building
Land Adjacent To The Timber Lodge Buggs Hole Lane Thelnetham Suffolk
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0226/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Norway maple (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three meters back to previous pruning points
Dunroamin School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0227/TPO
TPO 313(2002) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T1 on plan and T6 on order) and one ash (marked T2 on plan and T7 on order), reduce overhanging branches on the north and north-east aspects of the crown by up to two metres to suitable growth points.
Bmi Healthcare Hospital St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AA
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0228/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - 35 projecting signs
14 Prospect Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DG
Received 11 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0229/HH
Householder planning application - a. one detached cart lodge b. alterations to front porch c. cladding and render added to all elevations d. single storey front extension e. single storey side extension with replacement roof to utility f. alterations to windows and doors on rear and side elevations g. replacement roof to existing conservatory including two roof lights to conservatory roof
Oak House Bury Road Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RX
Received 12 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1859
Application to discharge conditions 4 (soft landscaping details) of application DC/25/1859/FUL
Battery Box Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk
Received 11 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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