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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 dates8,244Searchable applications
165Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,930 approved or refused records
793Refused applications
6,137 approved · 793 refused · 389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided72569
Non-illuminated advertising panels to all 4 sides of existing telecommuncations cabinet
Pavement adj Dale Street junction/Radcliffe Bus Station, Pilkington Way, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1AJ
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided72570
Non-illuminated advertising panels to all 4 sides of existing telecommuncations cabinet
Pavement adjacent to 103-123 Water Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BJ
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Decided72571
Single storey front extension; Repositioning of side elevation door
1 Conway Close, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9EZ
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72572
Two storey/single storey side/rear extension; Garage conversion; 2 no. bay windows to front elevation; Timber & metal cladding
62 Rectory Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1BL
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72573
Single storey extension at side; Single storey extension at rear to come flush to existing extension with parapet wall built to party wall side
3 Colchester Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0LL
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72574
Application to discharge condition 8 (community use agreement) and condition 29 (external lighting) on planning permission 72502
Star Radcliffe Academy, Spring Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SZ
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72575
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials), condition 4 (construction traffic management plan (CTMP)) and condition 10 (surface water drainage) on planning permission 71264
131 Radcliffe New Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M45 7RP
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72576
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of a new single storey extension at rear; Single storey extensions at front / side to form a new entrance / office and loft conversion including front and rear dormers and roof light to rear. Black timber cladding to front and rear dormers, single storey rear extension and existing and new gables. New green roof to garage; new retaining wall; glazed balustrade to front and side; new fencing and relocation of rear garden retaining wall.
12 Heapworth Avenue, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9EH
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72577
Application to discharge condition 3 (sound insulation) on planning permission 72379
109 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5AN
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Registered72578
Re-location of the clubhouse from Ashbourne Grove (Site A) to land to east of Ringley Road (Site B); Erection of 43 no. dwellings (Class C3) and erection of 60 no. retirement-living apartments (Class C3) in site A; Reconfiguration of numbering of the golf course holes to provide the start (Hole #1) and the finish (Hole #18) to coincide with the new replacement clubhouse facility; Associated access, parking, landscaping, drainage and infrastructure works
Stand Golf Club, Ashbourne Grove, Radcliffe, Manchester, M45 7NL and land to east of Ringley Road, M45 7LN
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72579
Application to discharge condition 2 (materials), condition 6 (construction traffic management plan (CTMP)), condition 7 (cycle storage), condition 8 (refuse storage), condition 9 (surface water drainage), condition 10 (ecological enhancement scheme), condition 11 (EV charging point), conditions 12 & 13 (contaminated land), on planning permission 72185
4 Parkstone Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7QH
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Decided72580
Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 71367 - A window opening has been added to the north elevation, Condition 3 - The pitched roofing specification has been amended to blue slate and cladding specification to 'greyed' accoya
Shaunings Cottage, Bolton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4JA
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided72581
Single storey side/rear extension
14 Glenboro Avenue, Bury, BL8 2PR
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided72582
Single Storey Rear Extension
38 Pickering Close, Bury, BL8 1UE
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided72583
Two Storey Side/Rear Extension; Garage Conversion
45 Alexander Drive, Bury, BL9 8PF
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided72584
Loft conversion with front/rear dormers; Single storey porch; render to all elevations
46 Standmoor Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7PN
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided72585
Demolition of existing single storey garage; Erection of single storey garage
83 Holcombe Old Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NF
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided72586
Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to children's residential home for up to 3 no. children with up to 3 no. staff working on a rota basis (Class C2)
37 Victoria Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6BL
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Unknown72587
Change of use of land to residential; Erection of 1 no. dwelling
Land adjacent to 1-3 Spring Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3LU
Received 26 Nov 2025 - Decided72590
Loft conversion / dormer extension at rear to existing first floor flat
121A Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5AY
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided72592
Application to discharge condition 1 (start by date), Condition 2 (approved drawings), condition 3 (car and cycle parking), Condition 4 (bin storage facilities) and Condition 5 (use of basement), on planning permission 71644
221 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 5DF
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided72593
Application to discharge condition 4 (remediation strategy plots 87, 88, 89 and 90) on planning permission 69233
Site of former Riverside High School, School Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BW
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided72594
Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension
10 Carlford Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9TN
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Decided72595
Installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) to replace gas fired boilers and associated works
Bury Community Fire Station, Magdalene Road, Bury, BL9 0ES
Received 28 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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