What percentage of planning applications does Bury approve?

Bury approves approximately 90% of planning applications, based on 4,302 decisions analysed by PlanningLens from the council's planning portal.

How many planning applications has Bury decided?

PlanningLens has analysed 4,302 planning decisions published by Bury.

What is the refusal rate for Bury planning applications?

Bury refuses approximately 10% of planning applications.

How long does a planning application take in Bury?

The typical planning application in Bury takes 8.0 weeks from validation to decision, which is within the statutory 8-week target for householder applications. That is the median of 1,270 applications decided since January 2020 with both dates on record. See how Bury compares in the UK ranking: How long does a planning application take in the UK?

Recent Planning Applications in Bury

Name: Bury Planning Decisions
Creator: PlanningLens
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Every planning decision on record, from March 2006 to present.

4,302Decisions

90%Approved

417Refused

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Recent planning decisions in Bury

5 days ago

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension

73635 · Radcliffe - West

Approved

5 days ago

Single storey side and rear extension

73573 · Whitefield + Unsworth - Besses

Approved

5 days ago

Application to discharge condition 5 (boundary wall details) of planning permiss

73559 · Not Available

Approved

5 days ago

Single storey side extension

73549 · Whitefield + Unsworth - Pilkington Park

Approved

5 days ago

Garage conversion

73547 · Radcliffe - East

Approved

5 days ago

2 no. single storey rear extensions; Garage conversion with increase in roof hei

73546 · Bury West

Approved

5 days ago

Raising of roof ridge height with front and rear dormers to form second floors a

73540 · Prestwich - Sedgley

Approved

5 days ago

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey side extension

73534 · Prestwich - Holyrood

Approved

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About this data

This page analyses 4,302 planning decisions made by Bury, from March 2006 to present. Data is sourced directly from the council’s planning portal. For the full approval rate breakdown, ward-level analysis, and extension-type approval patterns, see the Bury planning approval rates page.

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