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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.
5,174 approved · 668 refused · 317 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
29 The Meadows, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1DT
Received 14 Nov 2022Toto Ristorante, High Street, Walshaw, Bury, BL8 3AG
Received 15 Nov 20221 Martingale Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4YA
Received 16 Nov 202263 Stanley Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4HG
Received 16 Nov 2022Salisbury Conservative Club, Badger Street, Bury, BL9 6AD
Received 16 Nov 20224 Larkfield Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4QJ
Received 16 Nov 20223/5 Grosvenor Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4BP
Received 16 Nov 202238 Fairway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JH
Received 16 Nov 2022Land at Butterstile playing fields (between 47-53 Venwood Road & 206-212 Butterstile Lane), Venwood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9UF
Received 16 Nov 20223 Harris Drive, Bury, BL9 8PS
Received 17 Nov 202217 Pembroke Drive, Bury, BL9 9LF
Received 17 Nov 2022Land adjacent to Ivy Cottage, Walmersley Old Road, Bury, BL9 6RU
Received 17 Nov 202212 Hampshire Close, Bury, BL9 9EZ
Received 17 Nov 202227 Rainsough Brow, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9XW
Received 17 Nov 20225 Whitby Close, Bury, BL8 2TX
Received 17 Nov 2022Turks Service Station, Turks Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3NW
Received 18 Nov 20227 Copthorn Walk, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JX
Received 18 Nov 202215 Longridge Drive, Bury, BL8 2JQ
Received 21 Nov 20224 Portugal Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WP
Received 21 Nov 2022Land west of Market Street, Edenfield, Lancashire
Received 21 Nov 202211 Malvern Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PH
Received 21 Nov 202223 Alcester Close, Bury, BL8 1QE
Received 21 Nov 202221 Cherry Avenue, Radcliffe, M26 2AH
Received 21 Nov 202271 Hillsborough Drive, Bury, BL9 8LF
Received 21 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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