Bury planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, updated daily. Bury Metropolitan Borough Council received 206 planning applications in the last 90 days, 1 of them major schemes. 87% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 53 days.
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Recent applications in Bury
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Land at Harper Fold Road & Canute Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3BX
Condition variation on a two-dwelling Radcliffe scheme. Amends the approved plans condition of an extant permission without changing the substance of the consent. The parent scheme remains live; material specifications tied to the revised drawings are now live for procurement.
Land at Spring Street,Tottington, Bury, BL8 3NS
Single 3-bedroom dwelling, Tottington. New house erected on vacant land at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing packages drive the subcontract value.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
5 Stanley Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8QH
403.5kW rooftop solar installation, Whitefield. Prior approval for a large-scale PV array on an existing building, moving toward installation. Electrical connections, racking and roofing interface work suit renewable specialists and M&E contractors.
RenewablesM&E
Land Adjacent to 12 Holthouse Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3JP
Single detached 4-bedroom new dwelling, Tottington. Erects one new house on vacant land adjacent to existing residential property at full application stage. Groundworks, frame, brickwork and roofing dominate; standard subcontract packages suit regional trades.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Higher Redisher Farm, Redisher Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4HX
Permission in principle for one dwelling, Ramsbottom. Single new house at outline stage, establishing principle before detailed design. Groundworks, structural frame and finishes packages follow once reserved matters approval is secured.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
10 Tottington Road, Bury, BL8 1LH
Six-bed to seven-bed HMO conversion, Bury. Reconfigures a Class C4 house in multiple occupation into a larger Sui generis HMO at full application stage. Internal partitioning, fit-out and M&E upgrades to accommodate an additional bedroom and associated facilities.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
129 Walmersley Old Road, Bury, BL9 6SB
Additional storey via permitted development prior approval, Bury. Single house gaining a new floor under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class B roof space conversion rules. Structural steels, roof-form reconstruction, and internal fit-out—particularly staircase and services routing—drive the specialist…
Structural frameSteelRoofing
Water street motors, 20 Rectory lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2QU
Replacement commercial storage unit, full application stage. Single-storey warehouse erection with associated groundworks and structural frame. Opportunity for groundworks, steel frame, roof systems and M&E installation.
GroundworksStructural frameRoofing
Gorsehill, 94 Starling Road, Radcliffe, Bury, BL8 2HH
Single detached dwelling, Permission in Principle stage. One new house on greenfield or infill site with full planning consent pathway still to come. Groundworks, frame, roofing and services trades will follow once Reserved Matters are approved.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
T G I Fridays, Valley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3TG
New shopfront, entrance door and wheelchair ramp at TGI Friday's, Prestwich. Full planning permission for retail unit alterations including hard landscaping and access works. Glazing, joinery and groundworks trades to support retail opening or refurbishment.
GlazingJoineryGroundworks
1 Tor Hey Mews, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4HJ
Side orangery for a Tottington house. Single-storey glazed extension to the side elevation at full application stage. Glazing, aluminium framing, foundations and roof structure open work for specialist installers and fabricators.
GlazingGroundworksRoofing
29 Eastleigh Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BX
First-floor partial rear extension, Prestwich. Adds upper-level living space to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and structural steels over the extension footprint suit specialist joinery and glazing contractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
7 St Marys Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1AQ
Two-storey side and rear extensions with driveway enlargement, Prestwich. Adds substantially to an existing house with two-storey side and mixed-height rear work at full application stage. Foundations, brickwork, roofing and groundworks dominate, with glazing and M&E throughout.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
20 Castle Hill Road, Bury, BL9 7RN
First-floor side extension and two rear extensions, Bury. Adds first-floor side and rear depth plus two single-storey rear elements to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with steel lintels over new openings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
8 Near Hey Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3YY
Two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions, Radcliffe. Adds first-floor and ground-floor space to an existing house with rendered finishes at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, render and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors, with glazing and joinery for new openings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Bury Metropolitan Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, raw rate
29.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.1 percentage points below expected. Bury Metropolitan Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
206 appeals counted, 189 judged either way (56 allowed, 133 dismissed), 17 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32.4% | 28.8% | 104 | 102 | 33 |
| Householder (HAS) | 25.5% | 35.6% | 53 | 51 | 13 |
| Enforcement Notice | 22.2% | 13.5% | 21 | 18 | 4 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 33.3% | 36% | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 50% | 33.3% | 6 | 6 | 3 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent82 homes
- Affordable rent17 homes
- Shared ownership20 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder92% (302 decided)
- other92% (66 decided)
- commercial67% (43 decided)
- residential69% (32 decided)
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