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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 dates8,069Searchable applications
389Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,431 approved or refused records
366Refused applications
5,065 approved · 366 refused · 571 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0309/LB
Application for listed building consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling
Merrow Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0310/FUL
Planning application - replacement dwelling (following demolition of remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire)
Ghent Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0311/LB
Application for listed building consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling
Ghent Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0312/FUL
Planning application - replacement dwelling (following demolition of remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire)
Old Twizzlers Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0313/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling
Old Twizzlers Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0314/FUL
Planning application - replacement dwelling (following demolition of remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire)
Harebell Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0315/LB
Application for listed building consent - demolish remains of existing dwelling destroyed by fire and reinstate one dwelling
Harebell Cottage Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 25 Feb 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/14/2096
Application to discharge condition 29 - construction method statement of DC/14/2096/HYB
Land Off Station Road Station Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0316/FUL
Planning application - a. extension to existing laundry storage area incorporating replacement of existing half glazed double doors and small casement window with vertical timber clad doors within courtyard, b. installation of store room within courtyard, c. installation of three mounted AC units on second floor of courtyard with associated pipework and power cable encasement
Ickworth Lodge Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0317/LB
Application of listed building consent - a. extension to existing laundry storage area incorporating replacement of existing half glazed double doors and small casement window with vertical timber clad doors within courtyard, b. installation of store room within courtyard, c. installation of three mounted AC units on second floor of courtyard with associated pipework and power cable encasement
Ickworth Lodge Ickworth Park Horringer Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0318/FUL
Planning application - change of use of land to domestic equestrian use
Brookfield Coltsfoot Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UW
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0319/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. one window to front elevation c. one rooflight to front elevation d. front gable to be rendered (following removal of existing cladding) e. two storey rear extension f. single storey rear extension
2 Downing Drive Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RP
Received 26 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0321/FUL
Planning application - a. external works to existing warehouse b. ancillary office and welfare unit c. 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 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0322/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Alder (A1 on plan) fell
51 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AZ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0323/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension, b. change of use of existing garage to habitable space including an increase in roof height, c. removal of garage door and insertion of window
18 Windmill Rise Hundon Suffolk CO10 8EQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0324/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. three non-illuminated fascia signs to front elevation b. painting of shop front
29 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0325/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
44 Spruce Drive Brandon Suffolk IP27 0UL
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0326/TPO
TPO 02 (1995) tree preservation order - as per schedule received
Land Off Briscoe Way Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9SA
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0327/FUL
Planning Application - six stables, hay/bedding store, muck bunker, six bay horse walker and all-weather paddock
Florizel Hamilton Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0NY
Received 27 Feb 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0328/HH
Householder planning application - a. front open porch b. alterations to fenestration c. convert part of outbuilding to enlarge residential annexe d. replace outbuilding roof tiles
Stanley Farm Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BT
Received 27 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0329/TPO
TPO 510(2010) tree preservation order - one walnut (marked on plan and T1 on order) fell
3 Saddlers Yard Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HY
Received 2 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0330/P3TPA
Prior Approval Application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial/business/service (Class E(g)) to state funded SEND school (Class F1(a))
Building 22 16 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0331/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Morningside Bury Road Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BZ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0332/HH
Householder planning application - construction of a timber clad flat roofed prefabricated building to be used as a home gym
4 Denham Hall Barrow Road Denham Suffolk IP29 5EL
Received 28 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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