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44 Rectory Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1BL

72556Prior Approval Offices to DwellingsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 January 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Required and GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Prior approval for proposed change of use from office (Class E) to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Class C3)

Received
18 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Prestwich - St Mary's
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated18 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Dec
  4. Target13 Jan
  5. Decided6 Jan

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 44 Rectory Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1BL. Bury has handled 294 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 51 applications across Prestwich - St Mary's. We hold 283 applications in total for the M25 postcode area.

89% of outline 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
M25 1BL
Application type
Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 November 2025
Consultation expiry
12 December 2025
Consultation start
20 November 2025
Consultation end
12 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
20 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
12 December 2025
Last date for comments
13 January 2026
Target decision date
13 January 2026
Decision issued
7 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Atelier MB
Architect profile
ATELIER MB LTD
Agent address
Suite 2A, Amazon House, Brazil Street, Manchester, M1 3PW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14496656

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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