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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
7,414Searchable applications
167Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,218 approved or refused records
705Refused applications

5,513 approved · 705 refused · 337 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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. Decided70002

    Demolition of existing school buildings/temporary leisure centre and erection of a two storey temporary school building, external landscaping and associated site infrastructure

    Site of Radcliffe Leisure Centre, Spring Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SZ

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  2. Decided70003

    Single storey rear extension

    14 Poynton Close, Bury, BL9 9EA

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  3. Decided70004

    Two storey/first floor side extension and single storey rear extension

    16 Bridgemere Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4FS

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  4. Decided70005

    Two storey side extension and single storey front extension

    3 Lynmouth Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9TH

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  5. Decided70006

    Two storey extension at side, single storey extension at side/rear, porch/canopy at front

    57 Plymouth Grove, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WU

    Received 15 Aug 2023
  6. Decided70007

    Single storey extension at side/rear; Extension of existing driveway/parking at front

    250 Sunny Bank Road, Bury, BL9 8LA

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  7. Decided70008

    Two storey extension at front/side with new steps/balustrade to front entrance

    10 Langley Gardens, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3EF

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  8. Decided70009

    Single storey front extension

    72 Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LF

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  9. Decided70010

    Single storey extension at side/front

    13 Wood Road Lane, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QA

    Received 16 Aug 2023
  10. Decided70011

    Erection of poles, TPK's and Flat panels to create an Eruv on 9 no. sites

    3 no. sites on Sandgate Road, 2 no. sites on Heys Road and 1 no. site on Heywood Road, Willow Road, Fairfax Road and St Margarets Road

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  11. Decided70012

    Erection of detached outbuilding to be used for storage, jacuzzi and games room

    508 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2DU

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  12. Decided70013

    Lawful development certificate for proposed Rear Dormer Loft Conversion within the Curtilage of the host dwelling and under 50 Cubic Meters of additional Space

    21 Kersal Wood Avenue, Prestwich, M7 3AS

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  13. Decided70014

    Loft conversion with rear dormer, the erection of outbuilding at rear and the extension to existing vehicular access along with internal and external alterations

    50 Dales Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7NN

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  14. Decided70015

    Erection of 18 no. supported living apartments (Class C2) and 25 no. dwellings (Class C3), construction of a new vehicle access point and associated parking and landscaping.

    Kemp Heaton Avenue, situated between Bury Cemetery to the north and Peachment Place Extra Care apartments to the south.

    Received 17 Aug 2023
  15. Decided70016

    Demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of new single storey side extension with bay window

    59 Meade Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M8 4LW

    Received 18 Aug 2023
  16. Decided70017

    Single storey rear extension and Front porch

    135 Newington Drive, Bury, BL8 2EG

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  17. Decided70018

    Single storey rear extension

    24 Neston Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3DB

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  18. Decided70019

    Single storey rear and front extension; raised decking at rear; external alterations and render to existing elevations

    25 Ringley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7LD

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  19. Decided70020

    Single storey pitched roof front, side and rear extensions

    7 Grantham Drive, Bury, BL8 1XW

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  20. Decided70021

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling and four no. dwellings together with car parking, landscaping and associated works.

    2 Cliff Avenue, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NT

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  21. Decided70022

    First floor rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and extension to roof at side; 3 no. loft windows at front and removal of 2 no. first floor windows at rear and addition of 1 no. larger window

    3 Parksway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JE

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  22. Decided70023

    Single storey extension at side

    2 Connaught Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DA

    Received 22 Aug 2023
  23. Decided70024

    Single storey extension at rear

    11 Southfield Avenue, Bury, BL9 5HS

    Received 21 Aug 2023
  24. Decided70025

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property and alteration of surface water drains to accommodate extension

    33 Kersal Wood Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M7 3AS

    Received 21 Aug 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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