Planning decisions in West Suffolk
As of 26 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, West Suffolk approved 96% of 1,943 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Listed building / conservation : 99% approved (410 decided, ~39 days)
- Tree work : 97% approved (352 decided, ~43 days)
- Extension : 97% approved (290 decided, ~58 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (201 decided, ~58 days)
- Demolition : 96% approved (135 decided, ~59 days)
- Side extension : 94% approved (83 decided, ~57 days)
- Windows & doors : 94% approved (81 decided, ~57 days)
- Porch : 92% approved (64 decided, ~59 days)
- Solar / renewables : 95% approved (61 decided, ~59 days)
- Change of use : 85% approved (59 decided, ~67 days)
- Two-storey extension : 88% approved (57 decided, ~61 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 92% approved (52 decided, ~62 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 96% approved (50 decided, ~64 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 96% approved (48 decided, ~57 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for West Suffolk, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.