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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

8,715Searchable applications

394Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,935 approved or refused records

404Refused applications

5,531 approved · 404 refused · 610 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1381/LB
Application for listed building consent - a. internal alterations b. single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) c. removal of door rear elevation d. replace window with door on rear elevation
36 Well Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EQ
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1382/HH
Householder planning application - ramped access to front elevation
16 Milden Court Hereward Avenue Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7LP
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/22/1564
Application to discharge conditions 3 (materials), 4 (scheme of landscaping), 6 (prevention of discharge of surface water), 8 (cycle storage area) of DC/22/1564/FUL - allowed on appeal
The Spinney Bury Road Hawstead Suffolk IP29 5NJ
Received 7 Sept 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/1383/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - One Beech (T1 on plan) fell
Barton Hall The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AW
Received 8 Sept 2026
DecidedDC/26/1384/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - One Silver Birch (T1 on plan) fell
The Chestnuts 56 The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Received 8 Sept 2026
DecidedDC/26/1385/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Plum Cherry (T1 on plan) fell
Staunch House The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AA
Received 8 Sept 2026
DecidedDC/26/1386/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cedar (T5 on plan) crown lift up to four metres above ground level and prune back to suitable growth points to provide up to two metres clearance from surrounding structures
St Marys Church The Street Barton Mills Suffolk IP28 6AP
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1387/ELEC
Application under the overhead lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 - Overhead Electricity Line
Broom Hall Freewood Street Bradfield St George Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP30 0AY
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDC/26/1388/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Sycamore and one Scots Pine (marked on plan) reduce overhanging branches by up to 2.5 metres
110 High Street Ixworth Suffolk IP31 2HN
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDC/26/1389/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - Mixed species (G1, G2 and G3 as marked on the plan) crown lift up to 5 metres above ground level
The Old Rectory The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDC/26/1390/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - four Poplar (marked on plan) overall crown reduction by up to four metres
Street Record Welham Lane Risby Suffolk
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1391/HH
Householder planning application - a. one and a half storey side extension (following demolition of garage) b. addition of cycle storage and garden shed in front garden c. removal of window on side elevation d. addition of roof light to west elevation e. one and a half storey rear elevation f. addition of window to rear elevation g. realignment of existing access
Stanchils Farm, Bungalow 3 Stanchils Farm Lane Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6NB
Received 9 Sept 2026
DecidedDCON(B)/22/1993
Application to discharge condition 7 (later approval of details) of DC/22/1993/LB
Nowton Lodge Farm Low Green Nowton Suffolk IP29 5ND
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDC/26/1393/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - works stated of submitted tree schedule of works
Old School, Clare Parish Council Offices Callis Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8PX
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending DecisionDC/26/1394/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) remove basal epicormic branches on the garden aspect to a height of three metres above ground level; one Golden false acacia (T2 on plan) reduce in height by up to 2.5 metres and reduce lateral branches by up to 1.5 metres; one tree (dead) (T3) fell
Bell House The Street Pakenham Suffolk IP31 2JU
Received 8 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1395/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension
17 Ord Road Fornham St Martin Suffolk IP31 1TB
Received 9 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1396/HH
Householder planning application - Installation of air source heat pump to front elevation
James Cottage Bury Road Hepworth Suffolk IP22 2PY
Received 9 Sept 2026
DecidedNMA(A)/21/0736
Non-material amendment to DC/21/0736/RM - change to the surfacing material for parts of the car park from block paving/tarmac to porous asphalt
Local Centre Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6LB
Received 9 Sept 2026
WithdrawnDC/26/1398/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - single storey rear extensions
Mill Green Cottage Mill Lane Cowlinge Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9HZ
Received 9 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1401/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. replacement and infill of garage door with window to front elevation b. replacement door to front elevation c. replacement of windows with doors to rear ground floor elevation
22 Willow Crescent Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8ER
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/24/1866
Application to discharge condition 12 (Travel Welcome Pack) of application DC/24/1866/FUL
The Silks 69 Exning Road Newmarket Suffolk
Received 10 Sept 2026
DecidedNMA(A)/24/0151
Non-material amendment to DC/24/0151/HYB - comprising amendments to the description of development and amendments to the wording of conditions 5 (approved plans), 7 (quantum of uses), 42 (design code for active travel), 54 (travel plan), 63 (surface water drainage strategy) and 79 (use of playing fields) as set out in the cover letter and schedule of amendments
Land West Of Mildenhall West Row Road Mildenhall Suffolk
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1403/HH
Householder planning application - single storey side extension
Lihou 1 Clare Road Hundon Suffolk CO10 8DN
Received 10 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1404/TPO
TPO 200 (1994) tree preservation order - one Walnut (marked on plan and within G3 on order) reduce eastern branches touching building by up to four metres
Street Record Coppers Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2AB
Received 11 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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