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Land bound to the north by Brightley Brook,Pilsworth Fisheries, Pilsworth Road & Heywood Distribution Park; to the west by Whittle Brook; to the east by Birch Industrial Park & fields; and to the south by the M62 corridor

Awaiting decision Bury 71867 Outline Planning Permission

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Application for outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for a national-scale employment development, comprising Storage & Distribution (Use Class B8) and Industrial (Use Classes B2, E(g)(ii) and E(g)(iii)) uses (including, but not limited to, Logistics, Manufacturing Processes and Data Centres), with supporting ancillary uses including Hotel (Use Class C1), Commercial & Business & Service (Uses Class E(a - g)), Education (Use Class F1(a)), Local Community (Use Class F2(a - c) uses, Sui Generis uses (in accordance with the Uses Schedule), and associated demolition works, landscaping, drainage, ecological enhancements, highway works, cycleway and footpath linkages and other ancillary infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 71867

Application record

Reference
71867
Type
Outline Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
17 Apr 2025
Validated
25 Apr 2025
Ward
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth
Decision by
Planning Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Received by Bury

  2. 25 Apr 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Bury took a median of 96 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Agent on file, registered in Manchester

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Applicant on file, a developer registered in Rotherham

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Documents

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bury for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bury's median decision took 96 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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