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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates8,580Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,834 approved or refused records
401Refused applications
5,433 approved · 401 refused · 599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/26/0993/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - a. two agricultural buildings and associated area of hardstanding b. introduction of hardcore to historic access track to create agricultural access
Newmarket Farm Ltd Brandon Road Culford Suffolk
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0994/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - upgrade existing pole mounted transformer to 50kVa
Ryeland Farm Wilde Street Beck Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8BT
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0995/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Lime (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction up to three and a half metres
Clare House Moor Hall Road Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0996/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Acacia (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to two metres
16 Mill Hill Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0JB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/23/1272
Application to discharge condition 4 (written scheme of investigation) of application DC/23/1272/FUL
Orchard End East Barton Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RF
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0997/HH
Householder planning application - a. removal of existing walls b. off road parking area c. relocation of existing oil tank
The Griffins Well Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0998/LB
Application for listed building consent - a removal of existing walls b. off road parking area c. relocation of existing oil tank
The Griffins Well Lane Clare Suffolk CO10 8NH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedNMA(C)/25/1239
Non- material amendment to DC/25/1239/RM - a. fenestration changes to plot 12 b. increase size of living room at plot 12
Plot 12 Townsend Nurseries Snow Hill Clare Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8QE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/0999/HH
Householder planning application - a. retention of driveway b. hardstanding works
2 Raynsford Rise Stanningfield Road Great Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0TS
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1000/HH
Householder planning application - detached garage
The Breck Mildenhall Road Worlington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8RY
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1001/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension with rooms in the roof and six rooflights b. render to north-west elevation c. installation of cladding to north-west elevation
Highfields Nacton Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedNMA(C)/24/0934
Non-material amendment to DC /24/0934/FUL - amendment to condition 21 to allow for construction works, site preparation and ancillary activities, deliveries and collections to take place on Saturdays until 6pm
Unit 6 Fortress Way Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7FQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1002/TPO
TPO 029 (1959) tree preservation order - three Horse Chestnut (T2, T3 and T4 on plan within A1 on order) reduce crown by up to four metres to suitable growth points
Regal Lodge Swan Lane Exning Suffolk CB8 7EN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedNMA(H)/19/2456
Non-material amendment to DC/19/2456/HYB - proposed change in wording to condition 23
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1003/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - group of field maples (1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
8 Cricket Meadow Stradishall Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YX
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1004/TPO
TPO 04 (2012) tree preservation order - two Yew (T18 and T20 on plan and order) overall crown reduction by two metres, one Yew (T24 on plan and on order) crown lift to three and a half metres above ground level
3 Arborfield Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7FL
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1005/FUL
Planning application - a. single storey extension and entrance way b. stepped and sloped access c. landscaping works d. increase site parking spaces e. convert existing garage into office f. timber fence
Maryland Shakers Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1006/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - one non illuminated company logo on north Elevation b. one non illuminated company logo on existing wall
Maryland Shakers Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7BN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1007/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Leyland Cyprus (as indicated on plan by circle) fell
Little Oaks High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AS
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(I)/22/0593
Application to discharge condition 23 (water meadow) of application DC/22/0593/HYB
Land At Hardwick Manor Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(C)/25/1389
Application to discharge condition 6 (Wildlife Sensitive Lighting) of application DC/25/1389/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/24/0880
Application to discharge conditions 4 (Construction Management Strategy), 13 (Construction environmental management plan) and 23 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) of application DC/24/0880/VAR
Land West Of Rougham Ind Estate Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk
Received 2 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/22/1858
Application to discharge conditions 4 (Construction Management Strategy), 13 (Construction environmental management plan) and 23 (Construction Surface Water Management Plan) of application DC/22/1858/FUL
Land West Of Rougham Ind Estate Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk
Received 3 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(C)/24/0999
Application to discharge conditions 21 (noise mitigation), 25 (noise compliance) and 26 (noise management plan) of application DC/24/0999/FUL
MCE House 351 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 3 Jul 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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