Smithie Garage, Spring Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JQ
Approved on 25 February 2026
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsPlanning committee
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Proposal
Conversion and extension of former garage into 1 No. two storey dwelling
- Received
- 16 September 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Ramsbottom
- Agent
- PPY design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated15 Dec
- Consult.Consultation6 Feb
- TargetTarget Date9 Feb
- DecidedDecided25 Feb
Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Smithie Garage, Spring Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JQ. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 15 weeks longer than Bury's typical decision time. The site is in the Ramsbottom conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Ramsbottom. We hold 148 applications in total for the BL0 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
- BL0 9JQ
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 6 February 2026
- Consultation start
- 3 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 6 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 13 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 9 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 February 2026
- Committee meeting
- 24 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- PPY design Ltd
- Architect profile
- PPY DESIGN LIMITED
- Agent address
- 2 Helmshore Road, Holcombe Village, Bury, BL8 4PA
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Helen Pressley
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 8 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 7 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14143071
- Constraints
- 25
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: RamsbottomPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
- Brownfield land register: Spring Street Sawmills, Spring Street, RamsbottomRegister site at or near this address
- 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 (20)
flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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