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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.
5,777 approved · 740 refused · 357 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
31 Carrslea Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4NP
Received 29 Oct 2024Railway Hotel, 427 Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4HN
Received 29 Oct 20244 Longridge Drive, Bury, BL8 2JQ
Received 30 Oct 20241 Mowbray Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LP
Received 29 Oct 202436 Stainton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3TP
Received 30 Oct 20247 Monmouth Avenue, Bury, BL9 5DU
Received 30 Oct 2024Meadow Heys, Moorbottom Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NS
Received 30 Oct 202423 Winchester Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LJ
Received 31 Oct 202426 Butt Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NJ
Received 31 Oct 20244 Kenmore Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8EP
Received 31 Oct 202417 Tiverton Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3UJ
Received 1 Nov 2024St John Shuttleworth, Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, BL0 0EF
Received 4 Nov 2024Land at side of 32 Manchester Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0DH
Received 4 Nov 202413-21 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NN
Received 5 Nov 202425 Malvern Close, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PH
Received 6 Nov 2024Barn at Holcombe Hey Fold, Hawkshaw Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4LD
Received 5 Nov 202419 Newington Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M8 4LT
Received 6 Nov 20242 White Birk Close, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HE
Received 7 Nov 2024Wilson Mews, 75 Wilson Street, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7EU
Received 6 Nov 2024Land to side of Genesis House, Stopes Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3TL
Received 7 Nov 202412A Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FX
Received 7 Nov 2024459 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TB
Received 7 Nov 2024Auldbank House, 424 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, M25 1PR
Received 7 Nov 202410 Lumb Carr Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NW
Received 7 Nov 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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