Elmbank College Hub, Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JH Data via plota.co.uk

73496 - Full Registered

Proposal

Erection of a temporary modular building to provide 3 classrooms for a period of 2 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
25 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 66.

The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Registered park or garden 71 m away: Heaton Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 1931 m away: M60/M62/M66 Simister Island; Inside the Prestwich built-up area; Air quality management area 59 m away: Bury AQMA; Green belt 70 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
M25 1JH
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Prestwich - Sedgley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jenkins Design Services Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 93% of full applications in Bury are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
623decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15067770
Planning Portal ref
PP-15067770
Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 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