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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
6,120Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,084 approved or refused records
576Refused applications

4,508 approved · 576 refused · 276 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas12 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas3 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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  1. Decided67698

    Single storey rear extension

    182 Alfred Street, Bury, BL9 9EG

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  2. Decided67699

    Variation of condition no.2 (approved plans) of planning permission 66507 (two storey side extension and single storey/two storey rear extension) to amend the gable end roof extension and flat roofs to the rear

    13 Talbot Grove, Bury, BL9 6PH

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  3. Decided67700

    Prior approval for flagpole structure wall mounted on roof. Antenna height increase from 17.85 to 18.35m and proposed GPS node at 20.6m (overall height increase of 2.75m). Roof level 15.10m.

    Bury Unit 7, Stewart Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL8 1SF

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  4. Decided67701

    Two storey extension at front, side and rear with balcony at front/side: Increase in height of roof

    The Gatehouse, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BN

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  5. Decided67702

    Hip to gable roof extension and installation of rear dormer

    24 Woodroyd Drive, Bury, BL9 7NH

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  6. Decided67703

    Retrospective single storey rear extension

    37 Salisbury Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4GD

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  7. Decided67704

    Extension to front of house to form entrance porch

    1 Tor Hey Mews, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HJ

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  8. Decided67705

    Two storey rear/front extension; First floor rear extension; Single storey front extension

    3 Parkhills Close, Bury, BL9 9HB

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  9. Decided67706

    Single storey front, side & rear extension

    3 New Field Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3UX

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  10. Decided67707

    Two storey side/rear extension; Single storey rear extension; Single storey front extension

    5 New Field Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3UX

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  11. Decided67708

    Two storey side extension; Single storey front extension

    9 Riverside Drive, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5QX

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  12. Decided67709

    Change to opening hours from 09:00-23:00 to 09:00-01:30; Repositioning of kitchen extractor

    424 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1BD

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  13. Decided67710

    Single storey front/rear/side extension; External works to the front elevation.

    4 Mardale Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2RG

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  14. Decided67711

    Conversion of existing church into single dwelling

    St John Shuttleworth, Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, BL0 0EF

    Received 22 Oct 2021
  15. Decided67712

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    3 Charlbury Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FJ

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  16. Decided67713

    Single storey rear extension

    62 East Street, Bury, BL9 0RX

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  17. Decided67714

    Lawful development certificate for proposed - New single-storey extension to the rear right hand side of the house, as well as internal re-modelling

    21 Greenheys Crescent, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4QD

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  18. Decided67715

    Single storey rear extension

    52 Tanners Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9ES

    Received 25 Oct 2021
  19. Decided67716

    Erection of agricultural livestock and storage building

    Hollingrove Barn, Redisher Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4HX

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  20. Decided67717

    Single storey rear extension, alterations to first floor rear windows and render to external elevations

    3 Ryecroft, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7HZ

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  21. Decided67718

    Outline application for 1 No. dwelling with all matters reserved

    Land adjacent 5 Stubbins Lane, Ramsbottom, BL0 0PU

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  22. Decided67719

    Single storey rear extension

    1 Vale Avenue, Bury, BL9 9LW

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  23. Decided67721

    Alteration to front elevation to create new window opening and loft conversion

    170 Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2GF

    Received 26 Oct 2021
  24. Decided67722

    Raise roof ridge height by 300mm with loft conversion and dormers at front/rear to existing bungalow to form first floor living accommodation and extension at side/rear

    51 Woodhall Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7QE

    Received 26 Oct 2021

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What these statistics cover

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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