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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
7,952Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,672 approved or refused records
762Refused applications

5,910 approved · 762 refused · 375 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided71782

    Change of use from office (Class E) to 1 no. residential dwelling (Class C3); Alterations to fenestration to front elevation

    9 Water Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3DE

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  2. Decided71783

    Change of use from shop (Class E(a)) to wine shop/bar (Sui Generis); External alterations to front elevation to include repositioning of front entrance door and new access door to existing first floor balcony

    427 Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AF

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  3. Decided71784

    Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2 no. dwellings

    Land to rear of 69 Sandy Lane/Lowther Court, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PS

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  4. Decided71785

    Installation of four rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment, including one fully accessible EV charging bay.

    Halls Mill Retail Park, Back Foundry Street, Bury, BL9 7AZ

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  5. Decided71786

    SIngle storey side extension

    3 Hardmans Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7BB

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  6. Decided71787

    Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion and the installation of 2no. Velux to the rear roof pitch

    186 Railway Street, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5QB

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  7. Decided71788

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    56 Watling Street, Bury, BL8 2JJ

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  8. Decided71789

    Front porch, single storey side extension, part single part two storey rear extension

    75 Parkhills Road, Bury, BL9 9AR

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  9. Decided71790

    Proposed landscaping at front and rear

    Moor House, 42 Cockey Moor Road, Radcliffe, Bury, BL8 2HB

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  10. Decided71791

    Two storey front porch extension, part single/part two storey rear extension, two storey side extension and hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear.

    105 Gigg Lane, Bury, BL9 9JB

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  11. Appeal decided71792

    First floor rear extension; Installation of 1 no. obscure glass first floor window to each side elevation

    28 Alnwick Drive, Bury, BL9 8BZ

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  12. Decided71793

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    5 Ashby Grove, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6EX

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  13. Decided71795

    First floor side extension with juliette balcony at rear and garage conversion

    46 Chadderton Drive, Bury, BL9 8NR

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  14. Decided71796

    Single storey side extension and conversion of existing garage to living accommodation with new pitched roof

    25 Lindale Avenue, Bury, BL9 8ED

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  15. Decided71797

    Single storey extension at side/rear and pergola at rear; Alterations to front porch; Replace part boundary wall at side with fence

    506 Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RU

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  16. Decided71798

    Single storey extension at side and rear

    34 Kenilworth Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TG

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  17. Decided71799

    Two storey front bay extensions and two storey front porch extension with new steps; Single storey rear extension; New dormer at rear; Erection of outbuilding at rear; Boundary walls to front, side and rear and fencing to part of the southern boundary.

    121 Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DU

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  18. Decided71800

    Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 1 no. replacement dwelling

    299 Middleton Road, Manchester, M8 4LY

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  19. Decided71801

    Prior approval for proposed change of use from showroom/manufacturing (Class E) to 20 no. apartments (Class C3)

    78-80 Church Street West, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SY

    Received 26 Mar 2025
  20. Decided71802

    Single storey side extension

    5 Brightwater Close, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8SE

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  21. Decided71803

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    865 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5LE

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  22. Decided71804

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    113 Heywood Old Road, Rochdale, Manchester, M24 4QG

    Received 27 Mar 2025
  23. Decided71805

    Application to discharge condition nos. 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 & 12 attached to planning permission 68608.

    Land adjacent to 391 Whalley Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0ER

    Received 28 Mar 2025
  24. Decided71806

    Two storey/single storey rear extensions

    24 & 26 Wellington Road, Bury, BL9 9BG

    Received 28 Mar 2025

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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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