Prestwich - Sedgley planning approval rate
Prestwich - Sedgley ward in Bury has a 85.2% approval rate based on 609 planning decisions. Bury overall: 90.4%.
Last updated: October 2026
85.2%
ward approval rate
609
Decisions
519
Approved
90
Refused
90.4%
Bury average
Prestwich - Sedgley is 5.2 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
85.2%
Bury overall
90.4%
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Recent decisions in Prestwich - Sedgley
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
First floor partial rear extension · Tue 13 Oct 2026
Two storey side extension; Single storey rear extension; Front Porch; Balcony; F · Tue 13 Oct 2026
Raising of roof ridge height with front and rear dormers to form second floors a · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 1 no. replacement dwelling · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Single storey rear extension; Front Porch; Alterations to windows and doors · Thu 17 Sep 2026
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Other wards in Bury
North Manor (90.4%)
Ramsbottom (89.2%)
Bury East (85.4%)
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%)