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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
8,123Searchable applications
381Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,482 approved or refused records
372Refused applications

5,110 approved · 372 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. DecidedDC/26/0620/HH

    Householder planning application - single story rear extension

    27-29 London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EL

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  2. DecidedDC/26/0621/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell

    20 The Maltings Brewers Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FP

    Received 18 Apr 2026
  3. DecidedDC/26/0622/TCA

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - three Conifers (indicated on plan) fell

    4 Park Close Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SL

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  4. WithdrawnNMA(F)/19/2456

    Non-material amendment to DC/19/2456/HYB to allow for revised wording of condition 71

    Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/0623/TPO

    TPO 297(2000) tree preservation order - two Sycamore (T1 and T2 on plan and T11 and T12 on order) crown lift up to 4 metres above ground level by removal of secondary and tertiary branch structure only, and reduce the lowest south-facing lateral limb on each tree overhanging the garden by up to 2.5 metres to suitable growth points.

    4 Tudor Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NS

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  6. DecidedDCON(E)/25/1007

    Application to discharge part of condition 5 (archaeology) of application DC/25/1007/VAR

    Land East Of Firsfield Bowbeck Bardwell Suffolk

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  7. DecidedDCON(A)/25/2028

    Application to discharge conditions 6 (Biodiversity Gain Plan); 7 (landscape and ecological management plan); 18 (construction management plan); 21 (materials - details) of DC/25/2028/FUL

    Unit 2 Olding Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TA

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  8. Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/23/0622

    Application to discharge condition 11 (external lighting) of DC/23/0622/VAR

    All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  9. DecidedDCON(D)/25/1239

    Application to discharge condition 4 (hard landscaping) of application DC/25/1239/RM

    Townsend House Snow Hill Clare Suffolk CO10 8QE

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  10. DecidedDC/26/0625/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey extension to side of dwelling

    Jubilee Cottage Euston Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NJ

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  11. DecidedDC/26/0626/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - three vinyl purple dots to be placed on glazing on the front facade

    7 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1BQ

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  12. DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1535

    Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1535/FUL

    Brick Kiln Farm Brandon Fields Brandon Suffolk

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  13. DecidedDCON(A)/25/1798

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction method statement) and 8 (vegetation restriction) of DC/25/1798/FUL

    Mildenhall Hub Sheldrick Way Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7JX

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  14. DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1798

    Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1798/FUL

    Mildenhall Hub Sheldrick Way Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7JX

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  15. WithdrawnDC/26/0627/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notificaiton - one Pine (T1 on plan) cut back by up to two metres back to boundary/main stem

    9 Back Street Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9HF

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  16. Pending DecisionDCON(W)/22/1267

    Application to partially discharge part 4 of condition 8 (remediation strategy) of application DC/22/1267/FUL in relation to blocks A, B, and F

    Former Gasworks Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1TB

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/0628/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Mulberry (T2 on plan) reduce lateral growth by up to seven metres and height by up to three metres to suitable pruning points b. one Willow (T3 on plan) pollard to four metres above ground level c. one Willow (T4 on plan) re pollard to previous pollarding points d. Sycamore group (T5 on plan) reduce height by up to eight metres

    Mulberry Barn Duke Street Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AA

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  18. DecidedDC/26/0629/FUL

    Planning application - a. one self build dwelling b. convert existing two dwellings into one dwelling

    1 And 2 Flint Cottage Tuddenham Road Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AG

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  19. DecidedDCON(A)/25/1112

    Application to discharge conditions 9 (surface water drainage) and 14 (construction management strategy) for application DC/25/1112/FUL

    Grimble Cottage The Street Chedburgh Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4UH

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  20. DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1112

    Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1112/FUL

    Grimble Cottage The Street Chedburgh Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4UH

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  21. DecidedDCON(A)/25/1358

    Application to discharge condition 17 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of DC/25/1358/VAR

    Land Off Mildenhall Road West Row Suffolk

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  22. DecidedDC/26/0630/FUL

    Planning application - two self-build dwellings (following demolition of existing bungalow)

    Greenways Manor Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0LG

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/0631/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two Ash (T1 and T2 on plan) fell

    62 The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  24. DecidedDC/26/0632/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. one Yew (T1 on plan) crown reduction by 2.5 metres b. one Maple (T2 on plan) fell

    Trudgetts 117 The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LA

    Received 22 Apr 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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