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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 dates
8,091Searchable applications
386Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,451 approved or refused records
368Refused applications

5,083 approved · 368 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0453/CLE

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - mobile field store

    Mill House The Street Great Bradley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9LG

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  2. DecidedDC/26/0454/HH

    Householder planning application- single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension)

    18 Orchard Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EH

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  3. DecidedDC/26/0455/HH

    Householder planning application - a. infill open porch and relocate front door b. single storey rear extension c. two doors to west elevation d. three windows to north elevation

    Mulberry Lodge 31 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  4. DecidedDC/26/0456/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one yew (marked on plan) reduce branches overhanging roof and wall by up to two metres

    St Marys Church Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/0457/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 including rear extension to create one dwelling (class C3)

    Barn C The Old Slaughterhouse The Street Troston Suffolk

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  6. Pending DecisionDC/26/0458/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 six dwellings (class C3)

    Lower Farm Buildings The Street Troston Suffolk

    Received 20 Mar 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/0459/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. single storey rear extension c. first floor rear extension d. alterations to existing rear dormers to create one larger mono-pitched dormer e. alterations to fenestration to rear elevation

    May Cottage School Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RQ

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  8. DecidedDC/26/0461/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one cherry (marked on plan) - fell

    Perran House 5 Cricket Meadow Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YX

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  9. DecidedDC/26/0462/HH

    Householder planning application - summer house in rear garden

    Fort George Bury Road Wickham Street Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XJ

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  10. WithdrawnDC/26/0463/LB

    Application for listed buildings consent - summer house in rear garden

    Fort George Bury Road Wickham Street Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XJ

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  11. DecidedNMA(A)/25/1757

    Non-material amendment to DC/25/1757/VAR to allow the use of horizontal boarding on north and south elevations

    The Hangar Edmunds Hill Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YR

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  12. DecidedDCON(B)/21/0736

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (Materials - Samples/Details) and 8 (Balcony Screen) of application DC/21/0736/RM

    Local Centre Crosses Link Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  13. DecidedDC/26/0464/HH

    Householder planning application - replace four windows on front and side elevations

    Hengrave Hall, St Marys Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LY

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/0465/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension

    5 Barton Drive Kedington Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7PS

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  15. DecidedDC/26/0466/LB

    Application for listed building consent - installation of cat fence barrier to boundary wall

    147 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  16. DecidedDCON(A)/25/0194

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (ecological mitigation) 7 (biodiversity method statement) and 8 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/25/0194/FUL

    10 Market Place Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EF

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/0467/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement of front elevation windows

    Middle Cottage High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AZ

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  18. WithdrawnDC/26/0468/FUL

    Planning application - access for plots 1 and 2

    The Coal Yard Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BL

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  19. DecidedDCON(A)/25/1832

    Application to discharge conditions 1 (Parking) and 2 (Bin Storage) of application DC/25/1832/P3RPA

    Rook Tree Farm Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD

    Received 23 Mar 2026
  20. DecidedDC/26/0469/TPO

    TPO 178(1971) tree preservation order - one horse chestnut (marked T1 on plan and within G6 on order) overall crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres, one horse chestnut (marked T2 on plan and within G5 on order) reduce overhanging branches by up to 1.5 metres and crown lift up to 3.5 metres above ground level

    High View House 5 Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2QF

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  21. DecidedDC/26/0470/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one robinia (marked on plan) fell

    Seckers Cottage 16 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  22. DecidedDC/26/0471/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. one new window to side elevation c. single storey outbuilding in front garden (following demolition of existing greenhouse)

    1 Stour Vale Wixoe Suffolk CO10 8UB

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/0472/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - works stated on submitted tree schedule of works

    Batt House 56 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG

    Received 24 Mar 2026
  24. DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0840

    Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/0840/FUL

    Land At 50 Laceys Lane Exning Suffolk

    Received 16 Mar 2026

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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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