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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

8,667Searchable applications

395Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,895 approved or refused records

403Refused applications

5,492 approved · 403 refused · 606 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 regulations Pre-application advice Pre-application advice Conservation areas Conservation areas and appraisals Article 4 directions Buildings conservation and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk Council source

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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

DecidedDC/26/1278/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Cherry and one Hazel (marked on plan) crown raise to three metres above ground level and one Crab Apple (marked on plan) crown raise to three metres above ground and overall crown reduction by one metre
West Barn Church Hill Whepstead Suffolk IP29 4TR
Received 20 Aug 2026
DecidedDCON(A)/25/1794
Application to discharge conditions 3 (deliveries management plan) and 4 (demolition and construction management strategy) of DC/25/1794/FUL
Bus Station, Public Toilets King Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EZ
Received 20 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1279/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first floor from commercial, business and service (class E) to two apartments (class C3)
24 Market Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8EF
Received 21 Aug 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/1280/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to three dwellings (class C3)
18 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8LH
Received 21 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1281/TPO
TPO 125 (1970) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (T1 on plan and on order) crown lift to eight metres above ground level
31 Pound Meadow Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JL
Received 21 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1283/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Silver Maple (T4 on plan) fell
Clarehaven Stable 57 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BY
Received 21 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1284/TPO
TPO 448(2006) - Tree preservation order - one beech (T1 on plan, T1 on order) crown lift up to five metres above ground level pruning secondary and tertiary branch structure only; one silver birch (T2 on plan, within group G1 on order) fell
31 Diomed Drive Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2TN
Received 24 Aug 2026
DecidedDCON(A)/23/0969
Application to discharge condition 2 (noise assessment) of DC/23/0969/P3MPA2
17A High Street Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8AD
Received 21 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1285/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (T1 on plan) pollard to eight metres above ground level
Mabbs Hall Care Home 45 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7EA
Received 21 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1286/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of ground, first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to four dwellings (class C3)
74-76 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JX
Received 21 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1287/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cypress (T1 on plan) remove four lowest limbs on southwestern aspect
The Gables 20 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 21 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1288/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Horse Chestnut (T1 on plan) reduce lateral crown by up to three metres and height by up to two metres to suitable pruning points
Barkway House 18 Bury Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7BT
Received 21 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1289/R77
Application under regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - change of use of ground, first and second floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to 24 apartments (class C3)
Suffolk House Fordham Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7AA
Received 21 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1290/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (marked T1 on plan) reduce to a monolith stem at six metres above ground level and two Sycamore (marked T2 and T3 on plan) fell
Honington Hall Troston Road Honington Suffolk IP31 1RB
Received 21 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/1568
Application to discharge conditions 6 (Limit Water Use), 8 (Submission of AIA and AMS) and 9 (Tree Protection) of application DC/25/1568/FUL
84 Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NZ
Received 24 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1291/HH
Householder planning application - a. alterations ro roof line b. addition of dormer to south elevation
40 Oaklands Drive Brandon Suffolk IP27 0NR
Received 23 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1292/TPO
TPO 299 (1973) tree preservation order - one Sycamore (marked T5 on plan and order) re pollard
32 Garland Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1HB
Received 25 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1293/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Holly (marked on plan) fell
Orchard Cottage Church Street Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SG
Received 24 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1294/TPO
TPO 115 (1986) tree preservation order - three Lime, one Horse Chestnut, one Beech and one Sycamore (marked on plan and within G5 on order) overall reduction by up to three metres and one Lime and one Sycamore (marked on plan and within G5 on order) reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property by up to three metres
Shrublands Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LE
Received 25 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1295/FUL
Planning application - change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to residential children's home (C2)
47 Flemyng Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3UR
Received 25 Aug 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/25/2032
Application to part discharge condition 6 (Timber Framing - Schedule Of Works) of application DC/25/2032/LB
Laurel Bank Farmhouse Assington Green Stansfield Suffolk CO10 8LY
Received 24 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1296/FUL
Planning application - a. installation of additional mezzanine floorspace b. air conditioning units to rear elevation
Newmarket Retail Park, Unit 5 Oaks Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7SX
Received 25 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1297/AG1
Determination in respect of permitted agricultural development - straw/hay shed
Oak Farm Pakenham Road Great Barton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2PF
Received 24 Aug 2026
DecidedDC/26/1298/HH
Householder planning application - a. remove chimney b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
1 Wyndham Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DS
Received 25 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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