Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth planning approval rate
Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth ward in Bury has a 93.3% approval rate based on 330 planning decisions. Bury overall: 90.4%.
Last updated: October 2026
93.3%
ward approval rate
330
Decisions
308
Approved
22
Refused
90.4%
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
93.3%
Bury overall
90.4%
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Recent decisions in Whitefield + Unsworth - Unsworth
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
Change of use from Restaurant (Class E(b) and Takeaway (Sui Generis) to a Veteri · Tue 20 Oct 2026
Lawful development for proposed change of use from residential (Class C3) to chi · Thu 08 Oct 2026
Dormer extension on the side elevation · Fri 11 Sep 2026
Lawful Development certificate for proposed window openings on both side elevati · Wed 09 Sep 2026
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3 · Tue 08 Sep 2026
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Other wards in Bury
Prestwich - Sedgley (85.2%)
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%)
Tottington (95.1%)
Radcliffe - North and Ainsworth (90.8%)
Bury West - Elton (94.4%)