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Mellalieu Farm, Simister Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2SH

61040FullApproved

Approved on 12 April 2017

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use of 4 no. agricultural buildings to 40 no. stables, tack room/storage area and indoor riding arena; Formation of car park.

Received
19 January 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Prestwich - Holyrood
Agent
Gary Hoerty Associates
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided12 Apr

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Mellalieu Farm, Simister Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2SH. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 4 weeks longer than Bury's typical decision time. 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 full 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 2SH
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2017
Consultation expiry
23 February 2017
Consultation end
23 February 2017
Neighbour consultation start
31 January 2017
Neighbour consultation end
23 February 2017
Last date for comments
27 March 2017
Target decision date
27 March 2017

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 February 2017
Site notice start
31 January 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05560806
Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
12

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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