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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 dates8,667Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 7,293 approved or refused records
851Refused applications
6,442 approved · 851 refused · 413 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Registered73632
Erection of 1.no 4 bedroom detached dwelling.
Land Adjacent to 12 Holthouse Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JP
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered73633
Proposed Double Storey Side Extension
1 Swan Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4ES
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Registered73634
First floor rear extension and loft conversion, with a ridge height raise of 1.3m; 1 no. rear dormer; side infill extension; 1. no side dormer ; 2 front Velux windows; new windows on the front outrigger; render rear of the building.
15 Oakdale Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7LU
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided73635
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
11 Crompton Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1BU
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered73639
Retention and alteration of boundary railings and associated security gates
Westholme, St Anns Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9LD
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered73640
Single storey rear extension; Alterations to windows and doors
2 Sutton Close, Bury, BL8 2EL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided73641
Application for the Discharge of the Condition 3 (detailed finish) to 73059
Unsworth Cricket And Tennis Club Ltd, Pole Lane, Bury, BL9 8QL
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered73643
Change of use and internal alterations to form 9. no apartments (Class C3) . Alterations to rear of the building to provide bin/cycle storage; replacement of existing timber framed windows; mezzanine floors and roof lights.
FORMER BARCLAYS BANK, 26 SILVER STREET, BURY, BL9 0DH
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73644
Listed building consent for change of use from former bank to 9 no. apartments (Class C3) including associated works to the rear of the building to provide bin/cycle storage; Replacement of existing timber framed windows; Internal alterations including mezzanine floors and roof lights
FORMER BARCLAYS BANK,26 SILVER STREET, BURY, BL9 0DH
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73645
Proposed Orangery to Side Elevation
1 Tor Hey Mews, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HJ
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73646
Part-discharge of Condition 5 (Remediation) of application 70015, as amended by application 71532 and 73538, in respect of Phases 1 and 2
Kemp Heaton Avenue, situated between Bury Cemetery to the north and Peachment Place Extra Care apartments to the south
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73647
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 1.no dwelling
Prestwich Clough Farm, Clough Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3JD
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73648
Prior approval for installation of a 403.5kw Solar PV roof mounted system
5 Stanley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8QH
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Decided73649
Application to discharge Condition 4 (Highway Access) of planning permission 73459.
399 Bass Lane, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NR
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73650
2 storey side extension, 2 storey / single storey rear extension, enlargement of driveway
7 St Marys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AQ
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Decided73651
Article 18 consultation from Rochdale Council (ref. 25/00680/FUL) Construction and operation of 12 wind turbines with a maximum height to the tip of the blade of 180 metres (above ground level), together with associated ancillary infrastructure comprising crane pads and hardstandings; new access tracks; improvement and widening works to Scout Road; onsite substation; underground electrical infrastructure and cabling; fencing and boundary treatments; external lighting; drainage infrastructure; habitat and moorland restoration works; public right of way works; landscaping; temporary construction compound and staging area; underground electrical grid connection to the Rossendale Bulk Supply Point; and associated engineering works; alongside the retention of and improvements to existing access tracks associated with the existing Scout Moor Wind Farm (Further Environmental Information).
Scout Moor Wind Farm Rochdale
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73652
Erection on 1. No 3 Bed Dwelling
Land at Spring Street,Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NS
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Registered73653
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Bat Method Statement), 4 (Landscape and ecological Management Plan), 6 (Ecological / Biodiversity Enhancements), 16 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and the Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Plan Condition of planning permission 72968
Whitefield Library, Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7NY
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Registered73655
Application to discharge conditions 4 (surface water drainage), 5 (surface water and foul water drainage scheme), 6 (swimming pool drainage details) of planning permission 73295
Kirwin House, 9 Manor Gardens, Bury, BL9 9FY
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Registered73658
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 71426 (Demolition of buildings and erection of 77 no. affordable dwellings and associated access off Wild Street, landscaping and parking); Changes to the floor schedules of 2 no. plots
Land adjacent to Bealey Industrial Estate, Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2BD
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Registered73659
Application to discharge condition 15 (Routing Strategy) to planning permission 66947
Land to east of M66 motorway, connecting Rochdale Road, Edenfield to Woodgate Hill WTW Compound, Bury
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Registered73673
Application to Discharge Condition 11 (Infrastructure Works) to Application No 71834
Bury Interchange and land bounded by Pyramid Park/East Lancashire railway line, Knowsley Place/Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Registered73674
Application to Discharge Condition 5 (Infrastructure Works) to Application No 72017
Bury Interchange and land bounded by Pyramid Park/East Lancashire railway line, Knowsley Place/Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Registered73675
Demolition of existing garage; Single storey rear extension
1 Thurston Close, Bury, BL9 8NW
Received 22 Sept 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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