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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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 dates8,124Searchable applications
380Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,483 approved or refused records
372Refused applications
5,111 approved · 372 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- WithdrawnDC/26/0659/TPO
TPO/1969/097 tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan, A1 on order) remove two lower boughs; one Oak (T2 on plan, A1 on order) reduce overhanging branches by 2 metres
75 Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0660/TPO
TPO 266 (1998) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T75 on plan within W1 on order) and one Hawthorn (T88 on plan with W1 on order) fell
Old Baptist Chapel Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS
Received 27 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0661/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side extension
2 The Croft Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AN
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0662/FUL
Planning application - conversion of ground, first and second floor to three dwellings with access from Palace Street
Surrey House 41 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1312
Application to discharge condition 7 (Sound Insulation - Pre-Com) of application DC/25/1312/FUL
Shop 2 The Shutters St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SN
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0663/FUL
Planning application - a. partial change of use of public house (sui generis) to provide seven bed and breakfast guest rooms (class C1) b. extension to public house c. one flat for manager accommodation d. amendments to parking
White Horse Hopton Road Thelnetham Suffolk IP22 1JN
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/26/0063
Non-material amendment to DC/26/0063/HH - external wall to be moved by 600mm
6 Albemarle Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QS
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0664/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three conifer (marked on plan) fell
The Firs The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LA
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0962
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/0962/FUL
The Vixen Millfields Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0JB
Received 23 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0665/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of an existing double garage into ancillary accommodation
17 Old Church Lane Westley Suffolk IP33 3TJ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0666/HH
Householder planning application - a. relocation of entrance and enlargement of front porch extension b. two storey side extension (following removal of existing single storey extension)
5 Beeches Close West Row Suffolk IP28 8QE
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0667/FUL
Planning application - one detached building for use as cat grooming studio (use class E - commercial, business and service)
30 Haverhill Road Kedington Suffolk CB9 7NR
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0668/TPO
TPO 370 (1974) tree preservation order - Two yew (T1 and T6 on plan within A2 on order) crown lift up to three metres above ground level, and prune back to suitable pruning points to provide up to one metre clearance from surrounding structures; one beech (T5 on plan within A2 on order) crown lift up to four metres above ground level
Rawlins School Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RQ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0669/P4BC
GPDO Part 4 Class BC - Temporary campsite between 3 July 2026 - 31 August 2026
Jubilee Farm Vicarage Farm Lane Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2QF
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1852
Application to discharge condition 3 (LEMP) of DC/25/1852/FUL
Ickworth Hotel Ickworth House Ickworth Park Horringer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0670/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. first floor window to rear b. create en-suite on first floor c. relocation of first floor bedroom door
Lion House 45 Bridewell Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QD
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0671/TPO
TPO 191 (1993) tree preservation order - Three sycamore (T1-T3 on plan within W1 on order) and one oak (T4 on plan within W1 on order) reduce height by up to 3.5 meters to suitable pruning points
The Willows The Triangle Culford Suffolk IP28 6TZ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1852
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1852/FUL
Ickworth Hotel Ickworth House Ickworth Park Horringer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5QE
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0672/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (red on plan) fell
Factory Yard, Factory Cottage High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AW
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0673/HH
Householder planning application - replace eight existing timber casement windows with timber-style casement windows on front, side and rear elevations
Lullingstone Cottage Spring Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AB
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0674/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - a. three Leylandii (T1-T3) overall crown reduction by six metres b. one Beech (T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres c. Leylandi group (G1 on plan) and Leylandii, Cherry, Hawthorn & Elder group (G3 on plan) fell d. Leylandii, Cherry, Hawthorn & Elder group (G2 on plan) overall crown reduction by four metres
Southern Cross House The Street Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HQ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0675/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front, side and rear extensions (following demolition of existing garage) b. detached outbuilding
2 Foundry Close Colethorpe Lane Barrow Suffolk IP29 5BG
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/25/1399
Application to discharge condition 6 (wildlife sensitive lighting) of application DC/25/1399/HH
Boyden Paddock Bunters Road Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XX
Received 29 Apr 2026 - DecidedDCON(BG)/09/1283
Application to discharge condition B19 (fire hydrants) of application SE/09/1283
Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk
Received 29 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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