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5 South Close, Bury, BL9 8EL

69904FullApproved

Approved on 1 September 2023

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Two/single storey rear extension

Received
14 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Whitefield + Unsworth - Pilkington Park
Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.25 Aug
  4. Target8 Sep
  5. Decided1 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5 South Close, Bury, BL9 8EL. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Bury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Whitefield + Unsworth - Pilkington Park. We hold 937 applications in total for the BL9 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
BL9 8EL
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2023
Consultation expiry
25 August 2023
Consultation end
25 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start
7 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
25 August 2023
Last date for comments
8 September 2023
Target decision date
8 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd
Agent address
2 Chatton Close, Bury, BL8 2UE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12313810
Documents
7
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
  • 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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