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Accelerated Land and Property Disposals Programme

The Council is embarking on selling off some of its property assets that have been approved by Cabinet as surplus to requirements via a phased approach. Please see: Council decisions - For call in to search for the Cabinet reports that details each property asset, including location plans. (A useful keyword search is "disposals").

The dates of the Cabinet reports to aid the search are:

  • Phase 1: 24 March 2021
  • Phase 2: 30 June 2021
  • Phase 3: 13 October 2021

The tables below details the current status of all property assets approved for disposal. Information in the tables below is correct as of January 2022.

Phase 1
Asset nameStatus
Land adjacent 92 Fir Street, RamsbottomTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Land adjacent 5 Water Street, RadcliffeTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
New Summerseat House, Summerseat Lane, BurySite being marketed by CBRE
Former Playing Field at Wellington Road, BuryOn hold
Wheatfields, Victoria Avenue, WhitefieldSale agreed with housing association to provide affordable housing
8, 10 and 12 Tithebarn Street, BurySold - May 2021
Land adjacent 79 Pine Street, BurySold at auction September 2021, subject to contract
Site of Part Whittaker House, Whittaker Street, RadcliffeSale agreed
Land at Fern Street, Ramsbottom [Plot A]On hold
Land at Peel Brow, Ramsbottom [Plot B] Patmos Street / Fern StreetOn hold
Former Ramsbottom Youth Club site and adjoining land, Central St, RamsbottomTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
William Kemp Heaton, St. Peters Road, BurySale agreed with housing association to provide affordable housing
Former Radcliffe High School site, School Street, RadcliffeSale agreed as part of the Radcliffe Strategic Regeneration Framework
Site of former Bury Fire Station, The Rock, BurySale agreed from open market tender process
10-12 Tottington RoadSold at auction November 2021, subject to contract
Back Manor Street Works, BurySold at auction September 2021, subject to contract
Former CPU Kitchens, Willow Street, BurySale agreed for specialist affordable housing subject to Cabinet approval
Rochdale Road / York Street (Claybank), BurySale agreed
Seedfield, Parkinson Street, BurySale agreed with housing provider
Former Whitefield Library, Pinfold Lane, WhitefieldTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Phase 2
Asset nameStatus
Spring Lane Whittaker StreetTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Shirebrook Drive/Whittaker StreetTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Fern Street (Plot A) and Peel Brow (Plot B) plus Additional Land between Fern Street Garage and Peel Brow.On hold
Land between 205-211 Bury Old Road, PrestwichSold at auction November 2021, subject to contract
Broad Oak, off Broad Oak Lane and Bridge Hall Lane, BuryOn hold
Land rear of 115 Outwood Road, RadcliffeTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Former Millwood School, Fletcher Fold Road, BurySale agreed to provide affordable housing subject to Cabinet approval
Land at Fitzgerald Close / Venwood Road, PrestwichTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Land adjacent 65 Turks Road, RadcliffeTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Land at Chesham Road / Hilton Street, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
8 Albert Close, WhitefieldTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
7 Rye CroftRemoved from the programme subject to Cabinet approval
Philips Park - Stable building and OrangeryOn hold - potential Community Asset Transfer
Outwood Radcliffe BankingTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Springside View (Part)Being retained by the Council
Dereham Close number 2Being retained by the Council
Dereham Close numbers 9 and 11Being retained by the Council
Holbeach Close WalkwayBeing retained by the Council
Dean StreetOn hold
Bevis GreenOn hold
Land to the West of Wheatfield Close (Barrett Estate Limefield)To be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Greengate Lane / Warwick StreetTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Richard Burch Street / Taylor StreetTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Bond Street / Queen StreetTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Back Laurel Street, East BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Salford Street, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Bury New Road, BreightmetTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Phase 3
Asset nameStatus
Humphrey House, Angouleme Way, BurySite to be marketed by a marketing agent from February 2022
Former Police HQ Site, Irwell Street, BurySite to be marketed by a marketing agent from February 2022
Manchester Road / Belle Vue Terrace Car Park, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
18-20 St Mary's Place, BurySite being taken to Pugh's Auction in February 2022
Textile Hall, Manchester Road, BuryOn hold
Part Site of Whittaker House, Whittaker Street, RadcliffeSale agreed
15 Stock Street, Burrs, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Land at Bridge Street, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Park Lodge, 224 Walmersley Road, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Ranger Base, Clarence Park, Walmersley Road, BuryOn hold
The Lodge, 157 Manchester Road, BuryTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
The Uplands, Bury New Road, WhitefieldOn hold
Spurr House, Pole Lane, UnsworthOn hold
7 Whittaker Street, RadcliffeTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Land at Parsonage Street / Whittaker Street, RadcliffeTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed
Pinfold Lane Day Centre, Pinfold Lane, WhitefieldTo be disposed of - details to be confirmed