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Wood Mill, Wood Road Lane, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QA

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Refused on 27 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of existing dwelling to create 3 no. separate dwellings and erection of 1 no. dwelling

Received
6 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
North Manor
Agent
IDC Architecture Ltd
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 83 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Wood Mill, Wood Road Lane, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5QA. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 8 weeks longer than Bury's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 5QA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2026
Consultation expiry
15 April 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026
Consultation end
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 April 2026
Last date for comments
30 April 2026
Target decision date
27 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
IDC Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
IDC ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
5-11 Eagle Street, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1LN

Planning decision

Case officer
Charlotte Orrell
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
25 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14657879

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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: Bury

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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    2 Nov

    Erection of 1no. dwelling in garden; Conversion of existing outbuilding

    PendingApplication73825

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