Former Floors To Go building, corner of Millett Street and Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0JA Data via plota.co.uk

73461 - Lawful Development Certificate proposed Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change from Use Class E(a) (retail) to E(d) (indoor sport) for use as an indoor padel court Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Aug 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Bury (Bury) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Lawful Development Certificate proposed
Postcode
BL9 0JA
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Bury East - Redvales
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Lawful Development
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Maybern Planning & Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 34 days faster than Bury's median of 49 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15087302
Planning Portal ref
PP-15087302
Statutory expiry
16 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