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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates8,641Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,874 approved or refused records
403Refused applications
5,471 approved · 403 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 ConsiderationDC/26/1204/FUL
Planning application - conversion of outbuilding to dwelling
Oakdene Church Lane Worlington Suffolk IP28 8SG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1205/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - mixed species and works as per tree survey
Street Record Thurlow Road Little Thurlow Suffolk
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1206/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey front extension b. conversion of garage to habitable space including replacing garage door with window and raising the roof height
25 Weddell Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0LE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1210/TPO
TPO 259 (1973) tree preservation order - one Lime (T0423 on plan, G7 on order) - reduce by up to 3 metres to maintain size, balance and shape and raise to 7 metres
Devonshire House High Street Cavendish Suffolk CO10 8AS
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1211/TPO
TPO 012 (1956) tree preservation order - one Beech (marked T1 on plan and within A1 on order) lateral reduction of overhanging branches on the south-west aspect by up to 2 metres to suitable growth points, one Oak (marked T2 on plan and within A1 on order) reduce branches overhanging garden by up to 1.5 metres to suitable growth points
81A Edinburgh Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0QD
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/0674
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/0674/FUL
Home Farm The Street Culford Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6DS
Received 7 Aug 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/26/0365
Application to discharge conditions 3 (construction environmental management plan), 5 (wildlife sensitive lighting design scheme) and 7 (eological enhancement) of application DC/26/0365/FUL
Elveden Forest Holiday Village Brandon Road Elveden Suffolk IP24 3TR
Received 10 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1212/CR3
Regulation 3 planning application (application on behalf of Suffolk County Council) - construction of materials testing laboratory
Recycling Centre Brandon Road Eriswell Suffolk
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1213/HH
Householder planning application - a. flat roof to rear of dwelling b. replacement of three existing windows and two doors to rear of dwelling with three windows and one door c. extension of south-east elevation and raise roof height of existing garage
149 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1215/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. flat roof to rear of dwelling b. replacement of three existing windows and two doors to rear of dwelling with three windows and one door c. extension of south-east elevation and raise roof height of existing garage d. internal alterations to downstairs kitchen and toilet e. internal alterations form for ensuite bathrooms to bedrooms one and four
149 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationNMA(C)/24/0622
Non-material amendment to DC/24/0622/RM - substitute layout drawings relating to Parcels B and C including technical drawing updates to approved house types
Hatchfield Farm Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7XL
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1216/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (marked on plan) fell
Brooklands North Street Freckenham Suffolk IP28 8HY
Received 11 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1217/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Bullace (marked T1 on plan) fell
Bell Cottage Church Road Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AH
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1218/HH
Householder planning application - one outbuilding
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1219/TPO
TPO 234(1972) tree preservation order - one Beech (marked 0NSX on plan and within A13 on order) applying a wood chip mulch treatment to the root zone and an overall crown reduction by up to two metres
Street Record Gordon Richards Close Newmarket Suffolk
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1221/HH
Householder planning application - a. part two storey part single storey side extension b. single storey extension to existing garage
1 Clopton Park Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8ND
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1223/FUL
Planning application - a. replacement two storey front extension b. five units B2/B8 general industrial/storage and distribution (following demolition of existing site buildings)
Asco House Helions Bumpstead Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7AA
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/19/0947
Application to discharge conditions 4 (windows), 5 (doors) and 7 (boundary treatment) of application DC/19/0947/FUL
Temple The Manor Herringswell Suffolk
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1224/TPO
TPO 097 (1969) tree preservation order - one Scots pine (T1 on plan and in area A1 on order) fell; one Scots Pine and one Oak (T2 and T3 on plan in area A1 on order) remove lower branches on South East side over garages; one Oak (T4 on plan and area A1 on order) remove lower South East branches over property and reduce crown on South East 2.5 metres
19A Woodlands Way Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JA
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1225/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry Laurel (marked on plan) overall reduction by up to four metres
137 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 12 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1226/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first, second and thrid floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to seven dwellings (class C)
Rutland Chambers 19 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LX
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1227/TPO
TPO 191 (1993) tree preservation order - one Lime (indicated on plan and T13 on order) overall crown reduction by two metres
Three Firths The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DN
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1228/FUL
Planning application - replace existing 20ft container with new 40ft container for storage
Hundon Football Field Upper North Street Hundon Suffolk
Received 13 Aug 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/26/0478
Application to discharge condition 4 (photographic record) of application DC/26/0478/LB
16 Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Received 13 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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