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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 dates8,138Searchable 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5,131 approved · 373 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- WithdrawnDC/26/0782/HH
Householder planning application - conversion of existing detached garage to annexe
Saguenay 29 Bumpstead Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QA
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0783/FUL
Planning application - change of use of dwelling house (class C3) to a mixed use comprising of dog grooming business and dwelling house (sui generis)
3 Twites Farm New Cottages Twites Corner Great Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5JR
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0784/FUL
Planning application - siting of six caravans for seasonal accommodation for agricultural workers
Ajit Farm Docking Drove Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9FH
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0785/TPO
TPO 275(1973) and TPO 033(2022) tree preservation order - one lime, one yew, one plum, two ash and three sycamore (marked T1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and T9 on plan and within A1 on order), one mulberry, one lawson cypress, two plum, two yew, four ash, seven elm (marked T29, G1 and G4 on plan and within G11 and G13 on order) fell
Boyton Hall Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0786/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey side extension
19 Alderton Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7RA
Received 20 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0787/TPO
TPO 178(1971) tree preservation order - one elm and two horse chestnut (marked T2 and T3 on plan and within G8 on order) crown raise to 5.2 metres above ground level, one lime and one horse chestnut (marked T1 and T4 on plan and within G8 on order) crown raise to 5.2 metres above ground level and prune back overhanging branches by two metres
Jubilee Court Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2DD
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0789/HH
Householder planning application - a. replace front door and b. installation of wooden entrance gates
Anchor Cottage Upper Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HL
Received 21 May 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0790/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey extension to west elevation
Grange Farm, Grange Farm Croft Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(G)/21/2337
Application to discharge condition 21 (fire hydrants), Condition 31 (energy efficiency) and Condition 32 - (public open space management plan) of application DC/21/2337/OUT
Land East Of Beeches Road Beeches Road West Row Suffolk
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0791/HH
Householder planning application - two storey front extension
31 Mill Hill Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8BT
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/24/0614
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/24/0614/FUL
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 18 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0792/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - five ash (marked on plan) fell
Yew Tree Farm Tuddenham Road Barton Mills Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6AG
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0793/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one ash (marked on plan) fell
Priory Farm Ashen Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8NX
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0794/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use within class E (ground floor) to cafe/restaurant
9 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX
Received 21 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0796/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - one Eucalyptus (T1 on plan) fell; one Contorted willow (T2 on plan) reduce height of all four stems by up to five metres
Celerers Hall The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 22 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0797/HH
Householder planning application - installation of cat fence barrier to boundary wall
147 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 26 May 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0798/HH
Householder planning application - detached outbuilding to rear of dwelling
Top Gorse Ipswich Road Rougham Suffolk IP30 9NG
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0800/TPO
TPO 129(1988) tree preservation order - one beech (marked on plan and within G1 on order) fell
11 Ickworth Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3PX
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0801/LB
Application for listed building consent - dismantling of top courses of chimney, building eight additional courses and reinstating the corbelling, flaunching and chimney pots
Box Tree Cottage 2 Church Lane Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TE
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0802/HH
Householder planning application - single storey extension to side of dwelling (following demolition of existing garage)
3 St Andrews Drive Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP28 6TR
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0803/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
1 Clematis Close Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8JS
Received 26 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0804/TPO
TPO 519 (2010) tree preservation order - a. one Ash, one Maple and three Sycamore (T1 - T5 on plan within W1 on order) crown lift overhanging branches on the western aspect to a height of up to three metres above ground level, and prune back to suitable growth points to provide up to two metres' clearance from structures
77 Tudor Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NS
Received 26 May 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0805/HH
Householder planning application - creation of new vehicular access with brick entrance walls and gates
The Cottage Westley Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5RZ
Received 25 May 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0806/LB
Application for listed building consent - creation of new vehicular access with brick entrance walls and gates
The Cottage Westley Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5RZ
Received 25 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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