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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 dates8,425Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,096 approved or refused records
826Refused applications
6,270 approved · 826 refused · 393 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided73178
1 no. non-illuminated sign of individual letters & 1 no. amenity board to front elevation
The Art Picure House, Haymarket Street, Bury, BL9 0AY
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided73179
Application to discharge condition 24 (invasive species management plan) for phases 1-5 on planning permission 66947
Land to east of M66 motorway, connecting Rochdale Road, Edenfield to Woodgate Hill WTW Compound, Bury
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73180
Single storey side/rear extension
8 Apollo Avenue, Bury, BL9 8HG
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73181
Application to discharge condition 5 (remediation strategy) on planning permission 71577 Plots 27-28 & 65-73
Land off Parkinson Street, Bury, BL9 6NY
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73182
Application for permission in principle for erection of up to 9 no. dwellings.
Land on the west side of Bury New Road/Peel Brow, Ramsbottom, BL0 0AZ
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided73183
Part garage conversion with new door
125 Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1QB
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73184
Installation of 5 no. New Steel Frames to Support Existing Balconies to Block of Flats and new balcony to replace 2nd floor failed balcony to west elevation
Pinfold Court, Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M25 7NZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73185
Conversion of 1st/2nd/3rd floors of 8 Silver Street from commercial (Class E) to 5 no. flats (Class C3) and 1st/2nd floors of 12 Silver Street to 4 no. flats (Class C3) with change of use of 8a Silver Street rear ground floor from shop (Class E) to associated bin/bike store; External alterations to rear elevation
8, 8a & 12 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EX
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73186
1 no. new internally illuminated projecting hanging sign and 2 no. new externally illuminated fascia signs. Application of window film to sections of glazing on front (south-west) elevation for privacy and security.
3 Union Street, Bury, BL9 0NY
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73187
Single storey side/rear extension to include garage conversion
1 Grasmere Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7GN
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided73188
Siting of single storey Portakabin building for use as canteen facility for a temporary period of 5 years
Fragrance Oils International Ltd, Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2FR
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided73189
Application to discharge condition 4 (imported soil) on planning permission 72122
Bleakholt Farm, Bury Old Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0RX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided73190
Lawful development certificate for proposed - Replace all roofs, rear facing solar panels, new roof tiles from concrete to grey flat
93 Ripon Hall Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9TQ
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73191
Application to discharge condition 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) on planning permission 72224
102 Nelson Street, Bury, BL9 9HX
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73192
Application to discharge condition 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) on planning permission 72225
104 Nelson Street, Bury, BL9 9HX
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73193
Application to discharge condition 7 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) on planning permission 72226
106 Nelson Street, Bury, BL9 9HX
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73194
Single storey rear extension
135 Booth Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JQ
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73195
Application to discharge condition 6 (materials), condition 7 (construction environmental management plan (CEMP), condition 8 (protected species survey), condition 10 (precautionary working method statement), condition 11 (invasive species), condition 12 (nesting birds & bats), condition 13 (habitat management & monitoring plan (HMMP), condition 15 (surface water drainage), condition 17 (contaminated land), condition 18 (remediation), condition 20 (unexpected contamination), condition 22 (electric vehicle charging points), condition 23 (dust emissions), condition 31 (construction traffic management plan (CTMP) and the Statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan condition on planning permission 71426
Land adj Bealey Industrial Estate, Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2BD
Received 12 May 2026 - Unknown73196
Hip to gable loft conversion to create 1 no. apartment with front & rear dormers; Front porch
66 Albert Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LX
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73197
Loft conversion with rear dormer and julitte balcony, side dormer and roof lights to front
21 Hawkstone Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PG
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73198
Construction of new single storey office building following demolition of existing works.
FormerTetlo & Hutchinson Ltd, Regent Street, Bury, BL9 5AT
Received 12 May 2026 - Decided73199
Change of use of first floor from mixed use of commercial/living accommodation (Class C3/Class E) to 3 bed, 3 person (single occupancy) HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) (Class C4); Change of existing rear tiled roof to flat roof and alterations to existing elevations
194 Hornby Street, Bury, BL9 5BA
Received 13 May 2026 - Registered73200
Erection of 1 no. two storey dwelling with off street parking
Land adjacent to 1 Lancaster Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DX
Received 13 May 2026 - Decided73203
Single storey side extension; Front and rear dormers; Porch extension; Dropped kerb with new drive; Relocation of detached garage at rear
21 Sandringham Drive, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DJ
Received 13 May 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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