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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
8,081Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,784 approved or refused records
772Refused applications

6,012 approved · 772 refused · 385 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Nov 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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.

More application records

  1. Decided72134

    Application for the removal of a condition no. 2 (keeping of animals) on allowed appeal ref: APP/T4210/C/18/3195131

    Twine Valley Farm. off Church Road, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0EH

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  2. Decided72135

    Prior approval for proposed change of use from offices (Class E) to 28 no. flats (Class C3) at part of first floor and second, third, fourth floors

    Lester House, 21 Broad Street, Bury, BL9 0AW

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  3. Decided72136

    Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (approved materials) of planning permission 71837 to allow for a pitched roof on the rear dormer and replace the proposed render finish on both front and rear dormer with tile hanging

    7 St Austell Drive, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4EY

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  4. Decided72138

    Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

    179 Turks Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3WW

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  5. Decided72139

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permisison 71043 (alterations to existing tennis court to create 2 no. padel courts): Increase width of padel courts from 15 metres to 15.63 metres

    Holcombe Brook Sports Club, Hazel Hall Lane, Tottington, Bury, BL0 9FS

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  6. Decided72140

    Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from Indoor sports to Shop & storage (Class E)

    165-167 Stand Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1JR

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  7. Decided72141

    Replace flat roof with a pitch roof on existing side extension; single storey rear extension and front porch

    27 Oaklands Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1LJ

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  8. Decided72142

    Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 64576 - To Breedon anthracite smooth concrete tile & Cladco black dormer cladding

    39 Simister Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2SU

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  9. Decided72143

    Application to discharge condition 7 (provision of parking) on planning permission 66546

    Former Bank Lane Friendly Burial Society Building, Spring Street, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom, BL0 0DS

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  10. Decided72144

    Lawful development certificate for proposed conversion of dwelling into HMO

    108 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7LR

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  11. Decided72145

    Two storey side extension; single storey front and rear extensions and extension of existing vehicular access and driveway

    289 Ainsworth Road, Bury, BL8 2LS

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  12. Decided72146

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear exrension

    71 George Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9NN

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  13. Decided72147

    Application to discharge condition 3 (highway works), condition 4 (construction traffic management plan) & condition 6 (remedial works) on p/p 70350

    Former Tarmac Building Materials Ltd, Stopes Road, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1NR

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  14. Decided72148

    Application to discharge condition 17 (highway works) on p/p 68691

    Land off Victoria Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DP

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  15. Decided72149

    Demolition and replacement of existing agricultural building

    Meadow View, Watling Street, Tottington, BL8 3QR

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  16. Decided72150

    Single storey front extension

    4 Croft Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2SE

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  17. Decided72151

    Provision of educational facility in the form of 2 no. containers

    Summerseat Island, off Miller Street, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5PE

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  18. Decided72152

    Lawful development certificate for proposed - Demolish existing garage, remove existing front porch, remove rear bay window and construction of single storey side extension and alterations to fenestrations

    71 Agecroft Road West, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RF

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  19. Decided72153

    Two storey side extension

    250 Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4AJ

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  20. Decided72156

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 71737 (Erection of new 2.4m high boundary fencing and access gates and new privacy screening to inside): change from Dulok SR1 with screen mesh on inside to Zaun Hitech SR1 with louvre screen behind all in black

    St Thomas Primary School, Pimhole Road, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7EY

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  21. Decided72159

    Non-material amendment following the grant of planning permission 71539 (Single storey front extension/two storey extension at front/side and single storey rear extension) - to extend the render finish

    1 Mansfield Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9US

    Received 17 Jul 2025
  22. Decided72165

    Variation of the approved Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP) associated with the Biodiversity Gain Plan (BGP) condition

    Pyramid Park, Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BG

    Received 22 Jul 2025
  23. Decided72166

    Article 18 consultation from Rossendale Borough Council (ref. 2022/0451) - Full application for the erection of 238 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and all associated works, including new access, landscaping and public open space.

    Land off Market Street, Edenfield

    Received 23 Jul 2025
  24. Decided72167

    Prior approval for change of use of existing first and second floors from (Class E) into residential use (Class C3) (7 no. apartments in total)

    14-16 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LQ

    Received 23 Jul 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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