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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates8,157Searchable applications
372Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,522 approved or refused records
376Refused applications
5,146 approved · 376 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0868/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
4 Shannon Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LT
Received 5 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0869/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - single storey rear extension (following demolition of conservatory)
9 Fryth Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0ED
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1988
Application to discharge condition 9 (Skylark plots) of DC/25/1988/RM
Parcel A9 Land North Of Haverhill Haverhill Suffolk
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0870/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/25/1729/FUL to allow amended plans for a. change of use and conversion of existing mixed use building to five dwellings and ground floor office space b. single storey rear extension
12 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0871/HH
Householder planning application - a. timber garage outbuilding at front entrance (following demolition of existing garage) b. single-storey rear extension c. two-storey side extension d. first-floor rear extension
3 Twites Corner Great Saxham Suffolk IP29 5JR
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0872/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling following demolition of existing agricultural barn
Farley Green House Farley Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8PX
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0873/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey side and front extension b. removal of door on rear elevation
12 Meadowsweet Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9DN
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0874/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. cladding to front elevation
24 Bockhill Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3XD
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0875/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one walnut (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, two hazel (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres and five damson (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by one metre
The Old Forge Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(B)/23/1988
Application to discharge conditions 9 (contamination) and 12 (drainage verification report) of DC/23/1988/FUL
4 Piperell Way Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8QW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0876/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore, one Robinia and two Ailanthus (marked on plan) fell, one Amur maple (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three metres and crown lift up to three metres above ground level, one Cherry (marked on plan) remove overhanging branch by up to six metres, one Cherry (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
36 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0877/FUL
Planning application - a. demolition of the existing shop (Class E), MOT garage (B2), canopy, pump islands and other associated structures b. new shop (Class E) with hot food takeaway unit (Sui Generis) c. installation of new pump islands, pumps and canopyd. replacement offset fillers and underground tanks e. hand car wash f. car parking, infrastructure and landscaping
Stradishall Service Station Bury Road Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9XX
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0878/HH
Householder planning application - a. pitch roof over bay window to front of dwelling b. alterations to window at front of dwelling c. first floor side extension d. pitch roof to side of dwelling e. solar panels to front and side elevations f. infill of porch side g. two windows to side of porch h. single storey rear extension (following removal of existing chimney) i. demolition of existing garden room j. Juliet balcony to rear of dwelling
Neat House Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SB
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0879/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one lawson cypress and one box (marked on plan) fell
7 St Marys Square Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AJ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0880/TE1
Determination in respect of development by telecommunications code systems operators - replacement tower with headframe, six antennas, two transmission dishes, one equipment cabinet and ancillary development following removal of existing tower, three antennas and three equipment cabinets
Mast Tl572761 274305 Fiveways Services Fiveways Barton Mills Suffolk
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(G)/23/1777
Application to discharge condition 27 (Drainage report) of application DC/23/1777/FUL
Land Opposite Kingshall Farmhouse Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0881/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/21/2061/HH to allow for use of amended plans for a. front porch b. two bay carport c. conversion of garage to habitable room d. first floor extension over existing garage e. single storey rear extension
13 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0882/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. three rooflights to rear elevation
3 Appledown Drive Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7HG
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/26/0057
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/26/0057/FUL
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(T)/19/2456
Application to part discharge (Part A only) condition 66 (Railway underpass reopening) for DC/19/2456/HYB (allowed at appeal AP/22/0031/STAND)
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/26/0056
Application to discharge conditions 3 (later approval of details) and 5 (arbs measures) of DC/26/0056/FUL
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0884/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing extension)
23 Edmund Road Brandon Suffolk IP27 0XA
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0885/HH
Householder planning application - timber outbuilding/log cabin
Bakers Farmhouse Church Road Stanningfield Suffolk IP29 4RD
Received 9 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/0886/HH
Householder planning application - two storey rear extension (following demolition of existing single storey extension)
7 Avenue Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9AP
Received 10 Jun 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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