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Bury Elton Gasworks, Victoria Street, Bury, BL8 1LE

69886FullApproved

Approved on 14 September 2023

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Engineering works comprising the infilling of voids, created as a result of the demolition of gasholders on the site

Received
11 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bury West - Church (Historic)
Agent
WSP UK Ltd
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated11 Jul
  3. Consult.18 Aug
  4. Target5 Sep
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bury Elton Gasworks, Victoria Street, Bury, BL8 1LE. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Bury's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. 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 1LE
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 July 2023
Consultation expiry
18 August 2023
Consultation start
26 July 2023
Consultation end
18 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start
26 July 2023
Neighbour consultation end
18 August 2023
Last date for comments
5 September 2023
Target decision date
5 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
WSP UK Ltd
Agent address
3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
28 July 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12270931
Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
10

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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