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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5,131 approved · 373 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0829/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. 1.5-storey link extension between dwelling and existing rear extension b. removal of modern dormers and removal of modern link structure c. internal alterations
Brookside Cottage Farm Queen Street Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QD
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0830/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/23/1081/HH to allow for amended plans for a. two storey side extension b. enlargement of first floor window to front elevation
11 Constable Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7FQ
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0831/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/24/0254/HH to enable for the use of amended plans for Householder planning application - conversion of existing garage to annexe comprising a. single storey extension to north elevation b. first floor side extensions c. dormer to east elevation
2 Elms Cottage Newmarket Road Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QA
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0317
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/0317/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0832/HH
Householder planning application - a. rear extension (following demolition of existing extension) b. replace existing windows to rear elevation
Cobblers Cottage 6 Sparhawk Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RY
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0833/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension) b. internal alterations c. replace existing windows to rear elevation
Cobblers Cottage 6 Sparhawk Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RY
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0834/TPO
TPO 14 (1991) tree preservation order - one Silver Birch (T001 on plan, A1 on order) fell
6 Walton Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HP
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0835/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 14 conifers (marked on plan) fell
Little Cottage The Street Stanton Suffolk IP31 2BP
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0836/FUL
Planning application - a. two poultry houses b. associated infrastructure
Kenny Hill Farm Kennyhill Drove Kenny Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8DU
Received 29 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0837/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - one self-build dwelling
The Swan Inn Thetford Road Coney Weston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1DN
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0838/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one horse chestnut (marked A on plan) re pollard and crown lift up to five metres above ground level; one horse chestnut (marked B on plan) cut back to suitable pruning points to provide up to two metres clearance from overhead lines and crown lift up to five metres above ground level
St Margarets Church The Street Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YW
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0839/FUL
Planning application - subdivision of land and conversion of cartlodge to form a self build two bedroom dwelling, including reconfiguration of parking and access arrangements and associated external works
Hall Farm Church Lane Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8JF
Received 31 May 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0840/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - convert garage into habitable space
19 Ousden Road Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HT
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0841/HH
Householder planning application - a. cart lodge b. timber entrance gates
Lethrede Hall Lane Risby Suffolk IP28 6RS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/21/1621
Non-material amendment to DC/21/1621/HYB - amend condition wording for Condition 18 to allow extension of time for submission of PXA reports
Land Required For Bexwell To Bury St Edmunds Anglian Water Pipeline Moulton Road Gazeley Suffolk
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/26/0206
Application to discharge conditions 10 (EV charging) and 12 (Construction Management Strategy) of application DC/26/0206/FUL
Land Adjacent 19A Hamlet Road Haverhill Suffolk
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/2037
Non-material amendment to DC/25/2037/FUL - a. amended external materials b. fenestration changes c. addition of rooftop step over stair and rainwater pipes d. retention of existing crash barrier and soft landscaping strip on the south western side of the building
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/22/2106
Non material amendment to DC/22/2106/RM - update design with proposed site layout plan
Land Required For Bexwell To Bury St Edmunds Anglian Water Pipeline Moulton Road Gazeley Suffolk
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(B)/22/1947
Non material amendment to DC/23/1947/FUL - amended site layout
Land Off Herringswell Road Kentford Suffolk
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0842/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - works stated on submitted tree schedule of works
Clare Castle Country Park, Clare Castle Malting Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NW
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0843/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three white poplar (marked on plan) pollard at seven metres above ground level
Six Bells The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0844/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - removal of overhead power lines
Roman Court Stanton Suffolk
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(F)/19/1940
Non-material amendment to DC/19/1940/RM - amendment to NMA(E)/19/1940 to change approved surface materials
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 1 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0845/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two lime (marked on plan) re pollard
6 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AN
Received 1 Jun 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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