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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 dates8,744Searchable applications
394Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 5,953 approved or refused records
405Refused applications
5,548 approved · 405 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/1466/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - replacement of external doors and windows; rotting timber double windows, up and over glazing with doorset to be replaced with heritage aluminium system in black
The Old Flint Barn 1 Windmill Hill Exning Suffolk CB8 7LB
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1467/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Hornbeam (T1 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres
Mallards House 1 Laceys Lane Exning Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7HL
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Pending DecisionDC/26/1468/EIASCO
EIA Scoping - EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 6 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 - hybrid application for employment development, associated infrastructure, access, parking and landscaping
Sentinel Park Shepherds Grove Industrial Estate East Sumner Road Hepworth Suffolk
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1469/HH
Householder planning application - a. single storey rear extension (following removal of existing conservatory) b. swimming pool and c. detached pool building
Ashlands Wilde Street Beck Row Suffolk IP28 8BL
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1471/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Limes (G1 on plan) crown reduction in height by eight metres
4 Falmouth Gardens Newmarket Suffolk CB8 7DL
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDCON(B)/25/0534
Application to discharge conditions 6 (building envelope) and 7 (NIA compliance) of application DC/25/0534/VAR
Retreat Gardens Hall Drive Lakenheath Suffolk IP27 9JT
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1472/HH
Householder planning application - two storey side and rear extension (following demolition of of existing single storey garage)
2 Baldwin Avenue Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 6DW
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1474/CLP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use or development - conversion of garage to habitable space including replacing garage door with window
29 Fordhams Close Stanton Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2EE
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1477/HH
Householder planning application - single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
Thistledown Assington Green Stansfield Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8LZ
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1478/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (as indicated on plan by circle) overall crown reduction by up to three metres
1 School Terrace Turnpike Hill Withersfield Suffolk CB9 7RX
Received 26 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1479/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Portugese Cherry Laurel (as indicated on plan by circle) fell
1 Brook Farm Cottage Bury Road Wickham Street Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XJ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1480/LB
Application for listed building consent - the display of external signage in association with the use of the south-east ground floor room for commercial purposes
14 Brentgovel Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1EB
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1481/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - two Silver Birches (as indicated on plan), one Hawthorn (as indicated on plan), one Willow (as indicated on plan) fell
Glebe House Church Road Wickhambrook Suffolk CB8 8XH
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending DecisionDCON(B)/24/0411
Application to discharge condition 14 (wildlife sensitive lighting design) of application DC/24/0411/VAR
Icepits Farm Ixworth Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2NX
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1482/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Cherry (T2 on plan) overall crown reduction by two metres and remove decayed limb in middle
2 Cherry Tree Cottages The Street Lidgate Suffolk CB8 9PP
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1483/DE1
Notification under Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - demolition of agricultural storage barn
Hermitage Farm Barns Hermitage Farm Snow Hill Clare Suffolk CO10 8QE
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1484/TPO
TPO 084(1982) tree preservation order - one Ash tree (indicated on plan and T9 on order) overall crown reduction by three metres
20 Wratting Road Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DD
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1485/TPO
TPO 309(1973) tree preservation order - works stated on submitted tree schedule of works
21 Radnor Close Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7JL
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1486/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Ash (T1 on plan) fell
3 Maypole Terrace, Polly Cottage Quakers Lane Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8BJ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1487/HH
Householder planning application - a. raise roof height to create habitable space and remove chimneys b. replacement of front door with window c. single storey front infill extension d. four dormers and two roof lights to front of dwelling e. flue to front elevation f. single storey side extension to north west elevation g. window to first floor of north west elevation h. two doors to rear of dwelling (following demolition of existing conservatory) i. one door and one window to ground floor of rear elevation j. balcony and three rooflights to rear of dwelling
Twinfields The Green Rougham Suffolk IP30 9JP
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1488/HH
Householder planning application - first floor rear extension
Wychwood House Mill Road Great Barton Suffolk IP31 2RU
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1489/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Sycamore (T1 on plan) - remove lower lateral branch on Eastern aspect
Gate House Cottage School Road Risby Suffolk IP28 6RQ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1491/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Conifer (as indicated on plan) fell
Orchard House Bury Road Hengrave Suffolk IP28 6LS
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Pending ConsiderationDC/26/1493/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification - one Purple Plum (T1 on plan) - overall crown reduction by two metres
61 Victoria Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3BD
Received 30 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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