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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 dates8,432Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,103 approved or refused records
827Refused applications
6,276 approved · 827 refused · 393 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown73204
Lawful development certificate for existing infill of existing car port to create a small home office
657 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5JD
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided73205
Erection of outbuilding at rear to be used as a granny annexe ancillary to the main dwelling
2 Castle Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FR
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided73206
Single Storey Rear Extension
15 Taylor Street, Bury, BL9 6DT
Received 14 May 2026 - Decided73207
First floor extension at side/rear; Pergola to front elevation
44 Ringley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7LL
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided73208
Two storey and 2No. single storey extensions at rear
3A Ringley Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7BX
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided73209
Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion to accompany Outline Planning Application for the development of 390 no. dwellings (Use Class C3), open space and associated infrastructure.
Land at Starling Road, Bury
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided73210
First floor extension at front/side with conversion of garage to habitable room
4 Goodison Close, Bury, BL9 8JY
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided73211
Raise part of the roof ridge height in line with existing roof ridge with 2 no. rooflights
61 Kershaw Street, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7HH
Received 15 May 2026 - Unknown73212
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 1 no. replacement dwelling
7 Prestwich Hills, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PY
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided73213
Removal of existing conservatory/side extension and erection of single storey extension at side/rear
116 Lowther Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9QP
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided73214
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with hip to gable extension
63 Hilton Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9SD
Received 18 May 2026 - Appeal lodged73215
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 72713 (Two storey extension at side; two storey extension at rear and alterations to existing roof; change to fenestration including render):Extend the approved rear extension by up to a further 1.98M
18 Malvern Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PH
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided73216
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 70805 (Erection of 4 no. bungalows and a block of 39 no. apartments for the over 55s including communal facilities, landscaping and car parking provision):Omit three secondary windows within the apartment building
Land off Fletcher Fold Road, Bury, BL9 9RX
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided73217
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion, rear dormer and internal alterations
11 Hawthorn Crescent, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NG
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided73218
Removal of existing storage container; Rebuild of existing stone retaining wall at rear and excavation works to form covered storage space/area with new window/door/gate and resiting of existing steps to upper landscaped area; Replacement of existing hardstanding with decked area
Meadow Heys, Moorbottom Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NS
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided73219
Enclosure of existing front forecourt with lightweight glazed structure with a retractable roof
Vino Cicchetti, 626 Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 9SU
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided73220
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 71532 (Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) and condition 15 (drainage design) of planning permission 70015 - removal of louvres from windows of the houses, bungalows and cottage flats; amendments to landscaping and additional information added to drainage design and layout):(i) substitution of a small number of drawings under Condition 2 to regularise minor plan-based refinements, and (ii) an update to the drainage drawing/reference under Condition 15 to reflect a below-ground surface water pumping chamber required by a third-party constraint
Kemp Heaton Avenue, situated between Bury Cemetery & Peachment Place, Bury
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided73221
Installation of electric sliding entrance gates and 1.8M high replacement dark grey composite fencing at front/side
36 Agecroft Road East, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RT
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided73222
Application to discharge condition 18 (Management and Maintenance of Unadopted Areas) and condition 25 (Parking Provision) on planning permission 70015 (amended by 71532)
Kempton Heaton Avenue, situated between Bury Cemetery & Peachment Place, Bury
Received 19 May 2026 - Unknown73223
Construction of full-size synthetic turf pitch, including a 3m perimeter safety runoff; installation of perimeter panel fencing up to 4.5m high, internal spectator fencing approx. 1.1m high; LED floodlighting; designated goal storage and spectator areas, storage container for grounds maintenance equipment
Philips High School, Higher Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PH
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided73224
Two storey side extension
55 Chapel Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9SQ
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided73225
Single Storey Rear Extension
58 Fieldhead Avenue, Bury, BL8 2LX
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided73226
Replacement of existing conservatory with new single storey rear extension; Porch at front
13 Moreton Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8GG
Received 20 May 2026 - Decided73227
Two/single storey rear extension to both properties
24 & 26 Wellington Road, Bury, BL9 9BG
Received 20 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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