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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
8,598Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,850 approved or refused records
402Refused applications

5,448 approved · 402 refused · 600 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/1093/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Robinia (marked C1 on plan) re pollard to three metres above ground level and one Silver Birch (marked C2 on plan) reduce height by up to four metres

    10 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  2. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1094/RM

    Reserved matters application - a. submission of details under outline planning permission DC/21/1242/OUT (granted at appeal under ref: APP/F3545/W/22/3303347) appearance, layout, scale, landscaping and access for the construction of 101 dwellings, extension and conversion of existing public house to provide commercial space, new convenience store, public open space, landscaping and horse walk b. discharge of condition 18

    Land At Black Bear Lane High Street Newmarket Suffolk

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  3. DecidedDC/26/1095/HPA

    Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of original house by six metres with a maximum height of 2.95 metres and a height of 2.65 metres to the eaves

    12 Vange Place Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0HT

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  4. DecidedDC/26/1096/TPO

    TPO 002 (2015) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan, within area G3 on order) fell, one Sycamore (T2 on plan, within area G3 on order) reduce two roadside stems with deadwood to suitable pruning points by up to five metres

    Land Adj Cock Inn Bury Road Kentford Suffolk CB8 7GJ

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/1097/TPO

    TPO 002 (2015) tree preservation order - one Beech (T1 on plan, within area G4 on order) fell

    14 Jersey Meadow Kentford Suffolk CB8 7GJ

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  6. DecidedDCON(A)/26/0057

    Application to discharge condition 9 (Implementation of Gain Plan) for application DC/26/0057/FUL

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

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/1098/VAR

    Planning application - variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/24/0406/FUL to enable the use of an amended plan for Planning application - a. one dwelling with detached garage (following demolition of existing buildings) b. detached garage for Moat Farm as amended by plans received 10 March 2025.

    Land Adjacent Moat Farm Wickhambrook Road Hargrave Suffolk

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  8. Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/24/0153

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (EV Charging - Pre-com), 7 (Refuse Storage & Presentation - Pre-com), 8 (Demolition and Construction Management Strategy), 9 (Deliveries Management Plan), 10 (Surface Water Drainage - Pre-com), 12 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 13 (Biodiversity - Lighting Scheme), 15 (Details of Boundary Treatments), 17 (Soft Landscaping - Minor (And Trees)), 18 (Access Route Condition Pre-Com) and 19 (Drainage - Site - Pre-Com) of application DC/24/0153/FUL

    8A Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  9. DecidedDCON(A)/25/1759

    Application to discharge conditions 3 (Rooflights) and 5 (Lighting) of application DC/25/1759/HH

    Nether Hall The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LG

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  10. DecidedDC/26/1099/TPO

    TPO 513 (2010) tree preservation order) - one Hornbeam (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) reduce crown height by up to three metres and lateral spread by up to two metres to suitable pruning points

    Grove End Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2SB

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  11. DecidedDC/26/1100/HH

    Householder planning application - single storey front extension

    19 Elizabeth Drive Chedburgh Suffolk IP29 4XB

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  12. DecidedDC/26/1101/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - three sycamores (on plan) - cut back growth one metre from all site equipment

    1 Wamil Way TPS Wamil Walk Mildenhall Suffolk

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  13. DecidedDCON(A)/25/1962

    Application to discharge conditions 5 (surface water discharge) and 8 (CMS (highways)) of DC/25/1962/FUL

    4 St Nicholas Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AX

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/1102/CLE

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - seeking confirmation of commencement of approved development DC/23/0965/HH through installation of front elevation roof light

    Mulberry House 20 Greys Close Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BT

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  15. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1103/CLE

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - annex to be used as a separate planning unit, distinct from the main dwellinghouse

    Castle Farmhouse, Annexe Brockley Lane Denham Suffolk IP29 5ED

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  16. Pending DecisionDC/26/1104/LB

    Application for listed building consent - renovation to the northern side facade including: cleaning, re pointing and brick replacement repairs to brickwork, stone work repairs, repair to rendered corbelling and blown course, removal of paint from lower window stonework, decorate upper window rendered stonework, repair and decoration of rainwater goods

    The Railway Station Station Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AD

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/1105/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - a. three Beech (T1, T2 and T4 on plan) overall crown reduction by up to three meters b. one Beech (T3 on plan) fell

    Hill View Euston Road Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NJ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  18. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1106/FUL

    Planning application - one jetty and slipway

    Green Verge The Maltings Riverside Way Brandon Suffolk

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  19. DecidedDC/26/1107/TPO

    TPO 03 (1990) tree preservation order - a. one Lime (T1 on plan within G2 on order) reduce two lowest lateral limbs by two metres over boundary b. one Beech (T2 on plan within G2 on order) reduce middle and lower crown by 1.5 metres and reduce height by one metre

    57 Drinkwater Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QW

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  20. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1108/CLP

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - change of use from residential dwelling (class C3) to children's care home (class C2)

    28 Walton Way Brandon Suffolk IP27 0HP

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  21. DecidedDC/26/1109/VAR

    Planning application - variation of conditions 2 and 3 of DC/24/1020/HH to enable use of amended plans for a. single storey side extension b. new window to side elevation first floor

    Virginia House Thurlow Road Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SA

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  22. WithdrawnDC/26/1110/HPA

    Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by four metres with a maximum height of 3.54 metres and a height of 2.10 metres to the eaves

    17 Ord Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1TB

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/1113/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one False acacia (inidcated on plan) fell

    Doreda House Quaker Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AL

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  24. Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/2009

    Application to discharge conditions 2 (contamination), 5 (parking), 6 (cycle storage) and 7 (refuse) of application DC/25/2009/P3CMA

    Willow Park Barrow Road Hargrave Suffolk

    Received 23 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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