United Reformed Church, Bury New Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EL Data via plota.co.uk

73718 - Listed Building Consent Registered

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for WC layout improvements; heating system, and other minor internal works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from recent listed building consent across the UK.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Besses United Reformed Church Including All Associated Buildings on Island Site
List entry 1309378 · 6 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Bury AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 315 m away: M60/M62/M66 Simister Island
The site is 315 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Whitefield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
M45 7EL
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Whitefield + Unsworth - Besses
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Equilibrium Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide listed building consent by day 58.

Day 2632 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
48%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
26,616decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent listed building consent in Bury to go on. Bury decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15267049
Planning Portal ref
PP-15267049
Neighbours
13 Oct 2026
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bury
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#41 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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