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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
6,175Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,128 approved or refused records
578Refused applications

4,550 approved · 578 refused · 283 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

  1. Decided67802

    Single storey rear extension; Detached annexe extension at rear; Greenhouse at rear; Level alterations to the existing paths to provide suitable access

    1 Springside View, Bury, BL8 4LU

    Received 17 Nov 2021
  2. Decided67803

    Two storey front extension

    14 Sunningdale Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JX

    Received 17 Nov 2021
  3. Decided67804

    Prior approval for proposed single storey extension at rear

    5 Hazel Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3EQ

    Received 16 Nov 2021
  4. Decided67805

    Two storey front extension and two storey rear extension/single storey side extension

    126 Parkhills Road, Bury, BL9 9AW

    Received 17 Nov 2021
  5. Decided67806

    New boundary gate and fence to front elevation

    4 Westleigh Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EN

    Received 17 Nov 2021
  6. Decided67807

    Single storey rear extension and decking area with steps to garden level; Loft conversion with rear dormer; Alterations to driveway/vehicular access and installation of boundary fence/gate at front/side and 4 bin storage unit at front

    36 Duckworth Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9QH

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  7. Decided67808

    Application for reserved matters approval (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the erection of 3 no.dwellings and associated works

    Land adjacent to 6 Bentley Lane, Bury, BL9 6RZ

    Received 15 Nov 2021
  8. Decided67810

    Installation of a residents access gate to the rear of the side to assist with security

    50 Water Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DF

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  9. Decided67811

    Single storey rear extension

    35 South Cross Street, Bury, BL9 0RS

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  10. Decided67812

    Conversion of first floor from storage (Use Class B8) to form 8 no. flats over two floors; including partial raising of wall heads, formation of new roof with the addition of new windows/brickwork to front/rear elevations

    2 Cook Street, Bury, BL9 0RP

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  11. Decided67813

    First floor extension at front above existing porch; Balcony at rear

    183 Parkhills Road, Bury, BL9 9AF

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  12. Decided67814

    Two storey front extension

    185 Parkhills Road, Bury, BL9 9AF

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  13. Decided67815

    Two storey extension at side/rear with juliet balcony to rear

    7 Brookside Crescent, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4BG

    Received 19 Nov 2021
  14. Decided67816

    Creation of 8 no. dwellings, with associated hard and soft landscaping

    Land between Butterstile Close & Hilton Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RS

    Received 19 Nov 2021
  15. Decided67817

    Single storey side extension

    149 Park Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7DZ

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  16. Decided67818

    Part two/part single storey extension at front/side

    15 Palmerston Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9YN

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  17. Decided67819

    Replace existing conservatory with single storey rear extension; New entrance porch to side

    131 Newbold Street, Bury, BL8 2RL

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  18. Decided67820

    Two storey side extension with extension of existing front and rear dormers; Single storey rear extension; Alterations to parking area at front

    27 Cotswold Crescent, Bury, BL8 1QF

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  19. Decided67821

    Single storey extension at side/rear with balcony and glass balustrade

    5 Inglewood Close, Bury, BL9 7LD

    Received 18 Nov 2021
  20. Decided67822

    Conversion of former school gym to classrooms including external alterations

    Derby High School, Radcliffe Road, Bury, BL9 9NH

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  21. Decided67823

    Demolition of a range of dilapidated agricultural buildings and the erection of a new agricultural livestock building and bale store

    Openshaw Fold Farm, Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4EP

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  22. Decided67824

    Two/single storey extension at side/rear with juliet balcony and basement level extension at rear; Raise roof ridge height/roof extension with loft conversion and rear dormer; Erection of outbuilding at rear; Alterations to parking and new boundary fence at side/rear

    27 Rainsough Brow, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XW

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  23. Decided67825

    Single storey extension at side/rear

    19 Rivermead Way, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8SF

    Received 22 Nov 2021
  24. Decided67826

    Two storey extension at side and single storey extension at side/rear

    1 Holbeach Close, Bury, BL8 1XA

    Received 22 Nov 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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