Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,388 approved · 562 refused · 268 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Nov 2019 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Former Tarmac Building Materials Ltd, Stopes Road, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1NR
Received 14 Oct 2020Park View County Primary School, Park View Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FA
Received 14 Oct 202055A Horne Street, Bury, BL9 9BW
Received 14 Oct 2020395-399 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AW
Received 14 Oct 2020140 Brierley Street, Bury, BL9 9HN
Received 14 Oct 202015 Slaidburn Drive, Bury, BL8 3DG
Received 13 Oct 202029 Hawthorn Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9UZ
Received 14 Oct 2020Lord Clive Pub, 92 Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LF
Received 15 Oct 2020The Coach House, Bradshaw Road, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3PJ
Received 15 Oct 202016 Paradise Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9BS
Received 15 Oct 202025 Wilson Street, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7EF
Received 15 Oct 2020Every Street, Woodhill Fold, Fernhill, Bury, BL9 5AA
Received 15 Oct 20208 Leeds Close, Bury, BL9 8LD
Received 13 Oct 202016 Westbury Close, Bury, BL8 2LW
Received 14 Oct 2020Higher Ash, 12 Hawkshaw Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4LD
Received 16 Oct 20205 Anderton Close, Bury, BL8 2HQ
Received 16 Oct 20207 Marlborough Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9YU
Received 16 Oct 2020116 Moorside Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3HR
Received 19 Oct 2020Unit 12, Park Seventeen, Whitefield
Received 20 Oct 2020604 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2DR
Received 20 Oct 202017 Parkstone Close, Bury, BL8 2UR
Received 21 Oct 2020Land to Rear of Spring Lane School, Spring Lane School, Spring Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2SS
Received 21 Oct 20208 Woodstock Drive, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4BW
Received 21 Oct 20203 Rhine Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NP
Received 21 Oct 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bury Metropolitan Borough 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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