Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth planning approval rate
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth ward in Bury has a 93.5% approval rate based on 323 planning decisions. Bury overall: 90.6%.
Last updated: August 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
323
Decisions
302
Approved
21
Refused
90.6%
Bury average
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth sits slightly above the Bury average, with a 2.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth compares
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth ward
93.5%
Bury overall
90.6%
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Recent decisions in Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey side extension · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Part two storey / part single storey side extension; single storey rear extensio · Fri 14 Aug 2026
First floor rear extension; Single storey rear extension; Loft conversion with r · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Single storey rear extension · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Single storey side garage extension following demolition of the existing garage · Fri 14 Aug 2026
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