Bury planning news
Bury planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Rose and Crown Bury: Pub to Become 3 Flats, Approved
Councillors approved turning the Rose and Crown on Manchester Old Road into three flats on 20 October, months after a 12-bed HMO plan for the pub was refused.
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Radcliffe
New Radcliffe School: £17m Ash Grove Plan for Milton Road
Cabinet has approved the £17m Ash Grove school on Milton Road, Radcliffe, for up to 136 pupils, most of it borrowed. A planning application comes next.
Planning
Pyramid Park Bury: 215 Homes, Watson Named Developer
Watson Construction is Bury Council's preferred bidder for about 215 homes at Pyramid Park and Q-Park. Miss March 2029 and a £1.73m grant is clawed back.
Planning
Bury Councillors Lose Vote on Extension Plans 31 October
From 31 October, officers not councillors must decide householder and small housing applications in Bury. Ward call-ins and objection triggers will no longer force a committee hearing.
Planning
Simister Bowlee: 1,550 Homes, Comments Close 3 September
Bury has until 3 September to comment on the environmental study for 1,550 homes at Simister and Bowlee. Nine objections are lodged. What is being decided.
Planning
Bury padel boom: four schemes in 2026, Bolton Street next
Bury Council has cleared indoor padel for the empty Floors To Go building on Bolton Street, the fourth padel scheme on the borough register this year. Two approved, one certified, one refused: the full record.
Bury
Bury housing strategy: 452 homes a year, reply by 5 Nov
Bury needs 452 new homes a year and built 1,339 in five years. What the draft Homes for Bury strategy says, and how to comment before 5 November.