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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 dates8,138Searchable applications
372Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,504 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
5,131 approved · 373 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0759/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (T2 on plan) crown lift to three metres above ground level
Pump Lane House Pump Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HN
Received 6 May 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/1377
Non material amendment to DC/25/1377/VAR - fenestration arrangement to orangery on South and West elevation for traditional appearance/style to plot 3
Development At School Road Risby Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0760/HH
Householder planning application - ancillary residential accommodation
5 The Croft Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AN
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0761/TPO
TPO 248(1997) tree preservation order - one oak (marked T97 on plan and within A1 on order) reduce lateral lowest branches by 2.5 metres, two oak and one norway spruce (marked T96, T98 and G1 on plan and within A1 on order) fell
Berkeley Leisure Shepherds Grove Park Stanton Suffolk IP31 2AY
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0762/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (marked T1 on plan) fell
Manor Farm, Flint Barn Sapiston Road Honington Suffolk IP31 1RB
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0764/HH
Householder planning application - single storey outbuilding for use as garage/storage building
Oakwood Mount Road Rougham Suffolk IP31 2QX
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0765/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
1 Acre Walk Clare Suffolk CO10 8RG
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/0933
Application to discharge conditions 3 (approval of details) and 4 (windows) of DC/25/0933/LB
Harvest Barn 1 Holywell Farm Holywell Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8NL
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0766/HH
Householder planning application - a. two storey front and side extension with single storey link b. extension to existing garage c. single detached garage with associated access
3 The Paddocks Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AS
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0767/TPO
TPO 136(1989) tree preservation order - one cherry (marked on the submitted plan and identified as T3 within the TPO schedule): crown lift up to 4 metres above ground level, crown thin by up to 5%, and overall crown reduction by up to 1.5 metres
10 Angel Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RF
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0768/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - nine conifers (marked on plan) crown lift to 2.4 metres above ground level
Sewage Pumping Station London Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0EL
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0769/HH
Householder planning application - single storey extension to garage to provide workshop
Amber Lodge Duke Street Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2AB
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0614
Application to discharge conditions 13 (lighting design strategy (Biodiversity)); 14 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy); 16 (habitat management and monitoring plan);18 (disposal of foul water strategy);20 (programme of archaeological work);23 (electric vehicle charging points) of DC/24/0614/FUL
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0770/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - roof extension over existing stairwell
43 Clare Close Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7NP
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0771/HH
Householder planning application - a. part-conversion of existing garage to annexe b. addition of windows to front elevation c. rear dormer
1 Workhouse Yard North Street Hundon Suffolk CO10 8EE
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0772/HH
Householder planning application - a. raise roof height to create habitable space and remove chimney b. front porch extension (following demolition of existing porch) c. first floor rooflights and flue to northeast elevation d. one and a half storey extension to northwest elevation e. single storey extension to southeast elevation f. one and a half storey extension to rear of dwelling with rooflights g. two rear dormers h. roof-mounted solar panels to rear of dwelling i. installation of air source heat pump
Rosedene Baileypool Road Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LX
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedNMA(B)/23/0738
Non-material amendment of DC/23/0738/RM - amendment to garden retaining structures for plots 60 - 64 of phase 2
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/25/1843
Application to discharge conditions 5 (access) and 6 (surfacing) of DC/25/1843/HH
36 Westley Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RR
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0773/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two silver birch (marked T2 and T4 on plan) fell, one willow (marked T1 on plan) pollard to four metres above ground level, one willow (marked T3 on plan) reduce lateral spread on the north eastern aspect by two metres and remove overhanging limb
1 Brook Close Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0777/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - portal frame agricultural building
Agricultural Building Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0778/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - two steel-portal framed agricultural buildings
Land Road From B1107 Brandon To B1107 County Boundary Santon Downham Suffolk
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0779/TPO
TPO 012 (1956) tree preservation order - two Horse chestnuts (in area A7 on plan and T1 and T2 on plan) reduce height by four metres
17 Collings Place Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0EX
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0780/FUL
Planning application - a. internal retail fit out to ground floor b. external wall louvres c. installation of AC condenser units to rear
69 The Guineas Shopping Centre The Rookery Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8HT
Received 19 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0781/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement and modifications to internal doors
9 Buttermarket Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DB
Received 19 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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