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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 dates8,648Searchable applications
395Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,881 approved or refused records
403Refused applications
5,478 approved · 403 refused · 605 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 ConsiderationNMA(C)/21/2418
Non material amendment to DC/21/2418/FUL - to amend the size of the single storey steel framed flat roofed modular unit
Hmp Highpoint South Hmp Highpoint Haverhill Road Stradishall Haverhill Suffolk CB8 9YG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1230/FUL
Planning application - single storey eye catcher building to be used as a shelter for the Estate shoot
Denston Hall Estate, Water Lane, Denston, Newmarket CB8 8PW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1232/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Marabella Plum (marked T1 on plan) overall reduction by two metres
8 Ferndale Close Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DZ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1233/OUT
Outline Planning Application (means of access to be considered) - up to 12 dwellings (following demolition of existing buildings on site)
Land North Of Fordham Road Freckenham Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1235/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - one billboard sign, three freestanding billboard signs, and 19 flagpole signs
Land Off Orttewell Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2026 - WithdrawnDC/26/1236/HH
Householder planning application - a. part two storey, part single storey extension b. fenestration alterations and c. remove chimney flue
Beech Farm The Green Bardwell Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1AW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/0675
Application to discharge conditions 4 (new/replacement doors - int/ext), 5 (new/replacement windows - detailed) and 6 (Later approval of details) of application DC/25/0675/LB
Home Farm The Street Culford Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 6DS
Received 14 Aug 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/23/0600
Non material amendment to DC/23/0600/FUL to correct document references on condition 2 and alter wording of conditions 12 and 15
Former St James Ceva Middle School The Vinefields Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 14 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1239/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Yew and one Lime (T001 and T002 on plan) root pruning to facilitate repairs to the structural sole plate
4 The Street Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TF
Received 14 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1240/FUL
Planning application - construction of new vehicular access to serve holiday pods
Metcalf Arms Lawshall Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NR
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1241/FUL
Planning application - open air amphitheatre
All Saints Hotel The Street Fornham St Genevieve Suffolk IP28 6JQ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1243/TPO
TPO 302 (1973) tree preservation order - one Black Poplar (T2 on plan and within G1 on order) remove major dead wood and target prune over-extended branches by two metres to balance remaining crown
Land At The Green Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AW
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1244/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Polar (marked on plan) reduce three branches overhanging river by up to six metres
25 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1245/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - Mixed species trees (inidcated on plan) reduce to give one metre clearance from mast
Sewage Pumping Station Barn Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1YH
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/2018
Non material amendment to DC/25/2018/VAR to increase the footprint of the machinery store
Hollybush House Weathercock Hill Chevington Suffolk IP29 5RG
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1246/TPO
TPO 218 (1972) tree preservation order - two Lime (on plan and within G8 on order) re-pollard to previous points
11 Northgate Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6BB
Received 17 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1247/FUL
Planning application - change of use from Class E(g)/B2/B8 use to a vocational training and alternative education facility, including ancillary offices, workshops and mentoring spaces for Innov8 workshops
Units 3B Rougham Business Centre Woodlands Road Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 9ND
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1248/FUL
Planning application - change of use and conversion of ancillary residential building to self-contained dwelling (Class C3) and ancillary works including provision of car parking, refuse and cycle storage and landscaping
Knotts Topping 4 Drift Road Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JL
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1249/HH
Householder planning application - single storey front porch extension
18 The Orchard Kedington Haverhill Suffolk CB9 7PX
Received 18 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1251/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - installation of a new permanent electric pole and underground cable
Land Ne Haverhill English Way Haverhill Suffolk
Received 18 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1250/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (marked T2 on plan) overall reduction by three metres and one Tree of Heaven (marked T3 on plan) fell
138 Southgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AF
Received 18 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1252/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four birch (marked G1 on plan) overall reduction by up to one metre, pruning to provide up to 0.5 metres clearance from overhead cables and crown thin up to 10%; one ash (marked T3 on plan) overall crown reduction to previous pruning points; two plum (marked T1 and T2 on plan) fell
Sounds Cottage 12 Lidgate Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1253/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked on plan) crown lift by 2.5 metres above ground level and overall crown reduction by three metres
8 Lidgate Road Dalham Suffolk CB8 8TJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1254/FUL
Planning application - one steel frame storage building
Green Ridge Stables Hamilton Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JQ
Received 19 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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