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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 dates8,710Searchable applications
394Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,932 approved or refused records
404Refused applications
5,528 approved · 404 refused · 609 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1352/OUT
Outline planning application with some matters reserved (means of access, appearance, layout and scale to be considered) - one bungalow, with associated access and parking arrangements
Land South Of Elms Road Freckenham Suffolk
Received 2 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1353/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) fell; one Beech (T1 on plan) - fell
Mulberry Lodge 31 Brookside Moulton Suffolk CB8 8SG
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/22/1993
Application to discharge conditions 3 (windows) and 4 (doors) of DC/22/1993/LB
Nowton Lodge Farm Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 2 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1354/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - 17 Hazels (withing area G2 on plan) crown reduction in height by up to two and a half metres, nine Mapels (withing area G2 on plan) fell, 13 Maples (within area G2 on plan) crown lift to four metres above ground level
Cavendish Church Of England Primary School The Green Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8BA
Received 2 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1355/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - three Corsican Pines (marked on plan) fell
Dukes Cottage Rose Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7SE
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1356/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Silver Birch (marked T1 and T2 on plan) reduce crown by 2.5 metres and reduce lateral crown spread by 1.5 metres, one Silver birch and one Gleditsia (marked T3 and T4 on plan) fell and three Laurel (marked G1 on plan) reduce crown and spread by one metre
Oakcroft The Street Culford Suffolk IP28 6DT
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1357/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Plum (marked T2 and T3 on plan) crown reduction by two metres and lateral crown reduction by 1.5 metres
32 Springfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3AR
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1359/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Willow (marked T1 on plan) re pollard
Brook Cottage School Lane Bardwell Suffolk IP31 1AD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1360/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plane (marked T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Harraton Villa 32 Chapel Street Exning Suffolk CB8 7HB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1361/TPO
TPO 170(1971) tree preservation order - two Lime (T1 and T2 on plan, T3 and T4 on order) - re-pollard trees to previous point - removing 2.5 metres of new growth to maintain trees
98 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1364/FUL
Planning application - Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a mixed-use property comprising commercial use (Use Class E) within the south-east room at ground floor level, with residential accommodation (Use Class C3) retained within the remainder of the property (sui generis)
14 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1366/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (marked T1 on plan) and one Sycamore (marked T2 on plan) fell
9 The Broadway Eastgate Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1XX
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1367/TPO
TPO 314(1973) - Tree preservation order - two Oak (T1 and T2 on plan, W1 on order) fell
The Moat House Livermere Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2QE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1368/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
3 Brewers Close Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9DW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1369/TPO
TPO 072 (1981) tree preservation order - 10 Lombardy Poplars (marked on plan) reduce height to 10 metres above ground level
Station House Pentlow Lane Cavendish Suffolk CO10 7SP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - DecidedDC/26/1370/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Magnolia (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
9 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3ES
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1371/HH
Householder planning application - a. two replacement doors on side elevation b. single storey rear and side extension (following demolition of existing extension)
The Stables 6 Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1372/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. two replacement doors on side elevation b. single storey rear and side extension (following demolition of existing extension) c. repairing of existing boundary wall
The Stables 6 Sicklesmere Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2BW
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1373/HH
Houesholder planning application - single storey front and side extension
Larchfield Mere Farm Lane Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2PH
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1374/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 6 (NIA mitigation - MUGA) of DC/25/1926/FUL to enable the construction of multi-use games area with associated fencing
Beck Row Primary School The Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8AE
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1376/HH
Householder planning application - Garden shed
Ye Olde House The Street Barnham Suffolk IP24 2NF
Received 6 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(BGP)/25/1926
Application to discharge condition 10 (BNG Gain Plan) of application DC/25/1926/FUL
Beck Row Primary School The Street Beck Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8AE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(BGP)/25/1927
Application to discharge condition 4 (BNG Gain Plan) of application DC/25/1927/FUL
Beck Row Primary School The Street Beck Row Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8AE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1380/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) b. removal of door rear elevation c. replace window with door on rear elevation
36 Well Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EQ
Received 8 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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