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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
8,579Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,833 approved or refused records
401Refused applications

5,432 approved · 401 refused · 599 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. DecidedDC/26/0947/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. conifer hedge (G1 on plan) reduce height by three metres b. four Limes and four Conifers (G2 on plan)cut back by two metres and lift Limes five metres above ground

    Netherby 48 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  2. DecidedDC/26/0949/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) crown lift to five metres over parking area

    Burton Cottage The Street Little Thurlow Suffolk CB9 7LA

    Received 21 Jun 2026
  3. DecidedDC/26/0950/HH

    Householder planning application - roof-mounted solar panels to front of dwelling

    Rivendell The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  4. DecidedDC/26/0951/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - three rooflights to rear elevation to allow for loft to be converted to habitable space

    12 Slaters Drive Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9SF

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/0952/HH

    Householder planning application - installation of air source heat pump

    9 Webb Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7HW

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  6. DecidedDCON(A)/23/2095

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (Trees PRECOMM) 7 (SW highways) 12 (biod enhancements) and 13 (boundary treatments) of DC/23/2095/VAR

    Caravan Pear Tree Cottage 9A Snow Hill Clare Suffolk

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/0954/FUL

    Planning application - a. change of use of agricultural land to residential b. car port/store to side elevation c. detached shed/outbuilding

    2 Grange Farm Bungalows Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LX

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  8. DecidedNMA(A)/25/1973

    Non material amendment to DC/25/1973/HH - change of roof material

    1 Barton Hamlet Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2PP

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  9. DecidedDC/26/0956/HH

    Householder planning application - installation of EV charger to boundary wall

    119 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  10. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/0957/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/23/0936/FUL to enable the revisions to the approved plans.

    Land Rear Of Beehive The Street Horringer Suffolk

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  11. DecidedNMA(A)/23/0988

    Non material amendment to DC/25/2018/VAR - alterations to proposed stock barns

    Hollybush House Weathercock Hill Chevington Suffolk IP29 5RG

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  12. DecidedDC/26/0958/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Pine (marked on plan) fell

    Whitecroft Poole Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BD

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  13. WithdrawnDC/26/0959/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry, one Weeping Willow, one Bay and Ivy (marked on plan) fell

    Willow House The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HP

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/0960/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bamboo, one Holly, one Leylandii and one unknown species (marked G1 on plan) fell

    21 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HP

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  15. DecidedDC/26/0961/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey side extension

    14 Grosvenor Gardens Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2JS

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  16. DecidedDC/26/0963/FUL

    Planning application - a. installation of air source heat pump systems to Flat 1 and Flat 2 b. front door replacement

    9 Short Brackland Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EL

    Received 25 Jun 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/0964/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two Yew (on plan) crown reduction in height by up to four metres

    St Marys Church Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  18. DecidedDC/26/0965/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey side extension

    5 Cricket View Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 7FA

    Received 25 Jun 2026
  19. DecidedDC/26/0966/FUL

    Planning application - one self-build dwelling

    Land Rear Of Five Gables Stow Road Ixworth Suffolk

    Received 25 Jun 2026
  20. DecidedDC/26/0967/HH

    Householder planning application - pergola within rear garden

    Fornham Hall The Street Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JJ

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  21. DecidedDC/26/0969/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey rear extension

    6 Southern Belle Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7PA

    Received 25 Jun 2026
  22. DecidedDC/26/0970/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one birch (indicated on plan) raise crown by up to 3.5 metres above ground

    Anglian Water Services The Street Eriswell Suffolk IP27 9BH

    Received 24 Jun 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/0972/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Birch, one White Beam, one Beech, one Oak, one Alder, one Sycamore, one Purple Maple and three Ash (marked on plan) fell and seven Cherry crown lift by four metres

    Field Farm, Horseshoe Cottage Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX

    Received 25 Jun 2026
  24. DecidedDC/26/0973/HH

    Householder planning application - a. single-storey rear infill extension b. covered barbeque enclosure c. soft and hard landscaping works

    6 Alycidon Mews Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0FJ

    Received 26 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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