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The Gate House, Cobden Mill Court, Ramsbottom, BL0 9GG

72828FullApproved

Approved on 23 April 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of house type on granted planning application 57570 to include: two storey extension to the gate house, located to the west of the pike detail; single storey extension with parapet balcony between the gatehouse, the corner house and old engine house building; addition of a double storey extension on the end of the gate house and addition of rooflights and windows to the rear elevation of the gate house

Received
6 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Ramsbottom
Agent
Thorp Design Services Ltd
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target24 Apr
  5. Decided23 Apr

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at The Gate House, Cobden Mill Court, Ramsbottom, BL0 9GG. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 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 9GG
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2026
Consultation expiry
15 April 2026
Consultation end
15 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 April 2026
Last date for comments
16 April 2026
Target decision date
24 April 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Case officer
Charlotte Orrell
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 March 2026
Site notice start
25 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14683059

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ramsbottom
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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