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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.
5,251 approved · 677 refused · 323 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Nov 2011 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
62 Starling Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4LN
Received 16 Dec 20225 Laurel Street, Bury, BL9 7QJ
Received 19 Dec 2022Bank House, 16-18 Bank Street, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3AZ
Received 19 Dec 20222 Hazel Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8EU
Received 19 Dec 202222 Cockey Moor Road, Bury, BL8 2HB
Received 19 Dec 202275 Brandlesholme Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DX
Received 19 Dec 20226 Barnhill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NH
Received 19 Dec 202260 Meade Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DJ
Received 20 Dec 20228 Barnard Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TY
Received 20 Dec 2022O2, Dumers Lane, Bury, BL9 9QL
Received 21 Dec 2022Whitehead Gardens, Chapel Street, Tottington, BL8 4AL
Received 22 Dec 202241 Brooklands Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FB
Received 22 Dec 202227 Parksway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JB
Received 22 Dec 2022110 Redvales Road, Bury, BL9 9PS
Received 22 Dec 20221 Two Brooks Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4LA
Received 22 Dec 202217 Deansgate, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SH
Received 21 Dec 202243 Broomfield Close, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5QY
Received 22 Dec 202217 Bannerman Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1EA
Received 23 Dec 202249 Wood Road Lane, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QA
Received 23 Dec 202238 Sheepfoot Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DL
Received 28 Dec 20223 Freshfield Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GU
Received 2 Jan 202316 Scotland Place, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9BD
Received 3 Jan 202365 Glebelands Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1WH
Received 3 Jan 2023Baxter Head Farm, Watling Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QL
Received 4 Jan 2023Records 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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