Former Bury Grammar Junior School, Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 0AL Data via plota.co.uk

73734 - Full Registered

Proposal

Change of Use of 3no. former school buildings to form 21no. residential apartments; Two storey side extension on existing Art Gallery; First floor side extension and demolition of corridor at rear of existing 6th Form Arts Building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Dec 2026, from Bury's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; Inside the Bury (Bury) built-up area; Air quality management area 22 m away: Bury AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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
BL9 0AL
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Bury East - Redvales
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Addison Planning Consultants Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 91-day target. Bury usually decides changes of use by day 49.

Day 685 days to the 91-day target
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 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14534082
Planning Portal ref
PP-14534082
Neighbours
23 Oct 2026
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
Bury
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#41 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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