Planning decisions in Bury
As of 26 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Bury approved 92% of 3,192 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 95% approved (1,073 decided, ~65 days)
- Rear extension : 96% approved (559 decided, ~61 days)
- Side extension : 93% approved (272 decided, ~73 days)
- Two-storey extension : 92% approved (263 decided, ~74 days)
- Loft conversion : 89% approved (201 decided, ~70 days)
- Porch : 97% approved (147 decided, ~67 days)
- Change of use : 76% approved (117 decided, ~80 days)
- Demolition : 92% approved (110 decided, ~71 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 87% approved (98 decided, ~74 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 80% approved (84 decided, ~77 days)
- New dwelling : 70% approved (60 decided, ~85 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 87% approved (47 decided, ~71 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 98% approved (45 decided, ~66 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 93% approved (43 decided, ~62 days)
- Garage conversion : 95% approved (38 decided, ~57 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 91% approved (35 decided, ~83 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Bury, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.