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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.
4,470 approved · 573 refused · 275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
55 Milton Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PT
Received 15 Oct 202115 Trimingham Drive, Bury, BL8 1JW
Received 15 Oct 20217 Slaidburn Drive, Bury, BL8 3DG
Received 18 Oct 202118 Hillstone Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4EZ
Received 18 Oct 2021Cygnet Hospital, High Bank, Bury, BL8 2BS
Received 15 Oct 2021363 Rochdale Road, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7DB
Received 18 Oct 202111 Well Grove, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SQ
Received 18 Oct 2021400 Bass Lane, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NR
Received 18 Oct 2021Land opposite 29 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EY
Received 15 Oct 202152 Brooklands Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0ED
Received 19 Oct 202110 Brookmoor Road, Prestwich, M25 3EJ
Received 19 Oct 202145 Church Street West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SP
Received 19 Oct 2021296 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6NH
Received 19 Oct 202123 Dumers Chase, Radcliffe, M26 2TH
Received 20 Oct 2021Prestwich Hey F C, Sandgate Road, Whitefield, M45 6NT
Received 20 Oct 20215 Trimingham Drive, Bury, BL8 1HA
Received 19 Oct 202135 Bankside Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2QH
Received 20 Oct 20219 Chiswick Drive, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3XB
Received 20 Oct 20211 Hereford Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JY
Received 20 Oct 2021Middle Lees, 33 Knowsley Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PY
Received 21 Oct 2021Brick House Farm, Griffe Lane, Bury, BL9 8QS
Received 20 Oct 202111 Redmere Drive, Bury, BL9 9GB
Received 21 Oct 202155 Borough Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2QG
Received 22 Oct 2021144 Bolton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4JA
Received 22 Oct 2021Records 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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