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England · Local authority
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 dates8,312Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,992 approved or refused records
804Refused applications
6,188 approved · 804 refused · 390 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Sept 2010 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlContact planning Solicitor, conveyancing and search enquiriesLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Heritage - Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- General council enquiries+441612535000Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided72794
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion with front and rear dormers, partial reclad and external modifications
1 Prospect House, Tanners Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9ES
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided72795
Conversion and extension of existing garage
42 Sandgate Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6WG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided72796
Application for permission in principle for erection of 9 no. dwellings
Land off Holcombe Grove/ South East Side Of Milltown Street, Radcliffe, Manchester M26
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided72797
Application to discharge condition on planning permission 70333: Condition 4 - Validation Report
Land at Green Street, Radcliffe
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided72798
Single storey rear extension
7 Boothwood Stile, Ramsbottom, BL8 4NE
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided72799
Two storey/single storey rear extension; Front porch
4 West Close, Bury, BL9 8DQ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided72800
Replacement signage: Sign A - internally-illuminated solar powered (LED) totem sign to main entrance Sign B - non-illuminated free-standing tenant directory signSigns C-F - non-illuminated free-standing directional signs
Entrance to Park 17 & adj Unit 14, Moss Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8FJ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided72801
Conversion of 1 no. dwelling into 2 no. dwellings with two storey extension at side/rear, front extension and hip to gable roof extension with loft conversion and dormers at front/rear; Alterations to vehicular access/parking provision
74 Sheepfoot Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DT
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided72802
Single storey rear extension
18 Bury Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2QB
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided72804
Variation of condition 9 (drainage) of planning permission 72185 (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 1 no. replacement dwelling): Amended drainage scheme
4 Parkstone Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7QH
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided72805
Application to discharge conditions Nos 3. (Details/Samples of the (materials/bricks) 5. (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) 8. (Highways alterations) 9. (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of permission 70641.
Land between 7 & 37 Arthur Lane, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PW
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided72808
Loft conversion with roof extension and 2 no. side dormers.
2 Holyrood Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1QG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision72809
Reconstruction of former warehouse
New Bury Saw Mill, Unit 8, Park Road, Bury, BL9 5BQ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided72811
Installation of Car Collection Point Pod
Matalan Car Park, Foundry Street, Bury, BL9 7AZ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided72812
Two storey/single storey rear extension
11 Spruce Crescent, Bury, BL9 6QW
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided72813
Listed building consent for Variation of condition no. 5 (Slimline Double Glazing) on planning permission 71823 to standard double glazing
Higher House, Moor Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided72814
Application to discharge condition 3 (external materials schedule), condition 5 (CEMP method statement - protection of Black Brook), condition 6 (CEMP method statement - invasive non-native species (INNS) removal), condition 7 (CEMP method statement - amphibians & small mammals), condition 8 (biodiversity gain plan), condition 9 (HMMP), condition 17 (additional construction method details), condition 23 (swift bricks & bat boxes), statutory BNG condition on planning permission 71758
Land at side of 31-33 Victoria Court, Ryecroft Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3GY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decided72815
First floor extension at front with alterations to front elevation; Removal of existing rear conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension
50 Springwater Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9TX
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided72816
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3 (a)) to residential children's home for up to three children (Class C2)
84 Windsor Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DE
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided72818
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey garden building
Sedgewell, 120 Brandlesholme Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DZ
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided72819
Variation of condition no. 8 (Slimline Double Glazing) on planning permission 71808 to standard double glazing
Higher House, Moor Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NY
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided72820
Conversion of building (Use Class B8) to 1no. dwelling
Three Gates Farm, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QG
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided72822
Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to residential childrens home (Class C2) for upto 2 no. children and 2 no. carers
1 Radelan Grove, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3NG
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided72823
Single storey front extension; Two storey side/rear extension; Single storey rear extension; and; Two off-road parking spaces
7 Hawthorn Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1BX
Received 5 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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