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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 dates8,094Searchable applications
385Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,454 approved or refused records
368Refused applications
5,086 approved · 368 refused · 573 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0497/FUL
Planning application - subdivision of existing dwelling to form two dwellings
Willow Farm Barrow Road Hargrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5HF
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1730
Application to discharge condition 3 (limecrete floor) of DC/24/1730/LB
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0499/LB
Application for listed building consent - redecorate two external doors on front elevation
1 Honey Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RT
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1433
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Cycle Storage - Bespoke) and 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) for application DC/25/1433/FUL
Abbeycroft Leisure Centre Beetons Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0243
Application to discharge condition 3 (contamination) of DC/25/0243/FUL
Chevington Hall Farm Church Road Chevington Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(AD)/15/2151
Application to part discharge condition 25 (Construction traffic management plan) in relation to parcels A9, A14 and A15 of application DC/15/2151/OUT
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1433
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1433/FUL
Abbeycroft Leisure Centre Beetons Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0501/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of dog grooming parlour building, white painted brick single storey building with corrugated roof
147 The Old Courts, Suite 2A All Saints Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HH
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0502/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Prunus (T1 on plan) and one Yew (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres b. three Sycamore (T3 on plan) fell c. one Cherry (T4 on plan) reduce overextended branch over roadside by up to five metres
98 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0503/LB
Application for listed building consent - replace glass in ground floor front elevation windows
The Old Shop The Street Pakenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 26 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0504/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (on plan) reduce height and spread by up to two metres down to previous reduction points
11 New River Green Exning Suffolk CB8 7HS
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0505/FUL
Planning application - conversion of warehouse into two flats
Warehouse Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0506/TPO
TPO 336 (1973) tree preservation order - two Silver birch (T1 and T2 on plan, within area G1 on order) fell
Silverbirches The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0507/FUL
Planning application - a. one self-build dwelling b. alterations to access c. garage to existing dwelling (following demolition of existing garage & sheds)
89 Withersfield Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9HG
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(AJ)/15/2483
Application to discharge condition 29 (Post Excavation Assessment Report) of application DC/15/2483/OUT for phase 3
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0508/FUL
Planning application - installation of car port
New Dwelling Adjacent To Candlemas Bury Road Flempton Suffolk IP28 6EQ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0509/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side and rear extension replacing existing side garage and rear extension and conservatory
38 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AB
Received 28 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0510/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - steel framed barn
The Croft Road From A14 To C629 Risby Suffolk IP28 6QU
Received 28 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0512/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hawthorn (on plan) fell
Whepstead Hall Brockley Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4SP
Received 29 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0513/HPA
Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.6 metres with a maximum height of 2.9 metres and a height of 2.9 metres to the eaves
75 Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BU
Received 29 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/1861
Application to discharge conditions 2 (contamination investigation) 3 (implementation of remediation strategy) 5 (vehicle parking) 6 (cycle storage) and 7 (refuse storage and presentation) of DC/24/1861/P3QPA
Barns At Sheepcote Farm Cotton End Road Exning Suffolk
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDCON(K)/19/2456
Application to part discharge Part 1 C of condition 7 (Archaeological Evaluation) of application DC/19/2456/HYB, relating to phase 1 only, and excluding the northern Country Park area.
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 30 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0515/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leylandii Cypress (North boundary) fell and one Leylandii Cypress (West boundary) fell
Everton House Thetford Road Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EU
Received 24 Mar 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0516/FUL
Planning application - installation of prefabricated unit
Broadlands Hall Haverhill Road Little Wratting Suffolk CB9 7UD
Received 31 Mar 2026
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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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