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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

8,104Searchable applications

385Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,462 approved or refused records

368Refused applications

5,094 approved · 368 refused · 574 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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/26/0564/TPO
TPO 290(1973) tree preservation order - Six horse chestnut, three oak, one sweet chestnut and one sycamore (marked T1- T12 on plan and within A5 on order) crown lift up to three metres above ground level, pruning secondary and tertiary branch structure only.
Street Record Culford Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk
Received 7 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0565/FUL
Planning application - two gas cooler packs and two compressor packs to be installed on new gantry with protection handrail at roof level
Tesco Stores Ltd St Saviours Interchange Junction 43 Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JS
Received 7 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0566/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - maintenance of Sierra taxi way and Rabbit run Road
Aircraft Parking Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 7 Apr 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0567/FUL
Planning application - One self-build dwelling
Rose Forge Worlington Road Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 7DX
Received 7 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0568/CLE
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - electricity sub-station
All Saints Hotel Lodges Mildenhall Road Bury St Edmunds IP32 6LJ
Received 7 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0569/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. two non-illuminated fascia sign b. replace two non-illuminated hanging signs c. painting of shop frontage to include fascia, brickwork, window and door frames
28-28A Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DY
Received 8 Apr 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(H)/22/0593
Application to discharge condition 42 (Post Excavation Assessments) of application DC/22/0593/HYB
Land At Hardwick Manor Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 7 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0570/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access
Hall Farm The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ
Received 8 Apr 2026
DecidedNMA(A)/23/1262
Non material amendment to DC/23/1262/VAR - alterations to facade treatments on 20th century flat roof extension in order to comply with Approved Document B (Fire safety)
Plot 1 Police Station Vicarage Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 8 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0571/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bay Tree (T1 on plan) reduce height by 1.5 metres and sides by 0.5 metres; two Silver Birches (T2 and T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
3 Grange Farm Barns, Mouse Barn Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LW
Received 8 Apr 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0572/FUL
Planning application - new vehicular access and four parking spaces
Hill House Wratting Road Great Thurlow Suffolk
Received 8 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0573/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two conifer (Tree A and Tree B) remove; two cherry plum (Tree C and Tree D) crown reduce by up to 1.5 metres
93 York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EQ
Received 8 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0574/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension, b. replacement of a small portion of the north wall
Nowton Lodge Cottage Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0575/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension, b. replacement of a small portion of the north wall
Nowton Lodge Cottage Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 9 Apr 2026
WithdrawnDCON(M)/19/2456
Application to discharge condition 5 of application DC/19/2456/HYB
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDCON(N)/19/2456
Application to discharge condition 57 (construction method statement) for phase 1 of DC/19/2456/HYB (allowed on appeal APP/F3545/W/22/3297751)
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDCON(L)/19/2456
Application to discharge conditions 16 (Heat Pumps), and 52 (Community Liaison Strategy) of application DC/19/2456/HYB
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2026
WithdrawnNMA(E)/19/2456
Non-material amendment for DC/19/2456/HYB - amendments to phase 1 site layout
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDCON(A)/25/1972
Application to discharge condition 5 (surface water discharge) of DC/25/1972/FUL
Friars Orchard, Bury Stray Cats Home Bury Road Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0UH
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/1592
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/24/1592/FUL
Lloyds Tsb Bank 47 High Street Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7DZ
Received 2 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0576/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - one Ash (indicated on plan) fell
2 Brookside Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TG
Received 9 Apr 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/0577/FUL
Planning application - two storey building for Class E use
Land North Of Boundary Road Haverhill Suffolk
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDCON(A)/23/0721
Application to discharge conditions 6 (Biodiversity enhancements PRE COMM) and 8 (biodiveristy method statement PRE COMM) of DC/23/0721/FUL
Great Wratting Hall The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 9 Apr 2026
DecidedDC/26/0578/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. two storey rear extension
Hawthorn Cottage Dunstall Green Ousden Suffolk CB8 8TZ
Received 10 Apr 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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