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Agricultural building at Mellowdew Farm, Simister Lane, Prestwich, M25 5SH

58591Prior Approval Agricultural to DwellingsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 19 May 2015

Council decision: Prior Approval Not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building to one dwelling(Class Q (a))

Received
25 March 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Prestwich - Holyrood
Agent
Gary Hoerty Associates
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.19 May
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Agricultural building at Mellowdew Farm, Simister Lane, Prestwich, M25 5SH. Bury has handled 294 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Prestwich - Holyrood. We hold 283 applications in total for the M25 postcode area.

89% of outline applications at Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
M25 5SH
Application type
Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2015
Consultation start
25 March 2015
Last date for comments
19 May 2015
Target decision date
19 May 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gary Hoerty Associates
Agent address
Suite 9 Grindleton Business Centre, The Spinney, Grindleton, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 4DH

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 April 2015

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
  • Green belt: Bury
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Bury

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