20 Brookthorpe Road, Bury, BL8 3AD Data via plota.co.uk

73500 - Planning Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for 1 no. dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
Bury borough HMO. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bury (Bury) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bury
Application type
Planning Permission in Principle
Postcode
BL8 3AD
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Tottington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
BM Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 8 days faster than Bury's median of 50 for new homes. Approved, as 59% of new homes here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Bury in the last twelve months, from validation. Bury decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
3 objecting1 neutral

75% object · above the UK average of 74%

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104294
Planning Portal ref
PP-15104294
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bury
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#41 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bury is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #61 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bury decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #191 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #99 of 296
76%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #61 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #64 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
63 decided
757
Total decisions
109 refused in the year to March 2026

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