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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
7,750Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,517 approved or refused records
740Refused applications

5,777 approved · 740 refused · 357 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Mar 2011 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided71305

    Proposed two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension

    31 Carrslea Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4NP

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  2. Decided71306

    Change of use from public house into a 10 bed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis)

    Railway Hotel, 427 Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4HN

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  3. Decided71307

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey extension at rear

    4 Longridge Drive, Bury, BL8 2JQ

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  4. Decided71309

    Change of use from Dwelling (Class C3) to Residential Institution (Class C2).

    1 Mowbray Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LP

    Received 29 Oct 2024
  5. Decided71311

    2 no. single storey side extensions

    36 Stainton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3TP

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  6. Decided71312

    Single storey extension

    7 Monmouth Avenue, Bury, BL9 5DU

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  7. Decided71313

    Single storey rear extension; Rear dormer; Erection of 2 no. outbuildings; Installation of gates to existing stone pillars

    Meadow Heys, Moorbottom Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NS

    Received 30 Oct 2024
  8. Decided71314

    Single storey side extension, front porch with ramp and timber fence boundary treatment

    23 Winchester Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LJ

    Received 31 Oct 2024
  9. Decided71315

    Single storey rear and side extension

    26 Butt Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NJ

    Received 31 Oct 2024
  10. Decided71317

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey side extension

    4 Kenmore Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8EP

    Received 31 Oct 2024
  11. Decided71318

    First floor extension above existing garage and two storey extension to rear of garage to create entrance

    17 Tiverton Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3UJ

    Received 1 Nov 2024
  12. Appeal decided71319

    Retention of installed flue on North elevation

    St John Shuttleworth, Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, BL0 0EF

    Received 4 Nov 2024
  13. Decided71320

    Erection of 1 no. dwelling and erection of undercover parking for proposed dwelling & No. 32 Manchester Road

    Land at side of 32 Manchester Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0DH

    Received 4 Nov 2024
  14. Decided71321

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 69388: to amend the design of the approved windows within the Radcliffe Market Chambers building

    13-21 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NN

    Received 5 Nov 2024
  15. Decided71322

    Single storey extension at side

    25 Malvern Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PH

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  16. Decided71324

    Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling (Class C3)

    Barn at Holcombe Hey Fold, Hawkshaw Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4LD

    Received 5 Nov 2024
  17. Decided71326

    Single storey side and rear extension; First floor front extension; Alterations to roof

    19 Newington Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M8 4LT

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  18. Decided71327

    Proposed Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer; Raised Ridge Height

    2 White Birk Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HE

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  19. Decided71328

    Single story rear extension

    Wilson Mews, 75 Wilson Street, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7EU

    Received 6 Nov 2024
  20. Decided71329

    Outline application (all matters reserved) for new warehouse unit (Class B8)

    Land to side of Genesis House, Stopes Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3TL

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  21. Decided71330

    Change of use from restaurant (Use Class E) to 13 bed (single occupancy) House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui-Generis), excavations to part of rear yard area and installation of steps, insertion of a window and door on rear elevation at Basement level change of rear ground floor doorway to a window, and enlargement of a first-floor window on the side elevation

    12A Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FX

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  22. Decided71331

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    459 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TB

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  23. Decided71333

    Two storey rear extension

    Auldbank House, 424 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, M25 1PR

    Received 7 Nov 2024
  24. Decided71334

    Porch at side; loft conversion; new slate roof; flue on side elevation; roof light at front; remove existing render and re-render side and rear elevations and replacement windows on all elevations

    10 Lumb Carr Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NW

    Received 7 Nov 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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