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Storage unit to the rear of 2C Green Street, Bury, BL8 1TF

70120FullRefused

Refused on 20 November 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use from storage unit to 1 no. dwelling (Use Class C3)

Received
28 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Bury West - Elton
Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated11 Oct
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target6 Dec
  5. Decided20 Nov

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Storage unit to the rear of 2C Green Street, Bury, BL8 1TF. 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 39 applications across Bury West - Elton. 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).

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Application details

Postcode
BL8 1TF
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 October 2023
Consultation expiry
7 November 2023
Consultation start
15 May 2024
Consultation end
7 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
15 May 2024
Neighbour consultation end
7 November 2023
Last date for comments
6 December 2023
Target decision date
6 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
RA Design & Project Management Ltd
Architect profile
RA DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Agent address
Suite 4, The White House, 42-44 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4AP

Planning decision

Case officer
Helen Pressley
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
Dismissed

Appeal history

3338881
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 August 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12490444
Constraints
15

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.

Source: Bury

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