263 Bury Old Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1JA Data via plota.co.uk

72327 - Full Approved

Proposal

Change of use from hot-food takeaway (Use Class Sui Generis) to part ground floor office (Use Class E) and part ground floor and all first floor 3 bedroom (single occupancy) House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2025
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Validated
12 Sept 2025
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Consultation
16 Sept 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Planning Committee · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Bury Planning Control Committee on 16 Dec 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal was considered sustainably located and acceptable in principle.
  • The committee approved the application with conditions, subject to an amendment to condition 6 in the supplementary report.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, objections, officer assessment, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Bury's committee minutes of 16 Dec 2025.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 28 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
National infrastructure project 1392 m away: M60/M62/M66 Simister Island; Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Prestwich built-up area; Air quality management area 20 m away: Bury AQMA; Green belt 32 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £52,000 in June 2003. Terraced house, leasehold.

6 June 2003£52,000
1 December 2000£45,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingUnconditioned

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bury
Application type
Full
Postcode
M25 1JA
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
12 Sept 2025
Ward
Prestwich - Holyrood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
JCD Architecture & Planning
Leaseholder
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 50 days slower than Bury's median of 48 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

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

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14281475
Planning Portal ref
PP-14281475
Neighbours
8 Dec 2025
Consultation
16 Sept 2025
Comments by
8 Oct 2025
Committee
16 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Nov 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.