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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 dates8,127Searchable applications
377Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,488 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
5,115 approved · 373 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0698/FUL
Planning application - a. change of use to dwelling b. single storey side extension with cladding following demolition of existing side extension c. addition of external staircase, windows and roof light to north elevation d. roof mounted solar panels on South elevation e. insulated render to West elevation f. replacement front boundary wall
Elven Centre Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ
Received 4 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0699/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations to allow for change of use to a dwelling b. single storey side extension with cladding following demolition of existing side extension c. addition of external staircase, windows and roof light to north elevation d. roof mounted solar panels on South elevation e. insulated render to West elevation f. replacement front boundary wall
Elven Centre Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EZ
Received 4 May 2026 - DecidedNMA(G)/22/1193
Non-material amendment to DC/22/1193/RM - to amend brick type for plots 1-34,38-76,78-107 and 119-145
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0700/TPO
TPO 434 (2006) tree preservation order - one rowan (marked T10 on plan and order) fell
30 Dash End Kedington Suffolk CB9 7QR
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/0694
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Trees PRE COMM);9 (surface water access- details required);12 (biodiversity enhancements- details req);13 (hard landscaping- details req);14 soft landscaping- details required);15 (boundary treatment- details req) of DC/22/0694/FUL
Pear Tree Cottage 9A Snow Hill Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8QF
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(Q)/19/2456
Application to discharge conditions 35 (green infrastructure and landscape) and 78 (estate road and footpath phasing) of phase 1 of application DC/19/2456/HYB
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(R)/19/2456
Application to discharge condition 15 (fire hydrants) phase 1 only 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 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1888
Application to part discharge condition C17.2 (contamination) of application DC/23/1888/FUL
Cherry Cottage Stoke Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8HG
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/25/1389
Application to discharge conditions 7 (EPS licence) and 11 (bat mitigation) of application DC/25/1389/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0702/TPO
TPO 235 (1973) tree preservation order - one Chestnut (T1 on plan T14 on order) reduce lowest lateral limb on the southeast aspect by up to 2.5 metres
Pump Lane House Pump Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HN
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0703/TCA
Trees in a conservation area - one Bay (1 on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre and one Cherry (2 on plan) fell
Yew Tree Cottage Bury Lane Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PX
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(D)/24/1483
Application to discharge condition 32 (archaeological reporting) of DC/24/1483/OUT
Land South Of Cavendish Road Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1591
Application to discharge condition 10 (construction method statement) of application DC/25/1591/FUL
6 Bury Road Hengrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6LS
Received 5 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0704/HH
Householder planning application - replacement windows and door at front elevation
6 Churchgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RL
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedNMA(C)/24/0999
Non-material amendment to DC/24/0999/FUL - amendment to approved plans
Graseby House 351 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0086
Application to discharge conditions 8 (CEMP), 9 (LEMP), 11 (lighting scheme), 12 (arboricultural method statement) and 13 (tree protection plan) of application DC/25/0086/FUL
Giffords Hall Cottages Giffords Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8PQ
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0706/TPO
TPO 346 (1973) and TPO 002 (2013) tree preservation order - re-surfacing works within root protection areas
Street Record Barr Drive Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0707/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - One false acacia (as marked on plan) prune back to suitable pruning points to provide up to 1 metre clearance from surrounding structures
32 St Andrews Street Mildenhall Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 7HB
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0708/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 24 (bus stop provision) of DC/23/1777/FUL to amend the trigger for the implementation of the bus stop scheme for the construction of 13 dwellings with public open space, parking and creation of access, landscaping and associated drainage
Land Opposite Kingshall Farmhouse Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0709/FUL
Planning application - Change of use from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class B2 (general industrial)
76 Duddery Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DR
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0710/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (T1 on plan) fell
35 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RW
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0711/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed or use or development - replacement of windows and doors
7 Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JS
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0712/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replace windows and doors
10 Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JS
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0713/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replacement of windows and doors
19 Forge End Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JS
Received 7 May 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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