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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 dates8,449Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,115 approved or refused records
830Refused applications
6,285 approved · 830 refused · 394 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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
- Decided73257
Installation of freestanding signage to comprise 3 no. Electric Vehicle Rapid Charging Dual-Post signs and 1 no. 4m Totem (internally illuminated)
Land adjacent to Lidl, off Victoria Street, Bury, BL8 1LE
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided73260
Two/single storey extension at side
72 Leyton Drive, Bury, BL9 9TS
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73261
Lawful development certificate for proposed extension of existing patio with raised decking into the garden
107 Higher Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EY
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73262
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension with raised patio area with glazed balustrade and steps to garden level
15 Smethurst Hall Road, Bury, BL9 7TP
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73263
Application to discharge condition 12 - part 2 - (review of existing signals and road markings) and part 3 (street lighting assessment) on planning permission 70895
Fire Station, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73264
Installation of electric vehicle charging hub with associated infrastructure including lighting/CCTV
Land within existing car park, Pilsworth Road, Bury, BL9 8RS
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73265
Application to discharge condition nos. 5 (remediation strategy) and 8 (coal mining risk) of planning permission 71532
Kempton Heaton Avenue, between Bury Cemetery & Peachment Place
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73266
First floor extension at side and two/single storey extension at rear
5 Kentsford Drive, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3XX
Received 28 May 2026 - Registered73268
Application to discharge condition 17 - (Controlled Waters Detailed Quantative Risk Assessment) on planning permission 70993
Warth Industrial Park, Warth Road, Bury, BL9 9NB
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided73271
Single storey front extension; Render to external elevations
26 Moorway, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4LF
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided73272
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new single storey extensions at side / rear; new front porch; raising height of ridge of roof ridge by 2.4m to create new first floor level; new roof, render to all elevations; new windows and stone sills and formation of juliette balcony at rear
11 Ashborne Drive, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5PD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided73273
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 72721 (Two storey side/rear extension with single storey rear extension and covered patio area):To change the roof covering to a McCann thin flat grey roof tile which has a slate appearance
60 Bury New Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0BY
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided73275
Demolition of existing attached outbuilding at rear and erection of single storey extension at side/rear
49 Bury And Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Registered73276
6 no. non-illuminated surface mounted letter signs to each elevation
Civic Hub, Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NN
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided73277
Change of use from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to restaurant/caf� (Class E(b))
422 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1BD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Registered73278
Rollover car wash to replace previously approved drive-thru unit (70253)
Site of Car Time, Bell Lane, Bury, BL9 6BB
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided73279
Single storey front extension
Starmount Residential Home, Browns Road, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6RG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided73280
Application to part discharge condition 4 (remediation strategy), condition 6 (safe site declaration) and condition 8 (community use agreement) on planning permission 72502
Star Radcliffe Academy, Spring Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2SZ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided73281
Application to discharge conditions 3 (sound insulation) 4 (roller shutter door) 5 (roller shutter painted black) 6 (refuse storage & cycle parking) 7 (external doorstep on Newton Street) of planning permission 72327
263 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JA
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided73282
Single storey front, side and rear extensions; garage conversion with pitched roof over proposed porch
63 Watling Street, Bury, BL8 2TG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided73283
Demolition of existing rear conservatory/shelter and construction of single storey rear extension and partial amendment of roof from pitched to flat
41 Farm Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2RX
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided73285
Application to discharge condition 12 (landscaping) of planning permission 70195
Millwood Primary Special School, School Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BW
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided73287
Application to discharge condition 5 (Validation Report) on planning permission 70895
Fire Station, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided73288
First floor side extension; 2 no. single storey rear extensions
20 Castle Hill Road, Bury, BL9 7RN
Received 3 Jun 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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