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2 Garstang Drive, Bury, BL8 2JS

69606FullApproved

Approved on 19 June 2023

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Front porch, new pitched roof at front/side to existing garage with conversion of garage to living accommodation; Erection of detached garage at rear with driveway and new vehicular access off Watling Street

Received
27 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bury West - Church (Historic)
Agent
Northside Plans Ltd
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.1 Jun
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 2 Garstang Drive, Bury, BL8 2JS. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Bury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Bury West - Church (Historic). We hold 887 applications in total for the BL8 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BL8 2JS
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2023
Consultation expiry
1 June 2023
Consultation end
1 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
10 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
1 June 2023
Last date for comments
22 June 2023
Target decision date
22 June 2023
Decision issued
20 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Northside Plans Ltd
Agent address
116 Simister Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2SB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12116849
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
1

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
  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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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