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23 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF

72735FullApproved

Approved on 9 April 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reconfiguration from semi detached dwelling to a detached dwelling; Two storey side/rear extension; Front & rear dormers with rear balcony; Front porch; Render & cladding; Raising ridge height

Received
13 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
North Manor
Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd
  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 66 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 23 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL9 5NF. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than Bury's typical decision time. The site is in the Brooksbottoms and Rowlands conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across North Manor. 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 5NF
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 February 2026
Consultation end
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
5 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2026
Last date for comments
30 March 2026
Target decision date
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd
Architect profile
THORP DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED
Agent address
Thorp Design Services, Newtons of Bury, Office Space 5, 151 The Rock, BL9 0ND

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Beirne
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14617584
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brooksbottoms and Rowlands
  • Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
  • Green belt: Bury
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Rowlands/Brookbottoms, Ramsbottom
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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

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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 2026-11-03. 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.

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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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