Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
5,018 approved · 642 refused · 309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
50 Ludlow Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TD
Received 22 Jul 20226 Harley Avenue, Ainsworth, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 5RN
Received 21 Jul 2022Nightfreight, Roach Bank Road, Bury, BL9 8RQ
Received 22 Jul 2022Chamberhall Business Park, Harvard Road, Bury, BL9 0FU
Received 22 Jul 20221 Arlington Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NF
Received 22 Jul 20229 Crag Avenue, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NZ
Received 25 Jul 2022152 Albert Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HE
Received 25 Jul 202214 Chadderton Drive, Bury, BL9 8NL
Received 25 Jul 2022Nightfreight, Roach Bank Road, Bury, BL9 8RQ
Received 25 Jul 20223 Butt Hill Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PN
Received 25 Jul 202272 Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FA
Received 25 Jul 2022Land adjacent to 23 Meadway, Bury, BL9 9TY
Received 26 Jul 202218 Kingston Close, Bury, BL8 2EN
Received 26 Jul 202219 Langley Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3EB
Received 26 Jul 202264 Shepherd Street, Bury, BL9 0RT
Received 26 Jul 202228 Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LD
Received 26 Jul 2022HSBC, 2-4 Market Street, Bury, BL9 0AN
Received 26 Jul 202228 Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LD
Received 26 Jul 2022Next, Unit E01 St Johns Square, The Rock, Bury, BL9 0JL
Received 26 Jul 202237 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EY
Received 27 Jul 202228 Gisburn Drive, Bury, BL8 3DH
Received 27 Jul 2022Wood Mill, Wood Road Lane, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QA
Received 27 Jul 20228 Somerset Drive, Bury, BL9 9DG
Received 27 Jul 20225 Richmond Street, Bury, BL9 9BS
Received 27 Jul 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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