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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 dates
6,939Searchable applications
166Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 5,800 approved or refused records
661Refused applications

5,139 approved · 661 refused · 313 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 2011 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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.

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More application records

  1. Decided68976

    Two storey extension at front; Part single/Part two storey extension at side; Single storey extension at rear and Alteration to existing access and parking.

    49 Scholes Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0AY

    Received 11 Oct 2022
  2. Decided68977

    Two storey rear extension and First floor front extension

    10 Rose Grove, Bury, BL8 2UJ

    Received 11 Oct 2022
  3. Decided68978

    Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) & 3 (materials) of planning permission 65373 - Reduce amount of glazing, internal changes and external brick finish

    Land to rear of 41 Bury Old Road & west of Arthur Lane, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PF

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  4. Decided68979

    Two storey front extension; Two storey/single storey rear extension; Loft conversion with extended rear dormer; Hip to gable roof extension; Increase in height of roof; Render all external walls

    174 Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1QL

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  5. Unknown68980

    Siting of a temporary two storey Portakabin building for use as an office facility with a kitchenette and breakout room, sited on a hard standing area adjacent to the existing Vets building

    98 Bury Old Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TQ

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  6. Decided68981

    Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and erection of of single storey rear extension.

    32 Freckleton Drive, Bury, BL8 2JA

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  7. Decided68982

    First floor side extension

    65 Bankhouse Road, Bury, BL8 1DY

    Received 12 Oct 2022
  8. Decided68983

    Camera on top of a flag pole at the top of Peel Tower

    Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, Holcombe, BL8 4NR

    Received 13 Oct 2022
  9. Unknown68984

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    45 Windsor Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DD

    Received 11 Oct 2022
  10. Decided68985

    Listed building consent for a camera on top of a flag pole at the top of Peel Tower

    Peel Tower, Holcombe Hill, Holcombe, BL8 4NR

    Received 13 Oct 2022
  11. Decided68987

    Single storey rear and side extension

    67 Craven Street, Bury, BL9 7PP

    Received 14 Oct 2022
  12. Decided68988

    Change of use and conversion of existing stable building with single storey rear extension to form an office/home gym.

    Land adjacent to Sunnybank, Arthur Lane, Ainsworth, Bury, BL2 5PN

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  13. Decided68990

    Single storey side/rear infill extension and Partial garage conversion with roof to existing extension

    36 Ludlow Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TD

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  14. Decided68991

    Two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension; Front porch

    10 Sandybrook Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LB

    Received 14 Oct 2022
  15. Decided68993

    Erection of ancillary plant equipment comprising of 2 no. storage tanks and fan array with concrete base

    Wallwork Heat Treatment Ltd, Land off Parker Street/Lord Street, Bury, BL9 0RE

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  16. Decided68994

    Non-material amendment following approval of planning permission ref no. 60418 - Increase the width of the emergency access road

    Land at York Street, Radcliffe, Manchester

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  17. Decided68995

    Erection of 4 no. light industrial units (Class E (g)(iii)) with associated access and parking

    Storage yard at Woolfold Trading Estate, Stewart Street, Bury, BL8 1SG

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  18. Decided68997

    Two storey extension at rear; new first floor window to side elevation

    77 Carr Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9TW

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  19. Decided68998

    Construction of new mixed-use development comprising 132 apartments, bar, commercial and office spaces with associated landscaping and car parking.

    Land at Green Street, Radcliffe

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  20. Decided68999

    Extension and conversion of lower ground and ground floors to form 2 no. apartments; external alterations including removal of 1 no. ground floor window and addition of 3 no. ground floor windows

    387 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AW

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  21. Decided69000

    Replacement of existing car port with single storey side extension

    12 Ridge Crescent, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8FN

    Received 18 Oct 2022
  22. Decided69001

    Single storey rear extension and raised decking at rear

    33 Sunny Bank Road, Bury, BL9 8HE

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  23. Decided69002

    Single storey rear extension

    75 Hurst Street, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7ES

    Received 19 Oct 2022
  24. Decided69003

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey side extension

    24 Dovedale Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BU

    Received 19 Oct 2022

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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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