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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
8,608Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,856 approved or refused records
402Refused applications

5,454 approved · 402 refused · 601 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/26/1114/FUL

    Planning application - installation of windows and doors on south and west elevations

    Units 1 To 2 Hill View Works Simms Lane Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DT

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  2. Pending DecisionDC/26/1115/OUT

    Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - one dwelling (following demolition of existing garages)

    Land At Neve Gardens West Row Bury St Edmunds IP28 8PP

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  3. DecidedDC/26/1116/TCA

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

    Godolphin Stables Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YE

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  4. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1117/P3CMA

    Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from one commercial, business and service unit (class E) to one dwelling (class C3)

    Units 1 To 2 Hill View Works Simms Lane Hundon Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8DT

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  5. DecidedDC/26/1118/TPO

    TPO 13 (1991) tree preservation order - two Beech (T002 and T003 on plan, within area A4 of order), one species unknown (T007 on plan, within area A4 of order) and one Sycamore (T008 on plan, within area A4 on order) fell

    Godolphin Stables Snailwell Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7YE

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  6. DecidedDC/26/1119/TPO

    TPO 235 (1973) tree preservation order - one Lime (T1 on plan, T29 on order) fell

    11 Guildhall Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1PR

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  7. DecidedDC/26/1120/HH

    Householder planning application - detached garage to front of dwelling

    Long View Wickhambrook Road Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HY

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  8. DecidedDC/26/1121/FUL

    Planning application - existing external cladding to be replaced by external wall insulation render

    18 - 28 Samuel Street Walk Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2PQ

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  9. DecidedDC/26/1122/HH

    Householder planning application- detached timber framed garage with ground floor storage and first floor storage/home office area (demolition of existing garage)

    Purton Ford Cottage Purton Green Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LU

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  10. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1123/VAR

    Planning application - Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of DC/23/0959/FUL to allow for use of amended plans

    Dovedon Hall Chedburgh Road Whepstead Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4UB

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  11. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1124/FUL

    Planning application - four dwellings with associated access

    Fordhams Farm Bury Lane Stanton Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  12. DecidedDCON(C)/25/0125

    Application to discharge conditions 17 (energy measures) and 24 (LMP) of DC/25/0125/FUL

    66 Turnpike Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8LB

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  13. DecidedDC/26/1125/CLE

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use or development - installation of package treatment plant

    Low Green Little Whelnetham Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  14. DecidedDC/26/1126/TPO

    TPO 218(1995) tree preservation order - one Wellingtonia (marked T1 on plan and order) removing two broken, snapped out and hung up branches back to an appropriate position on northern aspect

    Cemetery Peacocks Road Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8BT

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  15. DecidedDCON(B)/22/1858

    Application to discharge condition 25 (written scheme of investigation) of application DC/22/1858/FUL

    Zone 4 Land West Of Rougham Ind Estate Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  16. DecidedDCON(B)/24/0880

    Application to discharge condition 25 (written scheme of investigation) of application DC/24/0880/VAR

    Land West Of Rougham Ind Estate Rougham Tower Avenue Rougham Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  17. DecidedDC/26/1127/TCA

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification - two Rowans (T3 and T4 on the plan) fell

    Cavendish Village Green The Green Cavendish Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  18. Pending DecisionDCON(B)/23/0600

    Application to discharge part of condition 26 (CEMP) of application DC/23/0600/FUL

    Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  19. Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1128/FUL

    Planning application - change of use from agricultural land to Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) and Green Corridors, with associated access from Fornham Lane and provision of public car park

    Land West Of Fornham Lane Westley Suffolk

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  20. DecidedDC/26/1130/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - conifer hedgeline (marked on plan) fell

    Hawkedon Hall Lower Green Hawkedon Suffolk IP29 4NH

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  21. DecidedDC/26/1131/HH

    Householder planning application - detached carriage house to front of dwelling

    3A Church Walk Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7ED

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  22. DecidedDC/26/1132/TCA

    Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (T41 on plan) fell

    St Peter And Pauls Church Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  23. DecidedDC/26/1133/HH

    Householder planning application - external wall insulation to front and rear elevations

    25 Newnham Close Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7PD

    Received 28 Jul 2026
  24. DecidedDC/26/1134/HPA

    Householder prior approval - single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8 metres with a maximum height of 3.50 metres and a height of 3.50 metres to the eaves

    Haversham House The Street Little Whelnetham Suffolk IP30 0DA

    Received 27 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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