23 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF Data via plota.co.uk

72735 - Full Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Reconfiguration from semi detached dwelling to a detached dwelling; Two storey side/rear extension; Front & rear dormers with rear balcony; Front porch; Render & cladding; Raising ridge height Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jan 2026
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Validated
2 Feb 2026
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Consultation
5 Feb 2026
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Approved
9 Apr 2026

Approved on 9 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Brooksbottoms and Rowlands conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: Rowlands/Brookbottoms, Ramsbottom
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in November 2025. Other property, freehold.

14 November 2025£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bury
Application type
Full
Postcode
BL9 5NF
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
North Manor
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 24 days slower than Bury's median of 42 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

87%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
417decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14617584
Planning Portal ref
PP-14617584
Neighbours
5 Feb 2026
Consultation
5 Feb 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1A Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Single storey extension at front/side and two storey rear extension; Replacement/alterati…
72290
2025 Approved
1A Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Single storey front/side extension; Single storey rear extension with balustrade balcony…
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2025 Refused
Rowlands House, Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Installation of automated gate at entrance
71711
2023 Approved
Summerseat Methodist Primary School, Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Single storey rear extension with ramp access
69666
2023 Approved
Summerseat Methodist Primary School, Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Replacement of 33 no. existing single glazed timber framed windows with 33 no. slimline a…
69245
2022 Approved
10 Crag Lane, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NE
2 no. single storey front extensions; 3 no. rear dormers
68789
2021 Approved
28 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Conversion of existing garage to living area with single storey infill extension at front
66511
2020 Approved
The Rowlands, Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Single storey rear and side extension; Extension to existing detached garage
66067
2020 Approved
47 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 64212 for conversion of att…
66279
2020 Withdrawn
47 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) of p/p 64212 (conversion of barn to dwellin…
65930
2020 Approved
47 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 64213: To amend the rear el…
65317
2019 Approved
47 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Single storey extension at rear
64213
2019 Approved
47 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Conversion of attached barn to 1no. dwelling; single storey extension at rear with attach…
64212
2018 Approved
1 Rowlands Road, Bury, BL9 5NF
Bay window extension to front elevation and single storey extension at side
62523
2017 Withdrawn
1 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Bay window to front elevation and single storey extension at side.
62137
2017 Approved
11 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF
Single storey extension at rear
62079
2016 Approved
19 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5NF
Loft conversion with front dormer
60321
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.