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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 dates8,060Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,423 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
5,058 approved · 365 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/26/0253/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one horse chestnut (T1 on plan) fell, one ash (T2 on plan) crown lift up to 5.5m above ground level by pruning secondary and tertiary branch structure only
The Recreation Ground Wratting Road Great Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LJ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(B)/25/1703
Non-material amendment for DC/25/1703/HH - reduce size of detached double garage
3 Holywell Farm Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8NL
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0254/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
139 Locks Cottages Pound Green Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7HY
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(R)/19/2481
Application to discharge condition 26 (LEMP) of application DC/19/2481/OUT
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0255/LB
Application for listed building consent - installation of internal log burner and external twin-wall flue system
Clare Barn Mary Lane Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DY
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0256/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
20 Adastral Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0PX
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0257/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - the installation of a fire suppression system and associated ancillary infrastructure
Haverhill Waste Transfer Station Homefield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0259/HH
Householder planning application - replacement front door
74 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AZ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0260/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create two dwellings
Dwellings 1 And 2 Adj Elm Cottage Cox Lane Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2NS
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0261/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - following use is lawful use as a depot for the sale and hire of non-mechanical building equipment and materials including as a timber merchant (subject to the conditions attached to planning permission under reference E/96/1865/P, save for condition number 4, and also subject to new condition (1) under planning permission E/98/2747/P (granted on appeal under reference T/APP/E3525/A/99/1015999/P5))
Beaver 84 Lmited Thingoe Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0262/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace window with french doors on first floor rear elevation b. box gutter in roof of single storey rear extension
Chapel House 23A Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0263/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - three non-illuminated fascia signs
29 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(C)/08/0222
Non-material amendment to F/2008/0222/FUL - to allow use of amended plan 03D - 1 rooflight on east elevation, 2 rooflights on west elevation, revised fenestration and installation of flue
2 Hall Farm Barns Upper Green Higham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6NZ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0264/FUL
Planning application - a. conversion of roof space into residential accommodation b. installation of lift c. one window to south elevation
7 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1UZ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0265/FUL
Planning application - Installation of two condensers with associated pipework and units to first floor accommodation
Ickworth House, Butlers Lodge Ickworth Hotel Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0266/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - a. removal of internal partition to rear lean-to b. installation of two condensers with associated pipework and units to first floor accommodation
Ickworth House, Butlers Lodge Ickworth Hotel Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0267/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling and vehicular access (following demolition of store) as amended by plans received 08 May 2026.
Meadow View 140 Ferry Lane West Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8PT
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0268/FUL
Planning application - a. re-render b. replacement windows c. rainwater goods, replacement rooftiles, boxed verges and mortared verge d. PV panels to roofs and removal of existing chimneys
The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0269/HH
Householder planning application - rear single storey extension
5 Pen Villa, The Studio Isleham Road Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SW
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0270/FUL
Householder planning application - replace five windows on North, East and West elevations
98 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/0271/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/25/0461/VAR
Flat 4 Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0272/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use from 5 person house of multiple occupancy (HMO) (class C4) to 7 person HMO (sui generis) b. addition of render to front elevation c. relocation of front door with replacement front porch d. changes to fenestration including infill of garage door to form window and relocation of east elevation window d. single storey side extension
123 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0274/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch extension b. single storey rear extension
3 Kings Court Oxford Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EW
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0275/HH
Householder planning application - a. porch b. pitched roof to existing garage c. front garage extension
Watermeadows Low Street Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AR
Received 16 Feb 2026
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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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