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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
7,608Searchable applications
162Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,392 approved or refused records
727Refused applications

5,665 approved · 727 refused · 351 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided70855

    Single storey rear extension

    46 Mount Pleasant, Nangreaves, Bury, BL9 6SR

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  2. Decided70856

    Relocate stable block to land at the rear and addition of a memorial clock tower to existing stable block

    Margaret Haes Riding Centre Ltd, Moor Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NX

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  3. Decided70857

    Creation of vehicular access and driveway at front

    44 Bradley Fold Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5QP

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  4. Decided70859

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    22 Saville Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4JX

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  5. Decided70861

    Prior approval for proposed demolition of part of the existing bus station canopy that abuts the existing Admiral Bingo Hall (Princess Parade).

    47 Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BH

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  6. Decided70862

    Metal ramp to the front for disabled access, 1m high front boundary wall, and 5 no. air conditioning external units on the ground of front garden

    85 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5AN

    Received 17 Jun 2024
  7. Decided70863

    Single storey / two storey rear extensions; first floor balcony at side; dormer window at rear and external alterations

    2 Bentley Meadows, Walshaw, Bury, BL8 3GL

    Received 18 Jun 2024
  8. Decided70864

    Reinstatement of vehicular access to front elevation with roller shutter door

    Mayfield Garage Ltd, Eldon Street, Bury, BL9 5AZ

    Received 19 Jun 2024
  9. Decided70865

    Lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of existing garage to study; Existing garage door to be changed to a window.

    2 Newlands Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M45 7WR

    Received 19 Jun 2024
  10. Decided70866

    Hipped to gable roof conversion with a flat roof dormer to the rear.

    32 The Drive, Bury, BL9 5DG

    Received 19 Jun 2024
  11. Decided70867

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of a rear dormer and 2no of side dormers including installation of 1no of rooflight at the front roof

    562 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2DU

    Received 19 Jun 2024
  12. Decided70868

    Prior approval for proposed single storey extension

    12 Bramley Drive, Bury, BL8 1JL

    Received 19 Jun 2024
  13. Decided70869

    Single storey side extension; Front and side porches; Loft conversion with rear dormer

    23 Warwick Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TU

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  14. Decided70870

    Conversion of part of adjoining barn to form a two storey addition to existing dwelling

    33 Sunny Bower Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3HL

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  15. Unknown70871

    Amalgamation and change of use of Units 1 and 2 from light industrial (Class E(g)) to storage/distribution (Class B8) with associated external alterations.

    Units 1 & 2, Sedgley Park Trading Estate, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WD

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  16. Unknown70872

    Installation of 2 no. external air source heat pump units

    Units 1 & 2, Sedgley Park Trading Estate, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WD

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  17. Decided70873

    Front porch, part single storey / two storey side and rear extensions; flat roof dormer extension at rear; and the installation of 3 no. roof lights at front

    108 Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1LE

    Received 20 Jun 2024
  18. Decided70875

    Two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension; Render to all elevations

    8 Near Hey Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3YY

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  19. Decided70876

    Single storey rear extension; Garage conversion

    273 Ainsworth Road, Bury, BL8 2LS

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  20. Decided70877

    Two storey rear extension

    166A Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6LL

    Received 21 Jun 2024
  21. Decided70878

    Installation of air source heat pump to rear

    7 Pimlott Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9TR

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  22. Decided70879

    First floor side extension

    3 Chatsworth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4NT

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  23. Decided70880

    Erection of 1.85m high electric gates at front and 1.85m high gates / fencing to garage driveway

    Old Wash House, 2 Knowsley View, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5PT

    Received 24 Jun 2024
  24. Decided70881

    Single storey / two storey extension at side and pitched roof over garage and porch

    14 Clitheroe Drive, Bury, BL8 2JU

    Received 24 Jun 2024

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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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