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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
6,761Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,638 approved or refused records
636Refused applications

5,002 approved · 636 refused · 309 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

  1. Decided68643

    Single storey extension at side

    31 Hillingdon Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7QQ

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  2. Decided68644

    Two storey extension at front and single storey extension at rear with covered outdoor area

    37 Hillingdon Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7GG

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  3. Unknown68645

    Prior approval for proposed single storey extension at rear

    52 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  4. Decided68646

    Prior approval for proposed telecommunications installation of a 25m 'Cypress tree' mast with 6 antennas, 5 cabinets, associated ancillary equipment secured within a 2.1m Cochrane Clearvu fencing with a 3m wide access gate and associated landscaping

    Stand Golf Club, Ashbourne Grove, Radcliffe, Manchester, M45 7NL

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  5. Decided68647

    Creation of 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, new macadam hardstanding areas, floodlights, storage container, single storey pavilion and 83 space car park with associated lighting and landscaping

    Red Bank Playing Fields, Unsworth Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 0RN

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  6. Unknown68648

    Prior approval for proposed single storey extension at rear

    19 Sunnywood Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3GH

    Received 6 Jul 2022
  7. Decided68650

    Raise roof ridge height/hip to gable roof extension with loft conversion and dormers to front/rear to form second floor living accommodation; �Single storey extension at side/rear and single storey extension at side

    8 Dellcot Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0GX

    Received 7 Jul 2022
  8. Decided68651

    Single storey extension to existing groundsman store

    Bury Sports Club, Radcliffe Road, Bury, BL9 9JX

    Received 8 Jul 2022
  9. Decided68652

    Single storey extensions at side and rear; Dormer extension at rear; Front porch and Widening of dropped kerb

    34 Philips Park Road West, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7GJ

    Received 8 Jul 2022
  10. Unknown68653

    Basement conversion; New vehicular access to the rear; New boundary fencing 1.5m

    1 Egerton Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FS

    Received 8 Jul 2022
  11. Decided68654

    Single storey side extension

    100 Nuttall Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6QA

    Received 8 Jul 2022
  12. Decided68655

    Provision of MOT facilities within existing vehicle Workshop together with the erection of a stand-alone Smart Repair building in the rear compound area.

    Walker Farrimond, Bell Lane, Bury, BL9 6DL

    Received 8 Jul 2022
  13. Decided68656

    Two storey side extension

    26 Daneshill, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2QL

    Received 8 Jul 2022
  14. Decided68658

    First floor rear extension

    32 Brandlesholme Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DR

    Received 11 Jul 2022
  15. Decided68659

    Prior approval for proposed agricultural building

    Outwood Gate Farm, Ringley Road West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1DL

    Received 11 Jul 2022
  16. Decided68660

    Conversion of garage to garden room and the addition of new windows/doors to front and side elevations

    239 Summerseat Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9UL

    Received 11 Jul 2022
  17. Decided68661

    Erection of a dwelling and associated access, parking and landscaping, provision of landscape buffer, and change of use and refurbishment of Gate House within the curtilage of the former Ainsworth Nursing Home

    Ainsworth Nursing Home, Knowsley Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PT

    Received 11 Jul 2022
  18. Decided68662

    Installation of 2no. first floor windows to side and rear elevations (retrospective)

    15 Sycamore Drive, Bury, BL9 6TQ

    Received 12 Jul 2022
  19. Decided68663

    Two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension; Loft conversion with rear dormer

    343 Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2RN

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  20. Decided68664

    Single storey rear extension

    13 Brookfield Road, Bury, BL9 5LA

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  21. Decided68665

    Redevelopment of a site known as 'The Haven' for 1 no. private residential dwelling, with associated garden curtilage and parking

    5 Knowsley View, The Haven, Knowsley Road, Radcliffe, BL2 5PT

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  22. Decided68666

    Hip to gable roof extension at the side with loft conversion and rear dormer along with new pitched roof to existing front bay window and alterations to first floor windows at the front.

    10 Nursery Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3EN

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  23. Decided68667

    Erection of 1 no. dwelling

    Land between 18 & 24 Bradley Fold Road, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 5QD

    Received 13 Jul 2022
  24. Decided68668

    Application for prior approval of a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys - proposed addition of one storey to create a two storey house (maximum height 8.2 metres)

    339 Manchester Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NA

    Received 8 Jul 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.

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