Side extension planning approval rate in Bury
94% of 1,180 decided side extension applications in Bury were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
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94%
Approval rate, all years, from 1,180 decided
1,180
decided side extension applications in Bury: 1,113 approved, 67 refused
94%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 420 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example side extension decisions in Bury
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72333 | 2026 | Approved | Two storey side extension; Alterations to existing front porch 1 Bottoms Hall Cottages, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QB |
| 72348 | 2026 | Approved | Two storey side extension; Front porch 15 Penrhyn Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1LW |
| 72527 | 2026 | Approved | Two storey side extension; Single storey front extension; Underground septic tank to rear 1 Whittles, Turton Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3QQ |
| 71537 | 2025 | Refused | Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of two storey side extension; first floor front extension and single storey rear extension 27 Ringley Chase, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7UA |
| 71771 | 2025 | Refused | First floor side extension with extension of existing front/rear dormers 1 Acres Street, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3BR |
| 70283 | 2024 | Refused | Dormer extensions to front & side elevations; Single storey side extension and enlargement of bay window 219 Ainsworth Road, Bury, BL8 2SQ |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Bury
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 2,150 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 92%, 1,251 decided
- Wraparound extension 99%, 94 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 86%, 429 decided
- Rooflight 99%, 67 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 91%, 139 decided
- Porch 93%, 274 decided
- Garage conversion 96%, 106 decided
- Basement 93%, 98 decided
- Window and door 93%, 337 decided