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23 Fieldhead Avenue, Bury, BL8 2LX

73037FullApproved

Approved on 22 May 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey extension at rear; Erection of detached outbuilding at rear

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bury West
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated15 Apr
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target10 Jun
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 23 Fieldhead Avenue, Bury, BL8 2LX. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Bury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Bury West. We hold 887 applications in total for the BL8 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
BL8 2LX
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 April 2026
Consultation expiry
11 May 2026
Consultation end
11 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 May 2026
Last date for comments
10 June 2026
Target decision date
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
5 Willow Close, Anderton, Chorley, PR6 2LX

Planning decision

Case officer
Jane Langan
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Constraints
3

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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© 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.

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