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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 dates8,697Searchable applications
394Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,920 approved or refused records
404Refused applications
5,516 approved · 404 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedDC/26/1322/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (on plan) pollard to seven metres above ground level
46 West Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EJ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1323/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition of 2 of DC/25/2037/FUL to amend approved plans and changes to approved landscaping scheme for a. two-storey hospital building with roof mounted solar PV panels b. manifold building c. electricity sub-station building d. parking and cycle storage e. plant and associated infrastructure f. hard and soft landscaping
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1324/FUL
Planning application - energy storage plant and associated infrastructure
Verge Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1326/FUL
Planning application - a. one dwelling and detached garage b. two electric gates to access of dwellings
Holywell Cottage Boon Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LG
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1327/LB
Application for listed building consent - replacement of two windows on front elevation
13 The Street Stoke By Clare Suffolk CO10 8HR
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1328/TCA
Trees in a conservation area - one Fig (T1 on plan) fell, one Portuguese Laurel (T2 on plan) fell, one Cotoneaster (T3 on plan) fell, one Laurel hedge (T4 on plan) crown reduce in height by 2.5 metres
30 Bridewell Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1RE
Received 28 Aug 2026 - DecidedDCON(A)/25/1945
Application to discharge condition 5 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of application DC/25/1945/FUL
The Limes Bardwell Road Sapiston Suffolk IP31 1RU
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1329/TPO
TPO 341 (1973) tree preservation order - one Ash (T1 on plan, within area A1 on order) fell
1 Beech Park Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2JL
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1331/OUT
Outline planning application (all matters reserved) - a. one dwelling b. extension of garden land for Lilac Cottage
Land Off Dunstall Green Road Ousden Suffolk
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1332/FUL
Planning application - conversion of garage to dwelling
48B Old Station Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8DW
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1333/HH
Householder planning application - a. raise roof height of garage and dining room b. roof light to rear of dwelling
15 West Drive Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7JN
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1335/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Cherry (marked on plan) overall reduction by up to two metres and crown thin by 30 percent
1 Dumpling Bridge Lane Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JU
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1337/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one alder (as indicated on plan) fell; two crack willows (as indicated on plan) fell; three paperback birch (as indicated on plan) fell
Chalk Farm Thetford Road Fakenham Magna Suffolk IP24 2QX
Received 30 Aug 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1338/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum (marked T1 on plan) overall reduction in height by two metres and shaped by reducing lateral limbs by one metre and one mixed species hedge (marked G1 on plan) overall reduction by one metre
Lodge Barn Cottage, Annexe The Green Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6JX
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1339/TPO
TPO 144(1991) tree preservation order - one oak (TP1 on plan, G3 on order) 2 metre prune away from structure and crown reduce by up to 2 metres; one oak (TP3, A1 on order, on plan) crown reduce by up to 2 metres; one oak (TP5 on plan, G4 on order) 2 metre prune away from structure and crown reduce by up to 2 metres; one London plane (TP6 on plan, G4 on order) crown reduce by up to 2 metres; one oak (TP7 on plan, G4 on order) crown reduce by up to 2 metres
1 Windsor Oaks Kingshall Street Rougham Suffolk IP30 9LG
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1340/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Western Red Cedar (marked on plan) fell
15 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedDCON(BGP)/25/1945
Application to discharge statutory biodiversity gain plan condition in relation to DC/25/1945/FUL
The Limes Bardwell Road Sapiston Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1RU
Received 1 Sept 2026 - DecidedNMA(A)/25/0764
Non-material amendment for DC/25/0764/FUL - a. internal layout changes b. changes to windows and doors c. additional photovoltaic PV panels
84 Field Road Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7AL
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1343/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. solar PV panels to inner hidden slopes of The Old Rectory roof b. solar PV panels to southern slopes of adjacent converted stables and Fairview
The Old Rectory And Fairview The Street Ingham Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 1NQ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1345/HH
Householder planning application - detached outbuilding
New Leaf Wood School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1347/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation
1 Bill Rickaby Drive Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0HG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1350/FUL
Planning application - outbuilding (following partial demolition of existing stable block)
Frogs End Farm Birds End Hargrave Suffolk IP29 5HD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDCON(AL)/15/2483
Application to partially discharge condition 24 (ii) verification for DC/15/2483/OUT
Land South Rougham Hill Rougham Hill Bury St Edmunds Suffolk
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/25/2037
Application to discharge conditions 4 (CMP- PRECOMM), 5 (CEMP- PRECOMM) and 9 (CSWMP- PRECOMM) of application DC/25/2037/FUL
Newmarket Community Hospital 56 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7JG
Received 2 Sept 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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