Former Ambulance Station, Cemetery Road, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9PU Data via plota.co.uk

73410 - Full Approved

Proposal

Demolition of former Ramsbottom Ambulance Station and erection of 3 no. dwellings with associated parking, private gardens and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 Ramsbottom 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
Full
Postcode
BL0 9PU
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Ramsbottom
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Home Group NW Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 6 days slower than Bury's median of 49 for demolitions. Approved, as 94% of demolitions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Public comments

14comments received
14 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15070343
Planning Portal ref
PP-15070343
Neighbours
20 Aug 2026
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Committee
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 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