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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 dates8,150Searchable applications
372Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,515 approved or refused records
373Refused applications
5,142 approved · 373 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 DecisionDC/26/0846/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Warren Farm Warren Road Herringswell Suffolk CB8 7QP
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0847/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two beech (marked T1 and T2 on plan ) overall crown reduction by two metres, one beech (marked T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by 2.5 metres and four lawson cypress (marked G1 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Ridge House Euston Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NJ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0848/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
Grange Farm, Grange Farm Croft Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0849/LB
Application for listed buildings consent - a. removal of rear ground floor window b. single storey rear extension
Grange Farm, Grange Farm Croft Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/24/1483
Non-material amendment to DC/24/1483/OUT - amendment to condition 38 to clarify car parking arrangements
Land South Of Cavendish Road Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0850/EIASCO
Request for Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - six poultry houses, ancillary structures, underground dirty water tanks, attenuation basin and vehicular parking
Land North East Of Gravel Pit Farm Burwell Road Exning Suffolk
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0851/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one silver birch (marked on plan) fell
2 Lady Bristol Cottages The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0435
Non material amendment to DC/23/0435/FUL - alterations to access specifications
Appletree Park Wyken Road Stanton Suffolk
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0852/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - one self build dwelling
Land North Of Green Farm Brandon Road Culford Suffolk
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0853/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - agricultural building for agricultural storage
Coblands Farm Bury Road Depden Suffolk IP29 4BT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0854/FUL
Planning application - a. changes to fenestration on south east and north west elevations b. two storey rear extension c. increase height of existing raised roof element d. horizontal cladding to all elevations e. alterations to existing external staircase f. siting of three drum charging booth tanks and two waste storage tanks
12 Rookwood Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8PB
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0855/FUL
Planning application - 10 dwellings with associated access, landscaping, play area, car parking, cycle storage and open space
Land East Of Church Lane Barton Mills Suffolk
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0856/FUL
Planning application - 14 dwellings including access, landscaping, play space, open space, car parking, cycle parking and bin storage.
Land To The North Of School Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0857/HH
Householder planning application - one outbuilding
The Wright House 12 Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7TA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0858/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension to create garage (following conversion of existing garage to habitable space) b. changes to fenestration on west elevation c. one window to ground floor rear elevation
45 Lark Hill Moulton Suffolk CB8 8RT
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0859/TCA
Trees in a conservation area - one eucalyptus (marked on plan) fell
3 Rockingham Villas Church Lane Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0861/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one conifer (marked on plan) overall crown reduction and reduction of lateral branches by two metres
12 The Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0862/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from three agricultural buildings to three dwellings (class C3) including building operations
Barns A,B And C Rougham Place Place Farm (off New Road) Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9LR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0863/FUL
Planning application - a. alterations to fenestration of front elevations b. replacement of vertical timber cladding with horizontal timber cladding c. single storey front extension with cladding d. addition of brise soleil canopies to front elevation e. redecoration of existing render f. external alterations to rear elevation g. external dining pods with associated seating, cycle storage, hard and soft landscaping
Elveden Forest Holiday Village, Foresters Inn Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 4 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0864/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. remove broken and jammed flue b. restore brickwork
Exning House, Gainsborough Wing Cotton End Road Exning Suffolk CB8 7NA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0866/TPO
TPO 248(1973) tree preservation order - one beech (marked T1 on plan and order) and one pine (marked T2 on plan and within G1 on order) fell
South Lee School Nowton Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BT
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0867/HH
Householder planning application - two bay cart lodge
77 Tollgate Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BS
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/26/0433
Non-material amendment to DC/26/0433/HH - amendments to fenestration of side and rear elevations and extension of flat roof to provide overhang
Hi Ways Mill Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RY
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedNMA(G)/19/2456
Non-material amendment to DC/19/2456/HYB - proposed change in the wording of condition 66 to allow the details of the structural and non-structural details for the underpass to be submitted prior to above ground works
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 5 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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