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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.
5,480 approved · 704 refused · 335 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
26 Daneshill, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2QL
Received 12 Jul 2023464 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2DA
Received 13 Jul 202325 Central Street, Bury, BL9 0JN
Received 13 Jul 20239 Parkhills Close, Bury, BL9 9HB
Received 13 Jul 2023Land adjacent to 26 Wheatfield Close, Bury, BL9 6XD
Received 13 Jul 2023Land To The North Of Frederick Road, Bound By Lissadel Street And Broughton Road East, And Land To The South Of Frederick Road Bound By Wallness Lane, University Road And The ENWL Depot
Received 13 Jul 20235 Farm Hill, Clifton Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3JX
Received 14 Jul 202350 Woodhey Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RB
Received 14 Jul 202311 Lower Bank Street, Bury, BL9 0HD
Received 14 Jul 20235 South Close, Bury, BL9 8EL
Received 14 Jul 202316 Abbey Drive, Bury, BL8 2HP
Received 17 Jul 202312 St Peters Road, Bury, BL9 9RB
Received 17 Jul 2023114-116 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6DX
Received 18 Jul 2023Bury Waste Water Treatment Works, Crossfield Street, Bury, BL9 9TF
Received 18 Jul 202317 Beryl Avenue, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NF
Received 18 Jul 2023Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Hollymount Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HS
Received 18 Jul 20232B Middleton Drive, Bury, BL9 8DS
Received 18 Jul 2023Waterside, Kay Street, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5PE
Received 18 Jul 202310 Union Street and 40 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0NY
Received 18 Jul 2023125 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5AY
Received 18 Jul 20232 Skegness Close, Bury, BL8 1EQ
Received 19 Jul 202365 Windsor Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DB
Received 19 Jul 2023Fairwinds House, 2 Bridgefield Drive, Bury, BL9 7PE
Received 19 Jul 20232 Butt Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NJ
Received 19 Jul 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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