West Suffolk Council
On 1 April 2019 Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council will be replaced by a single district council called West Suffolk Council. It will entirely replace the borough and district councils but will continue to deliver the same services while finding improved ways of supporting communities, businesses and the local economy. Over the next few weeks you may notice changes to the website, forms, letters and emails, and there will be limited access to some of our online systems as we prepare for the creation of the new council.
Planning systems availability until 1 April to carry out essential updates to our systems for the new West Suffolk Council
Online Planning applications (Public Access) – limited availability 5pm 26 March to 8am 1 April 2019
You can still see planning records and information about applications on our , but the information available will be frozen from the evening of Tuesday 26 March 2019. Between 26 March and 1 April you will not be able to comment on applications online, but you will be able to make comments by emailing customer.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Planning and building control system - offline from 27 to 31 March 2019
We will be unable to acknowledge, register or issue decisions on any applications during this period. Applications submitted during this time will be processed in the week commencing 1 April 2019 by West Suffolk Council. We apologise for any inconvenience.
View or comment on planning applications
view, comment and track planning applications
Planning policies
Local plans set the long term planning and land use policies
Pre-application advice
Planning permission for business
Building regulations
Do I need building regulations approval and how do I apply?
Appeal a planning decision
If your request for planning permission has been rejected you can appeal against the decision.
