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9 Woodhill Vale, Bury, BL8 1AH

72342Lawful Development Certificate proposedPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed change of use from residential property (Class C3) to Residential institution (Class C2) for up to two children (up to the age of 18) supported by a maximum of four members of staff working on a rota basis.

Received
2 September 2025
Decided
15 October 2025 · Lawful Development
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bury West - Elton
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Oct
  4. Target28 Oct
  5. Decided15 Oct

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bury89% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a change of use at 9 Woodhill Vale, Bury, BL8 1AH. Bury has handled 294 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 43 days. This one was decided in 43 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Bury West - Elton. We hold 875 applications in total for the BL8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
72342
Address
9 Woodhill Vale, Bury, BL8 1AH
Postcode
BL8 1AH
Local Authority
Bury
Application Type
Lawful Development Certificate proposed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bury West - Elton

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Storah Architecture
Agent Address
46 Halifax Road, Todmorden, OL14 5QG

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 September 2025
Target Decision Date
28 October 2025
Date Decided
15 October 2025
Date Validated
2 September 2025
Date Submitted
2 September 2025
Last Date for Comments
28 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Lawful Development
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14299422
Comments
0
Coordinates
53.599106, -2.310343
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bury

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
  • Green belt: BuryPart of the site

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.

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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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