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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 dates7,773Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,536 approved or refused records
742Refused applications
5,794 approved · 742 refused · 359 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and Building ControlContact planning Solicitor, conveyancing and search enquiriesLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application adviceConservation areas Heritage - Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- General council enquiries+441612535000Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided71390
Certificate of existing lawful use to confirm the extent of lawful garden land associated with the dwelling known as Dearden Fold Farm Cottage
Dearden Fold Cottage, Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 5PL
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided71391
Removal of condition 5 - The extensive works required to convert this property into two, part M4(2) compliant dwellings is not feasible and we are requesting that the condition is removed
Bury Family Centre, 72-74 Tenters Street, Bury, BL9 0HL
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided71393
Prior approval for Change of use from Launderette (sui generis) to 2 no. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
5 Porter Street, Bury, BL9 5DZ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided71394
Prior approval for Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1 no. Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
3 Porter Street, Bury, BL9 5DZ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided71395
Prior approval for Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 4 no. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
1 Porter Street, Bury, BL9 5DZ
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided71396
Change of use of first floor and ground floor rear entrance from dwelling (Class C3) to offices (Class E)
64A Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9AG
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided71397
Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension
107 Devon Street, Bury, BL9 9HT
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided71398
First floor side extension; Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory; Erection of front porch
4 Oak Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9UY
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Appeal decided71399
Extension to rear gable end roof; 2m fence to side boundary
17 Bloomfield Drive, Bury, BL9 8JX
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Appeal decided71400
Single storey side & rear extension; Rear dormer
99 Radcliffe Road, Bury, BL9 9LD
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Unknown71401
Change of use from existing stable building to a self contained granny annex and the field it sits within to garden area
Brick Barn Farm, Whipney Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HT
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided71402
4 No.internally illuminated fascia signs placed on kiosk unit, 6 no. advertisements printed onto canopy structure and 3 no. hoarding signs to the entrance of the site
Manchester Maccabi Community And Sports Club, Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0EG
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided71403
Two storey extension at side/rear; Front porch
27 Audlum Court, Bury, BL9 7PN
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided71404
Consent to display various flags, erected on the existing 3 flagpoles
Knowsley Place, 3 Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided71405
Change of use from office (Class E) to 8 bed (single occupancy) HMO (sui generis), with 2 no velux rooflights at front and 2 no velux rooflights at rear and erection of wall to define yard side boundary
8 Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 0EG
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided71409
External alterations to install new windows, doors and lightwell.
1-5, Porter Street, Bury, BL9 5DZ
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided71411
Lawful Development for existing use for 2no. two bed self-contained first floor flats
297A Hollins Lane, Bury, BL9 8BD
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided71412
Proposed part single part two storey rear extension, front porch extension and external alterations
26 Derby Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TN
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided71413
Single storey extension at side/rear
8 Dartmouth Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6AS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided71415
Single storey rear extension
7 Palmerston Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9YN
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided71417
Erection of replacement dwelling with landscaping and extension to driveway
4 Ringley Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7HR
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided71419
Change of use of 72 Kings Road from residential dwelling (Class C3) to synagogue (Class F1(f)) with single storey side extension to link to existing synagogue at 74 Kings Road and external alterations
72-74 Kings Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LN
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided71420
Proposed single storey wrap-around side and rear extension.
6 Monsall Close, Bury, BL9 8NS
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided71421
Variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (approved materials) of planning permission 68903: Reduce the building footprint and construct in blockwork with render finish rather than Siberian larch timber cladding
Greenmount Nursery School, Brandlesholme Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4DS
Received 4 Dec 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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