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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 dates
8,157Searchable 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5,146 approved · 376 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning and building regulationsPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas and appraisalsArticle 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. DecidedDC/26/0887/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement of existing front entrance door

    48 Westgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1QG

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  2. DecidedDC/26/0888/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one sycamore (marked on plan) reduce overhanging branches on the south-east aspect by up to 1.5 metres to suitable pruning points

    42A Church Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7EH

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  3. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0889/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension b. one new window and one infilled to side elevation at first floor

    55 Out Risbygate Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RQ

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  4. DecidedDC/26/0890/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey detached annexe

    Clarecote Bury Road Bradfield St Clare Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0EF

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/0891/HYB

    Hybrid planning application - a. Full planning application - Car park and hardstanding, including access, landscaping and associated infrastructure and works; change of use of existing parking area to provide storage and parking area; and reconfiguration of existing vehicle parking area; b. Outline planning permission with all matters reserved- Construction of one or more buildings to expand the existing municipal operational hub and associated storage areas, yards, landscaping, infrastructure and works.

    West Suffolk Operational Hub Bury Road Fornham St Martin Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1FE

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  6. DecidedDC/26/0892/HH

    Householder planning application - a. conversion of attic to habitable space b. two roof lights to rear of dwelling

    2 Weavers Cottage The Street Horringer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5SA

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/0893/LB

    Application for listed building consent - a. conversion of attic to habitable space and associated internal and external alterations b. two roof lights to rear of dwelling

    2 Weavers Cottage The Street Horringer Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5SA

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  8. DecidedDC/26/0894/FUL

    Planning application - change of use from office Class E(g) to Class E(e) (small veterinary practice)

    Clare Hall Barns Cavendish Road Clare Suffolk CO10 8PJ

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  9. DecidedDC/26/0895/HH

    Householder planning application - a. conversion of loft space into habitable room b. single storey side extension (replace cart lodge) c. conversion of garage into habitable space d. single storey rear extension e. amendments to external materials and fenestration

    Woodpeckers Flempton Bridge Carr West Stow Suffolk IP28 6ER

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  10. DecidedDCON(A)/26/0184

    Application to discharge condition 3 (clay peg tiles - colour) of DC/26/0184/LB

    48 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  11. DecidedDC/26/0896/TPO

    TPO 274 (1999) tree preservation order - one Walnut (marked on plan T24 on order) - overall crown reduction by two metres

    Maple House 5 Kings Park Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4TY

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  12. Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/25/1988

    Application to discharge condition 8 of DC/25/1988/RM - construction management strategy

    Parcel A9 Forties Close Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  13. WithdrawnDC/26/0897/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash tree - trim boughs of to avoid overhang of boundary/building by three metres

    80 York Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EQ

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/0898/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)

    64 Edinburgh Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QD

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  15. DecidedDCON(A)/24/0538

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (biodiversity enhancement strategy), 11 (soft landscaping), 13 (hard landscaping), 14 (landscape management plan), 18 (habitat management and monitoring plan) of DC/24/0538/FUL

    All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  16. DecidedNMA(A)/25/1974

    Non-material amendment to DC/25/1974/FUL - changes to panel dimensions and installation of ventilation terminals

    Suffolk House Lower Baxter Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1ET

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/0899/ELEC

    Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - install lame leg, install PMT and LV underground cable

    The Street Lidgate Suffolk

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  18. DecidedDC/26/0900/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T1 on plan) - fell

    The Old Vicarage School Green Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HW

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  19. DecidedDC/26/0901/FUL

    Planning application - a. installation of four carbon dioxide plants including associated works (following removal of five units) b. alterations to existing fencing

    Asda Western Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3SP

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  20. DecidedDCON(B)/25/0125

    Application to discharge conditions 12 (contamination PRE COMM) 20 (biod enhancements) 21 (boundary treatments) and 23 (hard landscaping) of DC/25/0125/FUL

    66 Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8LB

    Received 12 Jun 2026
  21. DecidedDC/26/0902/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - three Conifers (marked on plan) fell, two Apples (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by 1.5 metres and crown thin by up to 15 percent

    Rio Lower Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AQ

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  22. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0903/RM

    Reserved matters application - submission of details under Hybrid Planning Permission DC/19/2456/HYB (granted at appeal under ref: APP/F3545/W/22/3297751) in relation to Phase 2 - appearance, layout, scale, landscaping and access for residential dwellings (Class C3) and commercial uses (Use Class E) along with associated road layout, car and cycle parking, site-wide landscaping, private and public realm and other associated works. Part discharge of conditions 19 (Noise), 29 (Arboriculture) and 35 (Green Infrastructure and Landscape Strategy) in relation to Phase 2 only

    Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/0904/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres

    Fornham Hall The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  24. DecidedDC/26/0905/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - works stated on submitted tree schedule of works

    Elseys Yard Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AA

    Received 15 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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