Gorse Hill Farm, Starling Road, Bury, BL8 2HJ
Approved on 21 May 2026
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Two storey front extension; Two storey rear extension; Single storey side extension; New gable roof extension at front and alterations to external windows/doors
- Received
- 31 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Ward
- Radcliffe - North and Ainsworth
- Agent
- Spence & Oldham Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived31 Mar
- ValidatedValidated31 Mar
- Consult.Consultation9 May
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided21 May
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at Gorse Hill Farm, Starling Road, Bury, BL8 2HJ. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Bury's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Radcliffe - North and Ainsworth. 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 2HJ
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 9 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 9 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 17 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Spence & Oldham Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- SPENCE & OLDHAM ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- 25 Cosgrove Crescent, Failsworth, M35 0JX
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Helen Pressley
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14823343
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
- Green belt: Bury
- 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, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Bury
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