Bury East planning approval rate
Bury East ward in Bury has a 85.4% approval rate based on 471 planning decisions. Bury overall: 90.4%.
Last updated: October 2026
85.4%
ward approval rate
471
Decisions
402
Approved
69
Refused
90.4%
Bury average
Bury East is 5.0 percentage points below the Bury average, placing it among the stricter wards in Bury. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Bury East compares
Bury East ward
85.4%
Bury overall
90.4%
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Recent decisions in Bury East
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
Raise roof ridge height to side elevation with 2 no. front dormers with juliette · Mon 19 Oct 2026
Two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension · Mon 19 Oct 2026
Conversion of 1st/2nd/3rd floors of 8 Silver Street from commercial (Class E) to · Thu 08 Oct 2026
Change of use from summerhouse to dwellinghouse, change of use of adjoining land · Tue 06 Oct 2026
Single storey rear extension; Flat roof rear dormer · Fri 02 Oct 2026
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Other wards in Bury
Prestwich - Sedgley (85.2%)
North Manor (90.4%)
Ramsbottom (89.2%)
Whitefield + Unsworth - Pilkington Park (94.5%)
Prestwich - Holyrood (90.7%)
Bury East - Redvales (87.9%)
Prestwich - St Mary's (91.3%)
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth (93.3%)
Tottington (95.1%)
Radcliffe - North and Ainsworth (90.8%)
Bury West - Elton (94.4%)