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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.
5,676 approved · 728 refused · 352 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Land west of Market Street, Edenfield (H66)
Received 24 Jun 202413 Prestfield Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6BD
Received 25 Jun 202416 Campbell Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3BB
Received 26 Jun 202420 Bradley Fold Road, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 5QD
Received 26 Jun 2024250 Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4AJ
Received 26 Jun 202414 Withins Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2RU
Received 27 Jun 202450 Robin Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5QP
Received 28 Jun 20249 Nursery Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3EW
Received 28 Jun 202421 Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6EN
Received 27 Jun 20242 Butt Hill Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PN
Received 1 Jul 2024Shoreside Bungalow, Prestolee Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1FJ
Received 1 Jul 2024Whitefield Fire Station, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7SY
Received 1 Jul 202432 Butler Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9PG
Received 1 Jul 202499 Rectory Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1EN
Received 1 Jul 2024Unit 1, 371 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AW
Received 1 Jul 2024Pike Fold Golf Club, Hills Lane, Bury, BL9 8QP
Received 1 Jul 202424 Brooklawn Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GS
Received 2 Jul 2024Fragrance Oils International Ltd, Eton Hill Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2FR
Received 2 Jul 20249 Primrose Court, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7EZ
Received 2 Jul 2024Land at Pyramid Park, Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BG
Received 2 Jul 2024Scotson Fold Farm, Scotson Fold, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3SQ
Received 4 Jul 202453 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FG
Received 4 Jul 202474 Milton Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PT
Received 4 Jul 2024108 Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 0TH
Received 4 Jul 2024Records 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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