This section of the web site concentrates on Bury Metro Council's responsibilities towards the protection and development of the land and premises within the Borough and how we maintain and improve the place where we live and work. The pages in this section hold information about how we achieve this.
Building Development and Development Control
These pages detail what needs planning permission, the pre-application procedure and how applications are processed. There is also information about planning enforcement and links to a range of electronic planning services.
Building Control and Building Regulations
This section on Building Control explains the Council's role in maintaining building standards, how to apply for approval of building works and information about dangerous structures.
Listed Buildings
These pages explain about Listed Buildings, how they are listed, the requirement to maintain and repair listed buildings and information about grants is also provided.
Conservation
Our Conservation pages explain about conservation areas, give details of the areas that have been designated in Bury and provide general background information about conservation. You can also see Bury's Heritage Strategy.
Council land and property
Use these pages for information about Bury Metro Council's land records, for details of who to contact to arrange a public inspection and to find answers to frequently asked questions.
Derelict Land
Our Derelict Land pages provide detailed background information on this subject including details of Bury's industrial past, planning policies for the River Valley and there is also access to the Greater Manchester Derelict Land Survey and a page about The Newlands Programme that aims to improve living and work environments for the benefit of the region.
Parks and open spaces and grounds maintenance
Information about how public grounds are maintained. Go to a separate area of our web site for information about parks and recreation.
Sustainability
Bury Council is committed to sustainable development through its Local Agenda 21 process. Go to these pages for information about Local Agenda 21 and links to our Strategy.
For information about planning policy or planning projects go to the Planning section of this web site.
