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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
8,225Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,913 approved or refused records
792Refused applications

6,121 approved · 792 refused · 389 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. Decided72516

    Variation of condition no. 12 on planning permission 68815 - Outline application for 12 no. dwellings including means of access (all other matters reserved for appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) - to substitute the approved access

    Land adjacent to 62 Springside Road, Bury, BL9 5JQ

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  2. Decided72517

    Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing 6 no. bedroom 6 no. person House in mulitple occupany (HMO) Class C4

    4 Irwell Street, Bury, BL9 0HE

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  3. Decided72518

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    The Beeches, Castle Hill Road, Bury, BL9 6UN

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  4. Decided72519

    Single storey rear extension and shop front/fenestration alterations.

    37 Redvales Road, Bury, BL9 9PU

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  5. Decided72520

    Installation of freestanding external biomass boiler to provide heating & hot water to existing building

    Unit 1, Jubilee Works, Vale Street, Radcliffe, Bolton, BL2 6QF

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  6. Decided72521

    Single storey rear extension; Loft conversion with rear dormer

    112 Horne Street, Bury, BL9 9HS

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  7. Decided72522

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    20 Benson Street, Bury, BL9 7EP

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  8. Decided72523

    Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 70222: Amendment to the shared drive of Plots 22-27 to provide turning facilities for fire appliances

    Former Mondi/Holcombe Mill, Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0BS

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  9. Decided72524

    Single storey front extension; Raised rear decking with balustrade and steps; Replace flat roof to pitch roof to existing rear extension

    47 Byron Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4EN

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  10. Decided72525

    Retrospective planning permission for replacement driveway and installation of areas of hardstanding and associated landscaping

    Cragg Farm, 94 Bass Lane, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NS

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  11. Decided72526

    Retention of tack room and its proposed cladding/roofing

    Riding For The Disabled Association, Moor Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4XX

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  12. Decided72527

    Two storey side extension; Single storey front extension; Underground septic tank to rear

    1 Whittles, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QQ

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  13. Decided72528

    Replacement of existing external canopy; Replacement of existing glazed timber shelter with new garden room

    St Hildas C Of E Primary School, Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1HA

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  14. Decided72529

    Listed Building Consent - 2 no. non-illuminated projecting / hanging signs; Vinyls to front glazing

    Bury Metro Arts Association Derby Hall, Market Street, Bury, BL9 0BW

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  15. Appeal decided72530

    Application for permission in principle for the erection of 1 no. dwelling

    Land at Ivy Bank, Walmersley Old Road, Bury, BL9 6RU

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  16. Decided72531

    First floor extension to existing bungalow

    29 Bland Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NW

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  17. Decided72532

    Demolition of garage; Two storey/single storey rear extension; Front porch

    23 Southfield Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9ST

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  18. Decided72533

    Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension

    1 Hawthorn Crescent, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NG

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  19. Decided72534

    Installation of a new rear access door; Reinstatement of historic window openings; Replacement of existing windows; Replacement of rear door; Installation of 7 no. flush-fitting conservation-style rooflights (three on the front roof slope and four on the rear roof slope)

    44-48 Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9HX

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  20. Appeal lodged72535

    Retention of metal fence around the boundary

    5 Chapel Grove, Fernbank, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1YP

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  21. Decided72536

    Application to discharge condition 3 (remediation strategy/site verification report) and condition 4 (contamination/risk assessment) on planning permission 71563

    Site of Whittaker House, Whittaker Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2TD

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  22. Decided72537

    Alteration to front extension from flat to pitched roof; Render to front elevation

    82 Pole Lane, Bury, BL9 8PX

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  23. Decided72538

    Creation of vehicular access and driveway

    53 Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5SD

    Received 12 Nov 2025
  24. Decided72539

    Reinstatement of wall/coping stones and erection of new fence and entrance gates

    Eastholme, St Anns Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9LD

    Received 12 Nov 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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