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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
7,208Searchable applications
167Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,036 approved or refused records
691Refused applications

5,345 approved · 691 refused · 329 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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More application records

  1. Decided69503

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension on domestic dwelling

    32 Farm Crescent, Radcliffe, M26 4LX

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  2. Decided69504

    Provision of 2 no. ground floor bay windows, new ground floor windows, retracting canopy to existing balcony; Render to front elevation; New shop front to side elevation.

    Clarkes Craft Products, Empire Works, Railway Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AS

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  3. Decided69505

    Erection of an agricultural building

    Cross Hall Farm, Mather Road, Bury, BL9 6RB

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  4. Decided69506

    Single storey front extension and single storey rear extension

    45 Hindburn Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8JQ

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  5. Decided69508

    Replacement of existing windows with upvc windows

    The Beeches, St Anns Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9LD

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  6. Decided69509

    Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to 3 no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

    Abbotts Hall, Woodhey Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RD

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  7. Decided69510

    Erection of 2 no. detached dwellings and associated landscaping

    Land to south of Leigh Lane (adjacent to Scholes House), Bury, BL8 1RJ

    Received 28 Mar 2023
  8. Decided69511

    Single storey rear extension; Single storey side extension and first floor side extension

    78 Prestwich Hills, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PY

    Received 29 Mar 2023
  9. Decided69513

    Erection of a new single storey ED modular unit extension

    Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD

    Received 29 Mar 2023
  10. Decided69515

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 69084 - Existing window to be replaced with bifolding doors on side elevation

    1 Martingale Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4YA

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  11. Decided69516

    Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey rear extension

    18 Deacons Crescent, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3DW

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  12. Decided69517

    Lawful development certificate for existing raised decked area at side

    2 Gisburn Drive, Bury, BL8 3DH

    Received 30 Mar 2023
  13. Decided69518

    First floor extension at side

    32 Grange Road, Bury, BL8 2PE

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  14. Decided69519

    Prior approval for the change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse

    Land to rear of 44 Moorside Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3HW

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  15. Decided69520

    Conversion of existing garage into a detached home office with new pitched roof

    39 Bury New Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0AR

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  16. Decided69521

    Single storey rear extension

    116 Turks Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4WN

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  17. Decided69522

    Two storey extension at side, front porch with canopy across the front, single storey extension to front/side and alterations to the driveway

    21 Newcombe Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9UU

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  18. Decided69523

    Erection of 2 no. dwellings

    Land adjacent to 11 Walter Street, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3HJ

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  19. Decided69524

    Two storey side/rear extension; Single storey rear extension; Render to external elevations

    7 Wheatfield Close, Bury, BL9 6XD

    Received 31 Mar 2023
  20. Unknown69525

    Demolition of existing mosque and Outline proposal for the erection of replacement mosque/Islamic Centre (Class F1(f)) with details of access and layout (reserved matters for appearance, landscaping and scale)

    52 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0ER

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  21. Decided69526

    Garage conversion with first floor side extension; Front canopy

    74 Tamworth Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6UA

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  22. Decided69527

    Single storey rear extension

    193 Stand Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1JJ

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  23. Decided69528

    Erection of outbuilding at rear

    5 Manor Gardens, Bury, BL9 9FY

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  24. Decided69529

    Single storey side extension

    4 Dovedale Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BU

    Received 3 Apr 2023

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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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