Tom Nook Farm, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QG
Refused on 8 June 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
Proposal
Prior approval for proposed change of use of an agricultural building to create 2 no. dwellings.
- Received
- 13 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Tottington
- ReceivedReceived13 Apr
- ValidatedValidated13 Apr
- Consult.Consultation7 May
- TargetTarget Date8 Jun
- DecidedDecided8 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Tom Nook Farm, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QG. Bury has handled 294 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Tottington. We hold 887 applications in total for the BL8 postcode area.
89% of outline applications at Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- BL8 3QG
- Application type
- Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwellings
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 7 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 16 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 8 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 8 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- MacMarshalls
- Agent address
- Hamill House, 112 - 116 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4DH
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Charlotte Orrell
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 1 May 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14853344
- Comments
- 0
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.
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
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near BL8
New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.
Around this site
Nearby applications
- Three Gates Farm, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QG72820 · FullApproved0.1 mi
- Affetside Primary School, Watling Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QW70176 · FullWithdrawn0.3 mi
- 110 Watling Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QJ70030 · FullApproved0.4 mi
- 1 Bottoms Hall Cottages, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QB72333 · FullApproved0.5 mi
- 264 Bolton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 4JN71240 · FullApproved0.6 mi
For applicants and trades
Consultants on this application
- MacMarshalls Rural Chartered Surveyors · Agent for this application
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- Select WindowsWindow & Door Installer1.1 mi
- Stand Electrical NWElectrician1.2 mi
- Fortis Windows LtdWindow & Door Installer1.2 mi
- Carlo Picasso DecoratorsPainters & Decorators1.2 mi
What's been approved on your street?
See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.
Get The Signal Report