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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 dates7,795Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,553 approved or refused records
745Refused applications
5,808 approved · 745 refused · 361 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided71449
Change of use from 5 bed/ 6 person House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) to 7 bed/ 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) and loft conversion with rear dormer
31 Hilton Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NQ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided71450
Installation of a step lift
96 Kings Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FY
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Appeal decided71451
Installation of a slurry lagoon
Sheep Hey Farm, Leaches Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0EC
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided71452
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear dormer extension, internal reconfiguration, proposed first floor side window.
15 Orange Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1LR
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided71453
Two storey side/rear extension; Single storey rear extension; Front porch and boundary walls at front and side
21 Thatch Leach Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6EN
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided71454
Single storey flat roof side/rear extension and single storey pitched roof rear extension
37 Woodhall Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7QE
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided71455
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 70323 to widen north elevation by extending it toward the front aligning it with the approved floor plans and additional rooflight on side elevation
38 Ringley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7LE
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided71456
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 70036 to change 2no. rear dormers to 1no. larger rear dormer
Land adjacent to 173 Whalley Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0DG
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided71458
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed demolition of existing conservatory; to be replaced by single storey extension in brick/block under a pitched roof. Existing external double doors to kitchen to be replaced by window. Installation of Velux windows to kitchen and new extension.
5 Blenheim Close, Bury, BL9 8BY
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided71459
Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use from residential property (Class C3(a)) to children's home for three children aged 6-17 with up to three staff working on a rota basis(Class C2)
2A Seedfield Road, Bury, BL9 6NZ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided71460
Lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of garage to a liveable space (i.e. an office/ bedroom with an ensuite bathroom). Garage door to be bricked up with a window fitted on the front elevation wall.
2A Seedfield Road, Bury, BL9 6NZ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided71461
Two Storey Side Extension with zinc cladding and first floor balcony at rear
344 Bradley Fold Road, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6RL
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided71462
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 65664 - Changes to front elevation, reduce corbel detail
Old Hall, Lower Chesham, Bury, BL9 6BX
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided71463
Single storey extension at rear; Enlargement/extension of existing rear dormer and extension of existing front dormer
4 Lowes Road, Bury, BL9 6PJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Appeal decided71464
Erection of 14 garages - 2 identical blocks of 7 units each
Land at rear of Westminster Avenue, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WD
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided71465
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Sun Lounge
11 Pennant Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BT
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided71466
Single storey side/rear extension
316 Brandlesholme Road, Bury, BL8 1ER
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided71467
Front porch/single storey extension at side and two storey extension at side/rear with decking at rear
14 Meadfoot Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0AR
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided71469
Single storey extension at rear and raised patio
Brook Bottom Farm, Bury Old Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0RZ
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided71470
Lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of residential garage and change of use to tattoo parlour
3 Browns Road, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6RQ
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Unknown71473
Erection of building comprising of 5 no. apartments with associated parking and landscaping
Land between 205-211 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JF
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Decided71474
Advertisement consent for installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 75" LCD advert screens plus the removal of associated BT Kiosks.
Pavement adj Aldi 380 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AR
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided71475
Advertisement consent for 2 no. digital 75 inch LCD display screens either side of 1 no. BT street hub unit
Pavement adj 109 Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8JN
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided71476
Advertisement consent for 2 no. digital 75 inch LCD display screens either side of 1 no. BT street hub unit
Pavement adj 48 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JU
Received 23 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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