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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 dates8,062Searchable applications
397Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,424 approved or refused records
365Refused applications
5,059 approved · 365 refused · 570 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0276/HH
Householder planning application - two storey front and side extension
131 Raynham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6ED
Received 17 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0277/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - storage building
Larks Pool Farm Mill Road Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6LR
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0241
Application to discharge condition 12 (LEMP) of application DC/25/0241/FUL
Barn Home Farm Chilton Street Clare Suffolk
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0278/LB
Application for listed building consent - one hole to front elevation to allow for replacement of telephone wire
Halfway House Whepstead Road Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PU
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0279/FUL
Planning Application - construction of a new high school (Use Class F1) with associated access, parking, outdoor sports facilities, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works within RAF Lakenheath
Land At Lords Walk Raf Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0280/RM
Reserved matters application - submission of details under outline planning permission DC/15/2151/OUT - the means of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for two storey, 66 bed care home for older people, with associated car park
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/24/1853
Application to discharge conditions 3 (cycle storage) and 4 (refuse storage and presentation) of DC/24/1853/P3CMA
The Paddock 58B Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(B)/22/0105
Non-material amendment for DC/22/0105/FUL - a. alteration to driveway b. alteration to pond c. removal of trees and hedge d. addtional tree planting
Breckey Ley Old Town Lane Nowton Suffolk IP29 5LT
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0281/P14JPA
Prior approval application under Part 14 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - installation of a 319.2kWp solar PV system (694 x solar PV modules) on a non-domestic flat rooftop
Sainsburys Haycocks Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7YL
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0282/HH
Householder planning application - a. new fence onto existing wall b. replace existing fence and gate adjacent to highway c. replace existing railings with fence and gate and d. addition fence gate as per block plan
2 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
Received 19 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1247
Application to discharge conditions 6 (surface water discharge), 9 (cycle storage), 10 (bin storage), 11 (construction management plan) and 13 (Ecological Enhancement) of DC/24/1247/RM
Land Adjacent To Hall Lane Risby Suffolk
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/2143
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials - samples/details), 6 (contamination investigation), 7 (implementation of remediation Strategy), 8 (unexpected contamination),9 (construction method statement),13 (ecological enhancement),14 (sound insulation), and 16 (limit water use) DC/22/2143/FUL
Land At Empire Yard Haverhill Suffolk
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0241
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition of application DC/25/0241/FUL
Barn Home Farm Chilton Street Clare Suffolk
Received 18 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/0464
Non-material amendment to DC/25/0464/VAR - alteration to design of second-floor balcony of Magistrates Court Building
Old Shire Hall Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/1358
Non-material amendment to DC/25/1358/VAR - to allow for changes to proposed brick types
Land Off Mildenhall Road West Row Suffolk
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(S)/19/2481
Application to discharge condition 44 (off site highway improvements) of application DC/19/2481/OUT
Land East Of Bury Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0283/FUL
Planning application - one dwelling
Development Site Stoke Road Clare Suffolk
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/21/2094
Application to discharge condition 20 (archaeological investigation) of application DC/21/2094/OUT
Townsend Nurseries Snow Hill Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8QE
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0284/HH
Householder planning application - wraparound extension to front, side and rear elevations
Homelea 3 Chapel Lane Brockley Suffolk IP29 4AS
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0285/HH
Householder planning application - one detached annexe
6 Brookside Exning Suffolk CB8 7HP
Received 20 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1975
Application do discharge conditions 3 (external finishes of cabins), 4 (archaeology), 6 (cycle provision), 7 (EV charging provision), 10 (soft landscaping) of application DC/23/1975/FUL
Ravenwood Hall Hotel Ipswich Road Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JA
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0286/TPO
TPO 078 (1966) tree preservation order - one Sycamore tree (T1 on plan), fell
1 Church Close Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BY
Received 23 Feb 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/21/1447
Non-material amendment to DC/21/1447/HH - extension to rear flat roof dormer so that it abuts into existing gable pitch roof
42 Woodland Close Risby Suffolk IP28 6QN
Received 22 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0287/FUL
Planning application - a. external works to existing warehouse b. new yard layout including revised external storage arrangement including racking, new secure fencing and associated gates, revised car parking and servicing and associated works
Jewson Ltd Cratfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DF
Received 24 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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