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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
8,584Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,837 approved or refused records
402Refused applications

5,435 approved · 402 refused · 600 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Aug 2017 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/1071/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (marked 4 on plan) crown thin by 25 percent

    3 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EH

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  2. DecidedDC/26/1075/HH

    Householder planning application - a. removal of door and window to front of dwelling b. replacement of front window with door c. replacement of two windows with door to side of dwelling d. single storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) e. demolition of existing garden room f. removal of chimney to rear elevation

    89 Kings Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3DT

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  3. WithdrawnDC/26/1076/HH

    Householder planning application - installation of boundary fence

    Briarwood Colethorpe Lane Barrow Suffolk IP29 5BG

    Received 15 Jul 2026
  4. DecidedDC/26/1077/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - two Oaks and one Horse chestnut (T1, T2 and T4 on plan) fell

    The Old Rectory Withersfield Road Great Wratting Suffolk CB9 7HD

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  5. DecidedNMA(A)/25/0231

    Non-material amendment to DC/25/0231/RM - Change the roof from pitched to hipped on multiple plots (Barndale Plots 94 and 103, Redhill Plots 104 and 158 and Apartment Block Plots 105-113). Changes to fenestration on apartment block (plots 105-113)

    Land Nw Of Haverhill Anne Sucklings Lane Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  6. DecidedDC/26/1078/FUL

    Planning application - three non-illuminated wayfinding totems and six non illuminated signposts

    Sites Across Haverhill Town Centre Street Record Quakers Lane Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/1079/ADV

    Application for advertisement consent - three non-illuminated wayfinding totems and six non illuminated signposts

    Sites Across Haverhill Town Centre Street Record Quakers Lane Haverhill Suffolk

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  8. DecidedNMA(D)/22/0469

    Non-material amendment to DC/22/0469/RM - relocate bin and cycle store serving plots 61-66

    Land West Of Three Counties Way Three Counties Way Withersfield Suffolk

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  9. DecidedDCON(A)/26/0352

    Application to partially discharge condition 3 (new/replacement windows) and fully discharge condition 4 (new/replacement doors) of application DC/26/0352/FUL.

    182 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AP

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  10. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1080/LB

    Application for listed building consent - replacement of two ground floor and two first floor windows

    The Willows Low Street Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AS

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  11. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1081/FUL

    Planning application - change of use to a secure dog walking field, parking area, timber shelter, agility and play equipment

    All Seasons Paw Park Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  12. DecidedDC/26/1082/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replace two garage doors with two windows, insert double doors to rear elevation and insert four rooflights to front and rear roof slopes to facilitate conversion of garage to habitable space

    5 The Greenwoods Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JJ

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  13. DecidedDC/26/1083/TPO

    TPO 04 (1977) tree preservation order - three Horse Chestnut (G1 on plan, within G3 on order) crown reduction in height by two metres

    91 St Philips Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0ES

    Received 17 Jul 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/1084/TPO

    TPO 457(2007) tree preservation order - One lime (T1 on plan and within G1 on order) pollard at eight metres above ground level; one lime (T2 on plan and within G1 on order) crown reduce by up to three metres; and one plane (T3 on plan and T3 on order) reduce the south-west aspect overhanging driveway back to previous reduction points, crown lift up to four metres above ground level, and cut back to suitable pruning points to provide up to two metres clearance from surrounding structures.

    Land Infront Of105 Queens Close And In Front Of 105/106 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP

    Received 16 Jul 2026
  15. DecidedDC/26/1085/TPO

    TPO 05 (2000) tree preservation order - one Lime (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) crown lift on southeastern aspect to three metres above ground level

    Paddock View 6 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0AB

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  16. DecidedDCON(A)/24/1525

    Application to discharge condition 5 (new/replacement doors) of application DC/24/1525/LB

    5A Wellington Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HT

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/1086/HH

    Householder planning application - a. porch to front of dwelling b. side extension (following demolition of existing car port) c. remove windows to side of dwelling d. replace two windows to side of dwelling with smaller windows e. removal of existing conservatory f. detached cart lodge (following demolition of existing shed)

    11 Maltings Close Chevington Suffolk IP29 5RP

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  18. DecidedDC/26/1087/LB

    Application for listed building consent - increase in chimney height

    1 Factory Cottages Pound Green Cowlinge Suffolk CB8 9QQ

    Received 19 Jul 2026
  19. Pending DecisionDCON(A)/23/0600

    Application to discharge conditions 4 (construction method statement); 15 (Archaeological Con 1) and part of condition 26 (CEMP) of application DC/23/0600/FUL

    Former St James Ceva Middle School, School Field The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YD

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  20. DecidedDCON(K)/23/0411

    Application to discharge condition 7 (cooking odours) of application DC/23/0411/FUL

    Cornwallis Court Hospital Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3NH

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  21. DecidedDCON(I)/23/0864

    Application to discharge condition 22 (noise protection/mitigation) of planning application DC/23/0864/FUL

    Land At Former St Felix School Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  22. DecidedDC/26/1089/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - 15 Leylandii (G1 on plan) fell to ground level

    4 St Margarets Place Stradishall Suffolk CB8 8YP

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/1090/HH

    Householder planning application - a. relocation of front door to side elevation b. single storey front extension c. single storey rear extension

    2 St Clare Hall Cottages St Clare Hall Road Bradfield St Clare Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0EJ

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  24. DecidedDC/26/1091/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (marked T11 on plan) and three mixed species (marked G1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, one Oak (marked T13 on plan) crown lift to two metres above ground level, one Cherry (marked T31 on plan) remove epicormic growth to 2.5 metres

    Clare Community Primary School Erbury Place Clare Suffolk CO10 8PZ

    Received 20 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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