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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 dates8,088Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,449 approved or refused records
368Refused applications
5,081 approved · 368 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0435/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Holm Oak (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by upto 2.5 metres, two Douglas Fir (T2 and T3 on plan) fell, two Silver Birch (T4 and T5 on plan) fell, two Scots Pines (T6 and T7 on plan) crown lift by up to two metres
Lane End School Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1240
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1240/FUL
Willow House Fen Lane Thelnetham Diss Suffolk IP22 1JX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0436/FUL
Planning application - change of use of office building (class E) to dwelling (class C3)
Weavers Business Centre 6 Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8EE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0437/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - three internally illuminated digital screens
Glasswells Ltd Dettingen Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TU
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0438/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and rear extension (following demolition of existing detached garage) b. removal of chimney and first floor side elevation window
18 Gainsborough Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RX
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0439/HH
Householder planning application - replace aluminium front elevation windows with timber casements
89 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(C)/24/1483
Application to discharge condition 33 (minerals safeguarding assessment) of DC/24/1483/OUT
Land South Of Cavendish Road Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0440/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear and side extension
Heath Lodge Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LG
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0441/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey canopy to rear
27 Stanley Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8AF
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0442/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Catalpa (marked on plan) remove the lowest limb and crown lift up to 2.5 metres above ground level, removing secondary and tertiary branch structure only
30 York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EG
Received 18 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0443/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Apple (T2 on plan) fell
5 Cornwallis Close West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EU
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0444/TPO
TPO 296(2000) tree preservation order - two sycamore (marked on plan, T29 and T27 on order) and one horse chestnut (marked on plan and T28 on order) crown reduce by up to 2.5 metres to suitable pruning points, and crown lift up to 3.5 metres above ground level
2 Water Tower Cottages West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3LS
Received 19 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0445/HPA
Application for householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3 metres with a maximum height of 3.3 metres and a height of 2.15 metres to the eaves
Thatched Cottage High Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5LZ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1831
Application to discharge conditions 1 (parking/cycle storage) and 2 (bin storage) of DC/25/1831/P3RPA
Hall Farm Bury Road Great Thurlow Suffolk
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0446/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation
4 Downing Close Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7PB
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0447/TPO
TPO 170(1971) tree preservation order - works stated on submitted tree schedule of works
10 Crown Crescent Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EJ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/1323
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/24/1323/FUL
Leys Farm The Street Lidgate Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9PS
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0448/TPO
TPO 034(1977) tree preservation order - works stated on submitted tree schedule of works
West Suffolk Council Anglian Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/1219
Application to discharge conditions 8 (cladding details) 9 (fencing details) and 10 (HMMP) of DC/25/1219/FUL
The New Croft Chalkstone Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0BW
Received 19 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0449/HH
Householder planning application - single-storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
26 St Johns Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AA
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0450/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey side extension b. replacement lean to roof to existing entrance c. single storey front extension
Meadowfield Snow Hill Clare Suffolk CO10 8QE
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/1958
Non-material amendment for DC/25/1958/VAR - amendment to condition 2 drawing numbers of DC/25/1958/VAR
St Peters House 29 Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RJ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0451/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
4 Stamford Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JB
Received 20 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0452/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace door with window on front elevation b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension)
Farley House 1 Brazilian Terrace Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0JU
Received 23 Mar 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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