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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
6,367Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,290 approved or refused records
587Refused applications

4,703 approved · 587 refused · 295 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jun 2012 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided67930

    1st floor extension at rear

    36 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FT

    Received 22 Dec 2021
  2. Decided67931

    Single storey rear extension and patio regrading.

    439 Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LJ

    Received 23 Dec 2021
  3. Decided67932

    Variation of condition 2 following approval of planning permission 64977- Replacement of drawing R-0544-05/G with drawings R-0544-05/K and R-0544-70 to include installation of an electrical substation transformer within the planning approval

    Former Viridor Waste, Buckley Lane, Prestwich

    Received 23 Dec 2021
  4. Decided67933

    Conversion of existing lower ground floor garages to 4 no. flats

    Singleton Court, Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 8FX

    Received 23 Dec 2021
  5. Decided67934

    Hip to gable roof extension; Loft conversion and rear dormer extension

    5 Woodhill Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BF

    Received 23 Dec 2021
  6. Decided67935

    Single/two storey rear extension; Single/two storey extension at front & side side; Single storey front extension; Loft Conversion with rear dormer and side windows; Raising the ridge height

    11 Harrogate Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LT

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  7. Decided67936

    Single storey rear extension; First floor side extension; Hip to gable roof extension to accommodate loft conversion with rear dormer and Juliet balcony

    7 Hartley Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0AT

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  8. Decided67937

    Two storey side extension; Two storey/single storey rear extension; Single storey front extension for garage and First floor front extension.

    53 Bland Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WG

    Received 28 Dec 2021
  9. Decided67938

    Change of use of first floor (Class E) to (C3) residential; new external rear staircase and elevation alterations.

    7 Deansgate, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SH

    Received 30 Dec 2021
  10. Decided67939

    Prior approval for proposed change of use from commercial (E) to residential (C3)

    35 Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0ST

    Received 23 Dec 2021
  11. Decided67940

    Demolition of garage and outbuilding; Single/two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension

    5 School Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RJ

    Received 24 Dec 2021
  12. Decided67943

    Single storey rear extension; Two storey side extension

    15 Turton Close, Bury, BL8 2EE

    Received 3 Jan 2022
  13. Decided67944

    Demolition of the existing detached two storey dwellinghouse on site and its replacement with a new two storey dwellinghouse

    305 Middleton Road, Manchester, M8 4LY

    Received 4 Jan 2022
  14. Decided67945

    Retrospective planning permission for the construction of an outbuilding at the rear of the property.

    2 Northurst Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M8 4LS

    Received 4 Jan 2022
  15. Decided67946

    Replacement of Milltown Street Footbridge with new foot/cycle bridge

    Land on the south east side of Milltown Street, Radcliffe

    Received 5 Jan 2022
  16. Decided67947

    Two storey front extension; Roof alterations including pitched roof to the existing two storey flat roof side/rear extension; garage conversion

    8 Barnhill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NH

    Received 5 Jan 2022
  17. Decided67949

    Single storey side and rear extension

    42 Kendal Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9SY

    Received 5 Jan 2022
  18. Decided67950

    Two/single storey extension at side/rear; Single storey rear extension

    68 Sandy Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NB

    Received 6 Jan 2022
  19. Decided67951

    Single storey rear extension

    14 Ringstone Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PZ

    Received 6 Jan 2022
  20. Decided67953

    Demolition of existing link detached dwelling and erection of 2 no. semi-detached dwellings

    24 Brookfield, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1EL

    Received 6 Jan 2022
  21. Decided67954

    Single storey extension to side and rear; Landscaping including new driveway at front

    13 Timberhurst, Bury, BL9 7NZ

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  22. Decided67955

    Certificate of lawful development for existing single storey rear extension

    156 Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1QL

    Received 7 Jan 2022
  23. Appeal decided67956

    Loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension; Front and rear dormers

    69 Richmond Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LW

    Received 7 Jan 2022
  24. Unknown67957

    Construction of a canopy over the existing lower patio.

    3 Alba Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 4NA

    Received 5 Jan 2022

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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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