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Bury planning applications
3,209 applications. 87% approved. 53 days to decide.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 3,209 planning applications from Bury. 539 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 87% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Bury: 678 applications received in the last year, 539 decisions published.
Bury takes a median of 53 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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73808 Awaiting decision
45 Sefton Street, Bury, BL9 6PR
Single storey rear extension
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73793 Awaiting decision
14 Brandon Close, Bury, BL8 1XL
Garage conversion; Alterations to windows and doors on ground floor
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73795 Awaiting decision
353 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PY
Installation of 1 illuminated top sign and 1 illuminated logo panel
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73803 Awaiting decision
Woodgate Hill Water Treatment Works, Sixth Ave, Off Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7RP
Hazardous substances consent for the storage of substances hazardous to the environment - Storag...
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73796 Awaiting decision
353 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1PY
Installation of an ATM
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73797 Awaiting decision
Land to east of M66 motorway, connecting Rochdale Road, Edenfield to Woodgate Hill WTW Compound, Bury
Application to discharge condition 3 (Phasing) on planning permission 66947
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73800 Awaiting decision
Former Mondi / Holcombe Mill, Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0BS
Application to Part Discharge Condition 9 (Remediation) Garden Validations for Plots 1-7, 13-34 a...
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73791 Awaiting decision
3 Shirehills, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9QB
First floor/two storey side extension
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73790 Awaiting decision
Former Ambulance Station, Cemetery Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9PU
Variation of Conditions 2 (drawings); 10 (birds); 13 (retaining trees); 14 (TPO trees) & 16 (loss...
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73784 Awaiting decision
100 Phoenix House, Meeting Room First Floor, Brierley Street, Bury, BL9 9HN
Partial demolition of boundary wall facing Heaton Fold; Erection of 2m fence and car protection h...
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73785 Awaiting decision
Bury Interchange and land bounded by Pyramid Park / Eat Lancashire Railway line, Knowsley Place / Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ
Application relates to Discharge of Condition no 23 (details/samples of materials) attached to pl...
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73787 Awaiting decision
150 Ferngrove, Bury, BL9 6JW
External step lift to front
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73780 Awaiting decision
13 Ten Acre Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7LQ
Two storey front infill extension; First floor front extension; First floor rear extension; Garag...
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73776 Awaiting decision
9 Inglewhite Close, Bury, BL9 9NT
Single Storey Rear Extension; Enlarge Front Porch with Extended Bathroom Above
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73772 Awaiting decision
18 Mountbatten Close, Bury, BL9 8PU
Garage conversion, Render to all elevations; Alterations and reconfiguration to windows, doors an...
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73774 Awaiting decision
240 Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6NH
Change of use from a dwelling house within Use Class C3(a) to a children's residential care home ...
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73768 Awaiting decision
7 Polefield Approach, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2WR
Two storey/single storey side extension; Single storey rear extension
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73765 Awaiting decision
Lidl, Dale Street, Radcliffe, M26 1NN
20 no. non illuminated signs. Entrance sign x1, Terms and conditions sign x16, Information signag...
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73764 Awaiting decision
Lidl, Dale Street, Radcliffe, M26 1NN
Installation of 2no. ANPR CCTV cameras and display of associated ANPR advertisements
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73763 Awaiting decision
504 Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2DU
Single storey front extension; Two storey side extension; 1.5m high wall and gate on front boundary
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73766 Awaiting decision
176 Peel Brow, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0AX
Single storey rear extension; Loft conversion; 2no. front gable roof dormers; Rear flat roof dormer
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73760 Awaiting decision
90 Kings Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0FY
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to place of worship and ancillary accommodation (Clas...
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73758 Awaiting decision
4 Newlands Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3BU
Double Storey Rear Extension
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73761 Awaiting decision
Newbank Garden Centre, Bury Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 9XW
Prior approval for proposed installation of solar PV panels to roof
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73757 Awaiting decision
22 Louis Avenue, Bury, BL9 5EQ
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with a dormer under permitted develop...
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73754 Awaiting decision
234 Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GW
Two story side and rear extension; Rear dormer with hip to gable loft conversion; Two storey fron...
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73756 Awaiting decision
108 Manchester Road, Bury, BL9 0TH
Listed Building Consent for replacement heritage sash timber double glazed windows with painted f...
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73751 Awaiting decision
69 Sandy Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9PS
Replacement of the existing non-illuminated fascia signage with a partially illuminated fascia sign
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73752 Awaiting decision
28 Victoria Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4AG
Lawful development certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer
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73750 Awaiting decision
4 Prospect Court, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NX
Single storey side and rear extension
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73749 Awaiting decision
8 Brookdene Road, Bury, BL9 8ND
Two Storey Side Extension with Hip to Gable Roof; Single Storey Front Extension; Single Storey Re...
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73743 Awaiting decision
145 Rochdale Road, Pimhole, Bury, BL9 7BB
Part single-storey, part two-storey side extension to provide an ancillary family annexe
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73748 Awaiting decision
5 Foulds Avenue, Bury, BL8 2SF
Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to childrens h...
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73742 Awaiting decision
29 Pot Green, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9RG
Listed Building Consent for Partial repointing; lead lining of existing stone gutter; works to pa...
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73755 Awaiting decision
Land East of 20 Ramsbottom Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4JS
Application for permission in principle for the erection of up to 2 dwellings
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73740 Awaiting decision
Land adjacent to Bealey Industrial Estate, Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2BD
Application to discharge condition 26 of application 71426 (piling or any other foundation design...
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73741 Awaiting decision
4 Laburnum Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3DW
Single storey rear extension
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73737 Awaiting decision
Tonge Fold Farm, Hawkshaw Lane, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4LD
single-storey side extension; raised terrace; freestanding louvred canopy
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73735 Awaiting decision
PADOS, 29 St Marys Road, Prestwich, M25 1AQ
Removal of existing roof and addition of a first floor; Erection of side/rear annexe
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73734 Awaiting decision
Former Bury Grammar Junior School, Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 0AL
Change of Use of 3no. former school buildings to form 21no. residential apartments; Two storey si...
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73728 Awaiting decision
55 Bury Old Road, Bury, Bolton, BL2 5SD
New drive; Vehicle access with road marking
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73729 Awaiting decision
4 Arley Avenue, Bury, BL9 5HD
Two storey side extension; Two storey rear extension; Alterations to windows and doors
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73730 Decided
31 Mode Hill Lane, Whitefield, M45 8JF
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
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73733 Granted
14 Glenboro Avenue, Bury, BL8 2PR
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 72937 (Single storey side/rear exte...
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73724 Awaiting decision
5 Middleton Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4JU
Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from dwellinghouse Class C3(a) to home ...
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73736 Awaiting decision
15 Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BJ
Alterations to existing wall and drive; Vehicular crossing
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73720 Awaiting decision
14 March Drive, Bury, BL8 1XQ
Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a residenti...
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73721 Awaiting decision
22 Greenmount Drive, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HA
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 71968 (Single storey extension a...
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73726 Awaiting decision
13-21 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NN
Variation of Condition 18 (highways and foundation details) on planning permission 69388 (Demolit...
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73722 Awaiting decision
30 Britain Street, Bury, BL9 9PD
Creation of a single window opening at first floor level on the front (street-facing) elevation
Recent decisions
Data to October 2026
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73541 Withdrawn
334 Holcombe Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4BD
Two storey front, side and rear extension; First floor side extension; Single storey front extens...
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73497 Granted
20 Castle Hill Road, Bury, BL9 7RN
First floor side extension; single storey rear extensions; alterations to existing rear extension...
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73482 Granted
Manor House, 48 Cross Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4LY
Replacement of windows and front entrance door and cellar doors
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73481 Granted
Manor House, 48 Cross Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4LY
Listed Building Consent for replacement non-original timber windows, front entrance and cellar do...
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73278 Granted
Site of Car Time, Bell Lane, Bury, BL9 6BB
Rollover car wash to replace previously approved drive-thru unit (70253)
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73704 Granted
Tesco Superstore, Woodfield Retail Park, Peel Way, Bury, BL9 5BY
Installation of Self Service Laundry Kiosk under Tesco canopy
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73601 Granted
Bury Interchange and land bounded by Pyramid Park/East Lancashire railway line, Knowsley Place/Duke Street, Bury, BL9 0EJ
Application to discharge condition 6 ( surface water drainage scheme and a foul water drainage sc...
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73626 Granted
17A St Margarets Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GT
Single storey rear extension connecting to existing outbuilding
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73544 Refused
6 Fairway, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JH
Two storey/ single storey side/rear extension; Front porch
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73420 Granted
Bury Interchange and Land Bounded by Pyramid Park/East Lancashire railway line, Knowsley Place/Duke Street, Bury BL9 0EJ
Application to discharge condition nos. 5 (soil forming materials), 10 (Metrolink CMP), 12 (elect...
The full record
Decisions between 2017 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 3,052 decisions from Bury between 2017 and 2026, part of 3,209 applications on record. Over that period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 2,587 granted against 236 refused. The busiest single year was 2020, with 1,030 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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60877 Granted
1 Vale Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RX
Extension to existing detached garage and conversion to annexe
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60868 Granted
Gate House, Holcombe Old Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NG
Single storey extension at side and replacement of existing flat roof over existing extension with pitched roof
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60959 Granted
Woodberry House, Wesley Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3SD
Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 59606 to amend levels and position of plots 5-8
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60980 Granted
3 Hardys Drive, Radcliffe, M26 2TL
Single storey extension at rear
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61176 Granted
Gate House, Holcombe Old Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4NG
Single storey extension at side / rear. Replacement of existing flat roof over existing extension with pitched roof. Partial flat roof to rear part of extension
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62623 Granted
Chapel Court, Wesley Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3SD
Non material amendment following grant of planning permission 60959 for repositioning of the retaining wall to the rears of plots 5 - 8 to allow level gardens
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63717 Withdrawn
St Pauls Vicarage, Fir Street, Bury, BL9 7QG
Outline application for the erection of 3 no. dwellings
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63783 Refused
65 Lowes Road, Bury, BL9 6PJ
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
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63757 Granted
16 Hardys Drive, Radcliffe, M26 2TL
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation
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63735 Granted
34 Lichfield Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HX
Two storey extension at side/rear and single storey extension at rear
Decision speed
12 months to October 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 304 56%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 145 27%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 90 17%
Planning agents in Bury
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Thorp Design Services Ltd 94% granted overall 136
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I. Planning Services 81% granted overall 75
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Gold Sketch Studios Ltd 87% granted overall 66
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PPY design Ltd 94% granted overall 59
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Debtal Architecture LTD 79% granted overall 47
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Northside Plans Ltd 98% granted overall 45
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JPL Design and Construct Ltd 85% granted overall 37
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Equilibrium Architects Ltd 93% granted overall 37
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Applications by ward in Bury
- Bury East 201
- Bury East - Moorside 127
- Bury East - Redvales 183
- Bury West 37
- Bury West - Church (Historic) 129
- Bury West - Elton 114
- North Manor 239
- Prestwich - Holyrood 175
- Prestwich - Sedgley 323
- Prestwich - St Mary's 186
- Radcliffe - East 126
- Radcliffe - North and Ainsworth 151
- Radcliffe - West 99
- Ramsbottom 252
- Tottington 192
- Whitefield + Unsworth - Besses 105
- Whitefield + Unsworth - Pilkington Park 235
- Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth 155
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Bury decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, Bury decided 539 planning applications. 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Bury?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 53 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Bury decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 539 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 56% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 83% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Bury decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 3052 decisions from Bury between 2017 and 2026, out of 3,209 applications on record. Across that whole period 92% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Bury?
July 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to October 2026, with 103 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Bury's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Bury: 3,209 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 539 decided, 87% approved, median 53 days to a decision. 678 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2017 and 2026: 3,052 in total, 92% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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