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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
7,985Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,701 approved or refused records
762Refused applications

5,939 approved · 762 refused · 377 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  1. Decided71889

    New front porch; hip to gable roof extension; dormer extension at rear; first floor extension at rear and garage conversion with pitched roof

    29 Meade Hill Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DH

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  2. Decided71890

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    32 Parrenthorn Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2RL

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  3. Decided71891

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    116 Ainsworth Road, Bury, BL8 2RX

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  4. Decided71892

    Single storey extension at side/rear

    20 Fairway Road, Bury, BL9 8DY

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  5. Decided71893

    Discharge of condition no. 5 (Facilities for the storage of construction materials shall be provided within the curtilage during the course of construction period) from planning permisison 71494 (Single storey extension at front/side/rear and front porch; Alterations to existing driveway):Proposed construction management plan submitted

    3 St Peters Road, Bury, BL9 9RA

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  6. Decided71894

    Single storey front extension, single storey extension at side/rear, two storey rear extension and first floor side extension; Conversion of existing garage to living accommodation

    6 Wells Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0GN

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  7. Decided71895

    Two/single storey extension at rear

    82 Heys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1LA

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  8. Decided71896

    Replacement of existing timber main entrance door and 1 no. sash window above the door

    Barwood Lea Mill, Grants Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9NB

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  9. Decided71897

    Single Storey Side/Rear Extension

    4 Whittingham Drive, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9LZ

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  10. Decided71898

    Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) on planning permission 68251

    Land at corner of Ribchester Drive & Radcliffe Road, Bury, BL9 9JT

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  11. Decided71899

    Two storey side/rear extension; First floor front extension; Render to all elevations

    21 Windsor Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DD

    Received 1 May 2025
  12. Decided71900

    Change of Use from flat (Class C3) to Hot Food Takeaway for storage and staff room (Sui Generis)

    155A Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4FD

    Received 1 May 2025
  13. Unknown71901

    Lawful development certificate for proposed garage conversion

    11 Crosby Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4JL

    Received 1 May 2025
  14. Decided71903

    Application to discharge condition 3 (scheme for treating, diluting and dispersing fumes and odours) on planning permission 70606

    85 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0NB

    Received 1 May 2025
  15. Appeal decided71905

    Permission in principle for the removal of barn/storage shed and erection of 1no. three bedroom detached dwelling

    Land between 145 and 115 Holcombe Old Road, Bury, BL8 4NF

    Received 1 May 2025
  16. Decided71907

    Removal of conservatory and erection of single storey extension at side/rear; Conversion of existing garage to living accommodation

    10 Penrith Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6UJ

    Received 5 May 2025
  17. Decided71908

    Erection of 2 no. timber framed gazebos over part of existing external seating area with new ramped access and stepped access

    Shoulder Of Mutton, Holcombe Village, Bury, BL8 4LZ

    Received 6 May 2025
  18. Unknown71909

    Listed building consent for erection of 2 no. timber framed gazebos over part of existing external seating area with new ramped access and stepped access

    Shoulder Of Mutton, Holcombe Village, Bury, BL8 4LZ

    Received 6 May 2025
  19. Decided71910

    Single storey rear extension

    195 Holcombe Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4BQ

    Received 6 May 2025
  20. Decided71911

    Variation of condition no. 2 following approval of planning permission 69966 - Change from permeable block to permeable macadam for the car park

    Bury Hospice, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7RG

    Received 6 May 2025
  21. Decided71912

    Application to discharge statutory Biodiversity Net Gain condition on planning permission 70565

    Former Bury Police Office HQ, Irwell Street, Bury, BL9 0HE

    Received 6 May 2025
  22. Decided71913

    Application to discharge condition 4 (contaminated land/risk assessment/site investigation), condition 5 (verification/remediation strategy) and condition 9 (footway crossing) on planning permission 69572

    137 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0ND

    Received 6 May 2025
  23. Decided71914

    Demolition of conservatory; single storey rear extension; Side dormer

    47 Dundee Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9HL

    Received 7 May 2025
  24. Decided71915

    Single storey rear extension

    21 Craig Avenue, Bury, BL8 2PG

    Received 7 May 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.

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