Prestwich - Sedgley planning approval rate
Prestwich - Sedgley ward in Bury has a 84.8% approval rate based on 493 planning decisions. Bury overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
84.8%
ward approval rate
493
Decisions
418
Approved
75
Refused
91.2%
Bury average
Prestwich - Sedgley is 6.4 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 Prestwich - Sedgley compares
Prestwich - Sedgley ward
84.8%
Bury overall
91.2%
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Recent decisions in Prestwich - Sedgley
Front and rear dormers · Thu 05 Feb 2026
Single storey rear extension · Fri 23 Jan 2026
Single storey extension at side; Single storey extension at rear to come flush t · Fri 09 Jan 2026
Prior approval for proposed single storey rear extension · Fri 05 Sep 2025
Two storey/single storey rear/side extensions · Thu 04 Sep 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Bury
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✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 4,896 decisions.
Other wards in Bury
North Manor (91.0%)
Ramsbottom (91.2%)
Bury East (90.3%)
Whitefield + Unsworth - Pilkington Park (94.4%)
Prestwich - Holyrood (90.4%)
Bury East - Redvales (89.9%)
Prestwich - St Mary's (92.8%)
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth (94.3%)
Bury West - Church (Historic) (94.4%)
Tottington (95.9%)
Bury West - Elton (93.3%)