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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.
5,131 approved · 656 refused · 312 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Arundel Close, Bury, BL8 1YB
Received 5 Oct 2022Car park of Park 66, Pilsworth Road, Bury, BL9 8RS
Received 4 Oct 2022433 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AF
Received 5 Oct 202245 Hindburn Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8JQ
Received 5 Oct 202240 Heath Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9UN
Received 5 Oct 2022Land to rear of former Masons Arms, Walmersley Old Road, Bury, BL9 6RU
Received 5 Oct 202213 Butterstile Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PW
Received 5 Oct 2022Footpath opposite junction with Ashby Grove, Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, M45 6FN
Received 6 Oct 202234 and 36 Parksway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JB
Received 6 Oct 202219 Brierfield Drive, Bury, BL9 5JJ
Received 6 Oct 202211 Hindburn Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8JP
Received 6 Oct 202237 Kendal Road West, Tottington, Bury, BL0 9SY
Received 6 Oct 202210 Nursery Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3EN
Received 6 Oct 2022433 Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LJ
Received 7 Oct 2022Unit 27, 2 Central Street, Bury, BL9 0JN
Received 7 Oct 20228 Church Street West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SQ
Received 10 Oct 20228 Church Street West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SQ
Received 10 Oct 20228 Church Street West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SQ
Received 10 Oct 202251 Stephen Street, Bury, BL8 2PU
Received 10 Oct 2022Land to west of Lowercroft Road, Bury BL8 3GQ
Received 10 Oct 20228 Sergeants Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7TS
Received 10 Oct 202214 Springwater Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RH
Received 10 Oct 2022Heather Cottage, 22-24 Cross Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4LY
Received 11 Oct 20222 Overbrook Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0AB
Received 11 Oct 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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