Bury Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 47 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Land adjacent to 62 Springside Road, Bury, BL9 5JQ · 72542
Figures for Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 47 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of more than 440 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 85 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 19%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 65plan adopted 1997 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Bury Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; and • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to noise and…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and privacy; • the effect of…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if it would be inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations amounting…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if it would be inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations…”
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“The main issues are: a) the effect of the development on the character of the area with regard to the proportion of houses in multiple occupation (HMO), b) whether the development would provide satisfactory accommodation for its future occupiers with…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.