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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.
5,159 approved · 665 refused · 315 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
2 Mellor Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3HT
Received 28 Oct 202229 Sunningdale Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3NJ
Received 28 Oct 2022Greenmount Cricket Club, Brandlesholme Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DX
Received 28 Oct 202212 Holden Avenue, Bury, BL9 7TJ
Received 31 Oct 202299 Kings Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JS
Received 31 Oct 2022277 Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8QP
Received 1 Nov 202269 Richmond Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LW
Received 1 Nov 202232 Sunningdale Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WJ
Received 1 Nov 20222 Hutchinson Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BY
Received 1 Nov 202221 Firbank, Ogden Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JL
Received 2 Nov 202250 Robin Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5QP
Received 3 Nov 2022Grass verge at junction of Higher Lane/Church Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7WE
Received 3 Nov 2022Higher House, Moor Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NX
Received 22 Mar 202220 Longsight Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9TD
Received 3 Nov 2022RRG, 1 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0EY
Received 3 Nov 2022Footpath at Woodhill Road, opposite junction with Lichfield Drive, Bury, BL8 1BD
Received 4 Nov 202268 Tanners Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9ES
Received 4 Nov 202214 Prestwich Park Road South, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PE
Received 7 Nov 2022305 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6NX
Received 7 Nov 2022Land to north of 2 Hollins Close, Bury, BL9 8AX
Received 7 Nov 202211 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AB
Received 7 Nov 202211 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AB
Received 7 Nov 2022Abbotts Hall, Woodhey Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RD
Received 7 Nov 2022509 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3DE
Received 8 Nov 2022Records 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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