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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 dates8,621Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,862 approved or refused records
403Refused applications
5,459 approved · 403 refused · 602 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/2032
Application to part-discharge conditions 5a (later approval of Details - inglenook fireplace); 5c (later approval of Details - fireplace materials) and 6 (timber framing - schedule of works) of DC/25/2032/LB
Laurel Bank Farmhouse Assington Green Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LY
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1156/HH
Householder planning application - single storey detached outbuilding
Saxon Wood Bury Road Brockley Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4AG
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1157/FUL
Planning application - one log cabin for staff welfare facilities
Garden Cottage Nowton Court Nowton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5LU
Received 30 Jul 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/1158/FUL
Planning application - a. one self-build dwelling (following demolition of existing dwelling) b. one detached cart lodge to rear of dwelling (following demolition of existing outbuilding)
Papeley Cottage Symonds Road Great Saxham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5JU
Received 29 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1160/FUL
Planning application - painting of shop frontage to include fascia, brickwork, windows and door frames
28-28A Cornhill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1DY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1162/HH
Householder planning application - a. replacement of a front door and windows, b. replacement of a side elevation window, c. replacement and alteration of windows and doors on the rear elevation, including the installation of French doors
83 Northgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1163/P3QPA
Prior approval application under part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015 - change of use from agricultural building to create two dwellings (class C3)
Depden Hall The Green Depden Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 4BY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedNMA(H)/22/1193
Non-material amendment for DC/22/1193/RM - amendment to approved plans: proposed change of roof forms from gable-pitched to hipped on dwellings to plots 35, 36, 73, 77, 78 & 79 and garages to plots 66, 67, 68, 73, 77, 78 and 79
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/26/0726
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/26/0726/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Thetford Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1164/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. replacement of two ground floor windows, one first floor window and, french doors to north elevation b. replacement front door and first floor window to west elevation
8 Aldrich Place Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7FJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGPA)/25/1433
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1433/FUL
Abbeycroft Leisure Centre Beetons Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3TT
Received 28 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1167/TPO
TPO 054a (1980) tree preservation order - Two beech trees (T3 and T4 on sketch plan and order) crown reduce by up to 2.5 metres in height and up to 1.5 metres laterally to suitable growth points, crown lift to 3 metres above ground level and 5.5 metres above the highway, and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from overhead services; two beech trees (T1 and T2 on sketch plan and order) crown reduce by up to 1.5 metres to suitable growth points, crown lift to 3 metres above ground level and 5.5 metres above the highway, and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from overhead services.
30 Westbury Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3QE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1168/TPO
TPO 01 (2011) tree preservation order - three Horse Chestnut (T1, T2 and T3 on plan, T1300, T1298 and T1294 on order) reduce branches on southern apsect by up to three metres
9 Flint Way Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9ND
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1169/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four Oak trees (T1, T2, T3 and T6 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres, two Oak trees (T4 and T7 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres, one Ash tree (T5 on plan) pollard at 3.5 metres from ground, One oak (T8 on plan) coppice
Hall Farm Bury Road Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1170/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - use of land as caravan site for the siting of one motor caravan for the accommodation of a person employed in connection with building operations
Land On North Side Of Water Lane Little Whelnetham Suffolk
Received 30 Jul 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/2023
Application to discharge condition 4 (Estate roads and FPs TBA) of application DC/25/2023/VAR
The Coal Yard Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BL
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1171/FUL
Planning application - two storey outbuilding
Easterwood House Baxters Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1172/HH
Householder planning application - detached cart lodge (following demolition of existing garage)
Brook Cottage Cloak Lane Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UJ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1174/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single-storey rear extension with a flat roof, formation of structural openings between the existing dwelling and extension, installation of rooflights, windows and French doors, and associated internal alterations
11 Manor Garth Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2LB
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1175/HH
Householder planning application - new vehicular access
19 Warren Road Red Lodge Suffolk IP28 8JU
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1176/FUL
Planning application - one self-build dwelling
Land Adjacent 1 Hopton Road Barningham Suffolk
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1178/VAR
Planning application - Removal of condition 4 of DC/18/2421/FUL relating to occupancy
84 Hollow Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7AZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/1930
Application to discharge conditions 3 (limit water use), 5 (plant noise compliance) and 6 (post completion verification) of application DC/25/1930/FUL
88 - 89 St Johns Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1SQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1179/OUT
Outline planning application (means of access to be considered) - 17 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land Off Church Street Hundon Suffolk
Received 4 Aug 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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