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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
7,223Searchable applications
167Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,049 approved or refused records
692Refused applications

5,357 approved · 692 refused · 329 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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. Decided69530

    Conversion of care home (Class C2) to 16 no. residential apartments (Class C3) with associated facilities and internal and external alterations

    Walshaw Hall, Bradshaw Road, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3PJ

    Received 3 Apr 2023
  2. Decided69531

    First floor side extension with front pitched roof and first floor rear balcony structure with glazed balustrade; Single storey rear extension

    3 Haweswater Crescent, Bury, BL9 8LT

    Received 4 Apr 2023
  3. Decided69532

    Lawful development certificate for proposed rear facing roof dormer extension on the rear of the above mid-row terraced house

    22 Bank Street, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3AZ

    Received 4 Apr 2023
  4. Decided69533

    Two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension; Front porch; Bay window to front elevation; Associated roof alterations including dormer to the rear and exend parking area to the front (access point to remain as existing)

    109 Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DX

    Received 4 Apr 2023
  5. Decided69534

    Single storey extension at side/rear

    14 Burrs Lea Close, Bury, BL9 5HT

    Received 4 Apr 2023
  6. Decided69535

    Erection of 7 no. bungalows with associated works

    Land at Billberry Close & Albert Road, Whitefield, M45 8BL

    Received 5 Apr 2023
  7. Decided69536

    Two storey side extension and two/single storey rear extension

    3 Ruskin Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9LS

    Received 6 Apr 2023
  8. Decided69537

    Single storey extension at rear

    44 Farm Crescent, Radcliffe, M26 4LX

    Received 6 Apr 2023
  9. Unknown69538

    Change of use from chiropractor (Class E) to bar (Sui Generis)

    5 Square Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9BE

    Received 6 Apr 2023
  10. Decided69539

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of double garage at rear

    32 Deacons Crescent, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3DW

    Received 6 Apr 2023
  11. Decided69540

    Single storey side and rear extension; Garage conversion; Widening to existing driveway/vehicular access

    1 Birch Grove, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RP

    Received 7 Apr 2023
  12. Decided69541

    Two storey side extension

    10 Goodison Close, Bury, BL9 8JY

    Received 7 Apr 2023
  13. Decided69542

    Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use of upper floors from office space (Class E) to former use as Hotel suites (Class C1). These floors converted to office space in 2015.

    24 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0DH

    Received 11 Apr 2023
  14. Decided69544

    Erection of single storey storage building

    Whitefield Golf Club, Higher Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EZ

    Received 11 Apr 2023
  15. Decided69545

    Two mono pitched dormers to side; One pitched roof dormer extension with feature window to side

    18 Branksome Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AG

    Received 11 Apr 2023
  16. Unknown69546

    Erection of 1 no. dwelling

    Land adjacent to 4 King Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1ND

    Received 11 Apr 2023
  17. Decided69547

    Erection of 4 no. dwellings

    Land west of Lowercroft Road, Bury, BL8 3GQ

    Received 11 Apr 2023
  18. Decided69548

    Erection of new roof with raised eaves height; Pitched roof dormer and 2 no. rooflights to both sides of the roof; Alterations to external doors and windows; Rear extension; demolish existing garage.

    10 Uppingham Drive, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9DP

    Received 11 Apr 2023
  19. Unknown69549

    Single storey rear extension to form new level access changing room facility and hydrotherapy pool building with associated plant equipment

    Eastholme, St Anns Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9LD

    Received 12 Apr 2023
  20. Decided69550

    First floor extension at side and demolition of existing garage and construction of an outbuilding at rear to be used for storage and garden room

    62 Bury New Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0BY

    Received 12 Apr 2023
  21. Decided69551

    Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 67925: Change to glazed roof, cottage walls, rooflights and solar panels

    Top O Th Brow, Two Brooks Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4LA

    Received 12 Apr 2023
  22. Decided69552

    Prior approval for a proposed collection facility within the curtilage of a shop: Installation of InPost locker

    Co-op, 376 Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LU

    Received 12 Apr 2023
  23. Decided69555

    Erection of single storey dwelling to replace existing dwelling

    Kirklees Valley Farm, Kirklees Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NY

    Received 13 Apr 2023
  24. Decided69556

    Prior approval for single storey rear extension

    54 Albert Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LX

    Received 14 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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