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20 Wilton Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HD

73026Lawful Development Certificate existingApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Lawful Development

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the property as a 5 bedroom HMO

Received
27 March 2026
Ward
Prestwich - Sedgley
Agent
Gold Sketch Studios LTD
  1. Received27 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.22 May
  4. Target22 May
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 20 Wilton Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HD. Bury has handled 81 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 3 weeks quicker than Bury's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Prestwich - Sedgley. We hold 283 applications in total for the M25 postcode area.

89% of amendment 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
M25 0HD
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate existing
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Last date for comments
22 May 2026
Target decision date
22 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Gold Sketch Studios LTD
Agent address
55a Bury Old Road, Prestwich, M25 0FG

Planning decision

Case officer
Charlotte Orrell
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14813107
Comments
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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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.

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    21 Oct

    Change of Use from existing HMO into 2no. 2 bedroom apartments; Loft conversion

    PendingApplication73636

Source: Bury

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