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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,308 approved · 831 refused · 398 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jul 2010 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
25 Windermere Drive, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9YB
Received 4 Jun 2026Mikvah, 102-104 Albert Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LU
Received 4 Jun 202610 Halsall Close, Bury, BL9 6HN
Received 5 Jun 202614 Ramsbottom Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4JS
Received 5 Jun 202617 Windsor Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DZ
Received 5 Jun 2026Kirwin House, 9 Manor Gardens, Bury, BL9 9FY
Received 8 Jun 202612 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LQ
Received 8 Jun 2026Civic Hub, 13-21 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NN
Received 8 Jun 2026Land to east of M66 motorway, connecting Rochdale Road, Edenfield to Woodgate Hil WTW compound, Bury
Received 8 Jun 20267 Boothwood Stile, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NE
Received 8 Jun 20262 Oakfield, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DP
Received 8 Jun 20261 James Street North, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1QQ
Received 9 Jun 2026Land adjacent to Dry Gap Barn, Bury Old Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0RX
Received 9 Jun 202669-71 Windsor Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DB
Received 10 Jun 2026Land to east of M66 motorway connecting Rochdale Road Edenfield to Woodgate Hill WTW compound, Bury
Received 10 Jun 2026Summerseat Island, Miller Street, Summerseat, Ramsbottom
Received 10 Jun 20263 Princess Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LG
Received 10 Jun 202653 Greendale Drive, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1UE
Received 11 Jun 202614 Turton Close, Bury, BL8 2EE
Received 11 Jun 202629 Cartmel Close, Bury, BL9 8JA
Received 11 Jun 202641 Palmerston Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9YN
Received 11 Jun 2026Casewells Flexi Hall, Murray Road, Bury, BL9 0BJ
Received 11 Jun 202649 Tintern Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8WY
Received 12 Jun 2026Land at junction of Bury Old Road & Rochdale Road, Edenfield & WHWTW, Sixth Avenue, Bury
Received 12 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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