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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 dates8,091Searchable 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5,083 approved · 368 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/26/0473/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Heigham House Denham Lane Barrow Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5DZ
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0474/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one walnut (marked T1 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level
17-19 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0475/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one pear (marked on plan) fell
The Bull Inn High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AX
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0476/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use to 12 bedroom house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis) b. single storey rear extension
33 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AR
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0477/FUL
Planning application - remove and replace render to all elevations
16 Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0478/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. remove and replace render to all elevations b. repair windows to front elevation c. replace guttering to front elevation d. interior replacement of sitting room plaster
16 Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0479/HH
Householder planning application - a. first floor side extension b. roof tiles to conservatory
2 Golton Cottages The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JN
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0481/FUL
Planning application - conversion of existing antique centre to two dwellings
Je Rw Cousins Thetford Road Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2HB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0761
Application to discharge condition 9 (CMS) of DC/25/0761/FUL
Land Adjacent 54 Crowland Road Haverhill Suffolk
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0482/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one maple (marked T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres, one sycamore (marked T2 on plan) reduce to a monolith stem at three metres above ground level
Little Thurlow Hall Pound Green Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7HY
Received 25 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0483/FUL
Planning application - one agricultural workers dwelling
Brockley Corner, Equus Lodge Brandon Road Culford Suffolk IP28 6TY
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0484/HH
Householder planning application - a. installation of metal flue to side elevation roof slope
37 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL
Received 25 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0485/HH
Householder planning application - replacement windows to front elevation
13 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EL
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0487/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 1 of DC/24/1072/VAR to allow use of amended plans for waste transfer area of site for municipal operational hub comprising waste transfer station, household waste recycling centre (including reuse building), fleet depot (including offices), public realm maintenance depot and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads and paths, parking, weighbridges, and landscaping
West Suffolk Operational Hub Bury Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1FE
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0488/HH
Householder planning application - two storey extension to rear of dwelling
The Old School House Thetford Road Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0489/TPO
TPO 17 (1991) tree preservation order - one lime (T2 on plan and order) crown lift up to four metres above ground level and pole-thin up to one third of regrowth stems from previous reduction points; one horse chestnut (T5 on plan and order) and one beech (T4 on plan and order) crown lift up to three metres above ground level, and prune back to suitable pruning points to provide up to 2.5 metres clearance from surrounding structures
Oakfields Vicarage Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HP
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0490/FUL
Planning application - three self build dwellings (following demolition of existing buildings)
Development Site At Rosa Villa Bury Road Barrow Suffolk IP29 5AB
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0491/HH
Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding (following demolition of existing shed)
Harvest Barn 1 Holywell Farm Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8NL
Received 26 Mar 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0492/LB
Application for listed building consent - single storey outbuilding (following demolition of existing shed)
Harvest Barn 1 Holywell Farm Holywell Row Suffolk IP28 8NL
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0493/FUL
Planning application - use of building for storage and distribution with ancillary trade counter
7 Chamberlayne Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7EY
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0494/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (T1 as indicated on plan) re pollard back to previous cuts
Cross Penny Court Cotton Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XY
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0495/HH
Householder planning application - a. conversion of a double garage into habitable space b. removal of two garage doors and replace with two windows
12 Pask Way Clare Suffolk CO10 8FJ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/1596
Non-material amendment to DC/23/1596/VAR - change of wording to condition 3 (EPS license)
The Yews 49 High Street Lakenheath Brandon Suffolk IP27 9DS
Received 23 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0496/FUL
Planning application - Redecoration to shopfront elevations
Mcdonalds 42 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DX
Received 26 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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