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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 dates8,355Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,030 approved or refused records
814Refused applications
6,216 approved · 814 refused · 391 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decided72963
Single storey rear extension
17 Leyton Drive, Bury, BL9 9SL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided72964
Variation of conditions 4 (remediation strategy), 6 (drainage), 7 (drainage management plan), 13 (works to River Irwell), 15 (landscaping & biodiversity enhancement scheme), 18 (highway alterations), 20 (environment management plan), 21 (forward visibility envelope), 22 (bin storage), 23 (travel plan) and 24 (cycle storage) on planning permission 69388 (3 storey civic hub building): To add a stepped access on western elevation and to allow the development to be carried out in 2 phases.
13-21 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NN
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided72965
Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension
26 Thompson Drive, Bury, BL9 7ND
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Decided72966
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), condiiton 4 (windows) and condition 5 (sample panel) on planning permission 72786
111 Holcombe Old Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NF
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided72967
Single storey rear extension and raising of roof over garage
2 Abbey Drive, Bury, BL8 2HP
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided72968
Change of use of former library (Use Class F1(d) to provide a health centre (Use Class E(e)), together with associated external alterations, car parking provision, landscaping, and engineering works
Whitefield Library, Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7NY
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided72969
Application to discharge condition 6 (surface water drainage proposals) on planning permission 71000
Eton Business Park, Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided72971
Front dormer and rear rooflights to outbuilding
Lilac House, 2A Lilac Grove, Prestwich, M25 3DT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Decided72972
Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) following grant of planning permission 67550 (Conversion of stable to dwelling with single storey extension): enclose the existing stables overhang into the internal space of dwelling
Land at 41 Arthur Lane, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 5PR
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided72973
Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) following grant of planning permission 70641 (erection of agricultural building): amendment to proposed building to reduce length by 3m and increase height by 0.6m
Land between 7 & 37 Arthur Lane, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PW
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided72975
Application to discharge condition 3 (Preliminary Risk Assessment), condition 6 (Coal Report), condition 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan), condition 11 (Barn Owls), condition 13 (mammals and amphibians), condition 14 (Brook Ecology Statement), condition 15 (Landscaping Scheme) and condition 16 (Materials), condition 18 (Himalayan Balsam Method Statement) on planning permisison 70976
Burnt House Farm, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QF
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided72976
Refurbishment of existing building and change of use to office accommodation (Class E), including internal subdivision to provide up to four office units, ancillary storage, associated parking and landscaping.
271 Tottington Road, Bury, BL8 1SE
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided72977
Two storey/single storey rear extension; Garage conversion with first floor side extension; Front porch
429 Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LJ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Appeal lodged72978
Creation of new front driveway including formation of vehicular crossing over the pavement
Westgate, 339 Manchester Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NA
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided72979
Alterations to existing side boundary wall including new side/front 2m height wall with render & front gate
33 Sergeants Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7TR
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided72980
Prior approval for change of use of from Use Class E to create 8 no. apartments (Use Class C3)
8-12 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EX
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided72981
Application to discharge condition nos. 4 (Ground Contamination and subsequent remediation) & no. 11 (Details of a sustainable surface water drainage scheme and a foul water drainage scheme) on planning permission 68897
Unit 3, Roach Bank Road, Bury, BL9 8RY
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided72982
Erection of 1.8m high fence at front and side
35 Heaton Fold, Bury, BL9 9HF
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided72984
Prior approval for a proposed change of use from agricultural building to a single dwelling with building operations reasonably required to convert the building and a rear extension
344 Bradley Fold Road, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6RL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Appeal lodged72985
Change of use from a 6 bed/6 person HMO (Use Class C4) to a 7 bed/7 person HMO (Sui Generis)
33 Knowsley Street, Bury, BL9 0ST
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided72986
Application to discharge condition 5 (Garden Validations for Plots 12?26, 29?32, 74?81 & Gas Validations for Plots 10?51, 62?81) on planning permission 71577
Land off Parkinson Street, Bury, BL9 6NY
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Unknown72987
Change of use from industrial (Class B2) to indoor leisure play centre (Class E)
Guild Electrical Supplies, Hardman Street, Bury, BL9 5AA
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided72988
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 71302 for enclosure of existing amenity space with fencing up to 2 metres high
50 Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Unknown72989
Change of use from mixed-use commercial (retail/hot food takeaway) to 2no. dwellings; remove shopfront and reinstate residential frontage; single storey rear extension; pitched dormers at front; box dormers at rear and 2no. air source heat pumps
167-169 Rochdale Road, Bury, BL9 7BB
Received 23 Mar 2026
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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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