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5 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0YB

73053FullWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 6 May 2026

Council decision: Deemed WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Variation of condition 5 (external materials) on planning permission 67503 (Change of use from offices to 9 no. apartments at 1st floor to 4th floor levels): Windows to be double glazed units in uPVC heritage frames

Received
1 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Bury East
Agent
Design Studio - North
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 5 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0YB. Bury has handled 1,460 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 35 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Bury Town Centre conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Bury East. We hold 937 applications in total for the BL9 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
BL9 0YB
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
15 May 2026
Consultation end
15 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 May 2026
Last date for comments
27 May 2026
Target decision date
27 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Design Studio - North
Agent address
17-19 Stott Hill, Cathedral Quarter, Bradford, BD1 4EH

Planning decision

Case officer
Jennie Townsend
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 April 2026
Site notice start
21 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14817699
Constraints
20

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: Bury Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: Union BuildingsOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Bury borough HMO
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Bury Town Centre
  • Brownfield land register: 1 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0JPRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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