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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
6,514Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,420 approved or refused records
606Refused applications

4,814 approved · 606 refused · 298 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 May 2012 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided68163

    2no. converted shipping containers located on a tarmac surface of one of the outdoor social spaces.To be used as hot food outlets for pupils at lunchtime. To be accompanied by 'sail shade' canopies.

    Tottington High School, Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LY

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  2. Decided68164

    Listed building consent to replace windows and door on rear elevation and retention of new slate roof on rear porch

    300 Stand Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1JB

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  3. Decided68165

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

    3 Kimble Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4QQ

    Received 3 Mar 2022
  4. Decided68167

    Single storey/first floor extension at rear

    4A Queens Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LB

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  5. Decided68168

    First floor extension at rear; bay window extension at front and loft conversion / rear dormer extension

    254 Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GR

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  6. Decided68169

    Change from flat roof to pitched roof

    107 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FQ

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  7. Decided68170

    Two storey side extension; single storey rear extension

    97 Radcliffe Road, Bury, BL9 9LD

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  8. Decided68171

    Single storey extension at front; Single storey extension at side; Single storey extension at rear; Hip to gable roof extension; Dormer extensions at front and rear to form loft conversion.

    8 Chandos Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WW

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  9. Decided68172

    Variation of condition 5 following approval of planning permission ref. 65456; to allow the property to be used on Saturdays and religious festival days for prayer

    45 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EY

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  10. Decided68173

    Single storey extension at front

    9 Peveril Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6NS

    Received 4 Mar 2022
  11. Unknown68174

    Erection of 2 no. semi-detached dwellings

    Land at Burns Avenue, (rear of 26-28 St Peters Road), Bury, BL9 9RB

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  12. Decided68175

    Raised ridge height of roof and Two storey extension at rear

    4 Castle Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FR

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  13. Decided68176

    Single storey extension at rear and new pitched roof to existing single storey extension at rear

    13 Mayfair Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6AR

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  14. Unknown68177

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension to quasi semi in masonry and timber tiled roof

    13 Mayfair Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6AR

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  15. Decided68178

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    29 Jubilee Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1LX

    Received 7 Mar 2022
  16. Decided68179

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

    77 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BR

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  17. Decided68180

    Refurbishment of the restaurant for alterations to shop front and entrance door, reconfiguration of parking bays and kerb lines; associated works to the site.

    Mcdonalds Ltd, Pilkington Way, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 0SB

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  18. Decided68181

    Change of use of ground floor shop to residential (Class C3)

    131-133 Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0DG

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  19. Decided68182

    Demolition of existing garage and outbuilding and replacement with single storey side extension; external alterations and addition of new windows to ground and first floor and 2 no. roof lights to side elevation; new gate and fencing at side and steps to rear garden and widened access at front

    19 Guest Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3DJ

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  20. Decided68183

    Single storey extension at side/rear

    6 Mere Close, Bury, BL9 8NY

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  21. Decided68184

    Single storey extension at rear.

    68 Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EG

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  22. Decided68185

    Two storey extension at side; Single storey extension at rear; Front porch; New driveway/pavement crossing

    15 Eastbrook Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2RT

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  23. Decided68186

    Part single/Part first floor extension at rear; Raised decking at rear.

    22 Turton Close, Bury, BL8 2EE

    Received 8 Mar 2022
  24. Decided68187

    Garage and lobby extension at side; Loft conversion with dormer extension at side.

    1 Carnforth Drive, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DQ

    Received 7 Mar 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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