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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

8,733Searchable applications

394Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 5,944 approved or refused records

405Refused applications

5,539 approved · 405 refused · 611 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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/26/1432/HH
Householder planning application - a. front porch b. single storey rear extension
Rossendale House Manor Lane Horringer Suffolk IP29 5PY
Received 17 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1433/TPO
TPO 021 (2017) tree preservation order - one Cherry (T1 on plan and on order) fell
The Aviary Shirehall Way Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2ED
Received 17 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/26/0906
Application to discharge conditions 12 (Surface Water Drainage), 14 (Foul Water Drainage), 15 (Fire Hydrants), 31 (Outline - levels), 35 (GI Strategy) and 78 (Estate Road Phasing Plan) in relation to Phase 1 only of application DC/26/0906/VAR
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 17 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/26/0906
Application to discharge condition 57 (Construction Method Statement) in relation to Phase 1 of application DC/26/0906/VAR
Land North East Of Bury St Edmunds Bury Road Great Barton Suffolk
Received 17 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1436/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of garage to habitable space with no external changes
1 Bluebell Drive Exning Suffolk CB8 7JA
Received 17 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1439/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - a. conversion of the existing garage to form a living room/snug
33 Poplar Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 9EJ
Received 18 Sept 2026
WithdrawnNMA(A)/24/1592
Non-material amendment for DC/24/1592/FUL- a. ASHP units b. removal of rear staircase and replace with juliet balconies c. rooflight d. reinstatement of two rooflights
Lloyds Tsb Bank 47 High Street Mildenhall Suffolk IP28 7DZ
Received 18 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1441/TPO
TPO 03 (1990) tree preservation order - one Lime (indicated on plan and in group G2 on the order) fell
23 Leaders Way Newmarket Suffolk CB8 0DP
Received 21 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(C)/20/2079
Application to discharge conditions 5 (timber framing - schedule of works); 7 (infill); 11 (matching existing work - general) of DC/20/2079/LB
East Cottage Attleton Green Wickhambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8YA
Received 18 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1442/VAR
Planning application - variation of condition 2 of DC/24/0746/FUL to allow for use of amended plans for a. three dwellings and detached garages b. vehicular and pedestrian access
Land Adj. Hanbury Paddocks Risby Suffolk
Received 18 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationNMA(A)/25/0642
Non-material amendment to DC/25/0642/HH - amendment to location of approved garage
Mokefield Baxters Green Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8UY
Received 19 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1447/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Goat Willow (marked T1 on plan) re-pollard at three metres from ground level and two Elm (marked T2 and T3 on plan) overall crown reduction by three metres
Thatched Cottages The Street Horringer Suffolk IP29 5SJ
Received 21 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1448/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash and one Sycamore (marked T1 and T2 on plan) overall crown reduction of 2.5 metres
Mulberry House Bury Lane Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PX
Received 21 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1449/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Crab Apple (marked on plan) fell
34 Queens Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3EP
Received 21 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1451/FUL
Planning application - hardstanding and fencing for school building
Riverwalk School Mayfield Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2PD
Received 22 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDCON(A)/23/0358
Application to discharge conditions 6 (Cycle Storage), 7 (Refuse Storage / Presentation), 8 (Tree Protection Measures), 9 (Soft Landscaping - Minor), 11 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 12 (Contamination Investigation) of application DC/23/0358/FUL
The Old Maltings The Street Barton Mills Suffolk
Received 21 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1453/LB
Application for listed building consent - removal of the surviving chimney and associated masonry of ancillary outbuilding and construction of replacement low level garden wall
Shrublands Tut Hill Fornham All Saints Suffolk IP28 6LE
Received 22 Sept 2026
DecidedDCON(J)/18/1993
Application to discharge condition 8 (SUDS details) of application DC/18/1993/OUT
Land Adj 1 St Johns Street Beck Row Suffolk
Received 21 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1456/TPO
TPO 304(2001) tree preservation order - one Beech (T1 on plan and order) crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level
1 Woodford Gardens Fornham Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6AW
Received 23 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1459/ADV
Application for advertisement consent - three non-illuminated fascia signs
14 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 23 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1461/TPO
TPO 384(2004) tree preservation order - one Ash (marked T1 on plan and T3 on order) overall reduction in height by six metres
61 Hardwick Lane Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2RB
Received 24 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1463/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use from commercial, business and service (class E) to three residential flats (ground floor only) (class C3)
136-142 Development Site High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP
Received 23 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1464/P3CMA
Prior approval application under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - change of use of ground and first floors from commercial, business and service (class E) to one dwelling (class C3)
142 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8JP
Received 23 Sept 2026
Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1465/TPO
TPO 359(2003) tree preservation order - two Yew (marked on plan and within A1 on order) reduce branches overhanging fence by up to 2.5 metres
92 Barons Road Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 2LY
Received 24 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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