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The Gatehouse, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BN

72737FullPending Decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage

Received
14 January 2026
Decided
1 April 2026 · Approve with Conditions
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bury West - Elton
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.30 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Bury88% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Gatehouse, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BN. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Bury's median. There have been 5 other applications 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
72737
Address
The Gatehouse, Woodhill Road, Bury, BL8 1BN
Postcode
BL8 1BN
Local Authority
Bury
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bury West - Elton

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Synergy Design Concepts Ltd
Agent Address
1 Kearstwick Cottage, Kearstwick, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA62EB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 January 2026
Consultation Expiry
30 March 2026
Target Decision Date
6 April 2026
Date Decided
1 April 2026
Date Validated
9 February 2026
Date Submitted
14 January 2026
Consultation End
30 March 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
9 March 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
30 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
6 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14584605
Comments
0
Constraints
4
Coordinates
53.602500, -2.304459
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Bury

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
  • Green belt: BuryPart of the site
  • 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 (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.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

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