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21 Buckingham Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DJ

72838FullApproved

Approved on 30 March 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a childrens home (Use Class C2) for up to 2 children

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whitefield + Unsworth - Besses
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated23 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 21 Buckingham Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DJ. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Bury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Whitefield + Unsworth - Besses. We hold 148 applications in total for the M45 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
M45 6DJ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 February 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation start
25 February 2026
Consultation end
18 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 March 2026
Last date for comments
20 April 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
HOMZ UK
Agent address
170 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5DP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14692541
Comments
0
Constraints
13

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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