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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.
4,925 approved · 629 refused · 305 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
4 Parksway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JE
Received 16 May 20222 Heapy Close, Bury, BL8 2HW
Received 11 May 202238 Warwick Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4HL
Received 16 May 2022O2, Dumers Lane, Bury, BL9 9QL
Received 16 May 20225 Brookfield Road, Bury, BL9 5LA
Received 17 May 202213 Winston Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4WS
Received 17 May 2022The Cottage, Isherwoods Farm, Watling Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QT
Received 17 May 202228 Gisburn Drive, Bury, BL8 3DH
Received 17 May 2022Land adjacent to 73 Higher Lane, Whitefield, M45 7EZ
Received 17 May 202243 Dovedale Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BT
Received 18 May 2022Dry Gap, Bury Old Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0RX
Received 18 May 202213 Brookfield Road, Bury, BL9 5LA
Received 18 May 202252 Brooklands Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0ED
Received 18 May 2022100 Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7AY
Received 18 May 20228 Nursery Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3EN
Received 19 May 202216 Glebelands Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1NE
Received 19 May 2022Land off Woodhey Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RD
Received 20 May 20228 Nithe Walk, Bury, BL8 1WG
Received 23 May 202217 Malvern Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PH
Received 23 May 20226 Cleveland Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9FH
Received 23 May 20228 Barnhill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NH
Received 16 May 2022Lady Margaret House, 51 St Anns Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9LF
Received 23 May 202218 Kingston Close, Bury, BL8 2EN
Received 24 May 202222 Church Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3JW
Received 24 May 2022Records 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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