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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.
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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 dates8,137Searchable applications
372Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,503 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
5,130 approved · 373 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/26/0734/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extension
16 Barton Drive Kedington Suffolk CB9 7PS
Received 11 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0735/LB
Application for listed building consent- a. structural works to lounge room chimney b. structural stitch repairs to east elevation turret c. installation of brick air vents in Great Hall eastern wall d. re point mortar joints on east elevation turret and north elevation house e. ridge repair roof and gable tiles f. addition of lime render to colonnade first floor elevations
West Stow Hall Icklingham Road West Stow Suffolk IP28 6EY
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0738/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Maple (T1 on plan) crown raise lower limbs by up to two metres
Chapel House The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LA
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0739/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. replace flat roof with pitched roof over existing garage on front elevation c. hardiplank boarding to existing front elevation d. single storey rear extension
25 The Curlews Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2NL
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(C)/24/0042
Application to discharge conditions 8 (remediation strategy) and 10 (noise) of application DC/24/0042/FUL
James Stiff Cottages Almshouse Road Rougham Suffolk
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1727
Application to discharge conditions 3 (arboricultural method statement) ,6 (AIA and Foundation Details) and 7 (replacement planting) of DC/25/1727/HH
Saxham Hall Cobbs Hall Road Great Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5JW
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0740/HH
Householder planning application - a. loft conversion with flat roof dormer to rear and two pitch roof dormers to front b. front porch
Half Acre Water Lane Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NA
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0741/LB
Application for listed building consent - remove existing pamment tiles on ground floor hallway and replace with natural limestone flagstones
Ancient House 33A Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YQ
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0742/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. addition of two windows to side elevation
The Granary Chimney Street Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DX
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0743/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one cypress (marked T1 on plan) fell
81 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BJ
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0744/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
42 Moulton Avenue Kentford Suffolk CB8 8QX
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0745/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five beech (T1 to T5 on plan) crown reduce by up to two metres to appropriate pruning points
Ransomes Bury Lane Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PX
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0747/FUL
Planning application - removal and replacement of ATM
20-21 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DY
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0748/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - replacement internally illuminated ATM surround
20-21 Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DY
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0750/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. removal of chimney b. roof extension and height increase to service wing roof c. replacement of windows with door to southwest elevation d. two timber windows to southeast elevation e. three steel framed windows to northwest elevation f. two roof lights to northwest elevation g. black timber boarding to northwest elevation h. replacement of three windows with one window and door to northeast elevation i. relocation of oil tank j. internal alterations to form home office and boot room
Thurston Hall Thurston End Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4LQ
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0751/FUL
Planning application - lagoon to retain water dispersed from fire water tanks in the event of a fire
Fire Water Lagoon 16 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0752/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement of existing horizontal timber cladding with vertical cement board cladding to front and side elevations b. replacement window with juliet balcony to first floor front elevation
164 Raedwald Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7DW
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0753/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - overhead line and pole
Street Record Quays Road Risby Suffolk
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0755/HH
Householder planning application - a. removal of chimney b. roof extension and height increase to service wing roof c. replacement of windows with door to southwest elevation d. two timber windows to southeast elevation e. three steel framed windows to northwest elevation f. two roof lights to northwest elevation g. black timber boarding to northwest elevation h. replacement of three windows with one window and door to northeast elevation i. relocation of oil tank
Thurston Hall Thurston End Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4LQ
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1897
Application to discharge condition 6 (contaminated land remediation strategy) of DC/23/1897/FUL
43 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8NA
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(C)/22/1073
Application to discharge conditions 14 (ecological enhancement) and 15 (lighting design strategy) of application DC/22/1073/FUL
North Barn Church Lane Freckenham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8JF
Received 14 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0756/FUL
Planning application - a. freestanding electric box within a purpose-made trellis enclosure b. two ground-mounted air source heat pumps
Trinders Books Malting Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NW
Received 15 May 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0757/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. freestanding electric box within a purpose-made trellis enclosure b. two ground-mounted air source heat pumps
Trinders Books Malting Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NW
Received 15 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0758/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of three buildings 1549 (B1549)
Building 1549 Raf Lakenheath Brandon Road Lakenheath Suffolk
Received 15 May 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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