Land to the north east of Birch Business Park, Heywood Data via plota.co.uk

73709 - Consultation From Neighbouring Authority Decided

Proposal

Article 18 consultation from Rochdale Borough Council (ref. ) Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for the construction of two industrial units (Use Classes B2 and B8) together with ancillary office space (Use Class E), with supporting loading bays, trailer bays, trailer park spaces, parking spaces, landscaping, infrastructure and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 29 Oct 2026, 01:18

Application progress

✓

Received

30 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

2 Oct 2026

Decision

Target date was 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 23 Oct 2026.

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1803 m away: M60/M62/M66 Simister Island; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Heywood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 18 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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Land to the north east of Birch Business Park, Heywood

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for t...

PL/2026/0735

Important details

Council: Bury
Application type: Consultation From Neighbouring Authority
Received: 30 Sept 2026
Validated: 30 Sept 2026
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 2 Oct 2026
Comments by: 23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 21 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