Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,107 approved · 538 refused · 163 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Sept 2017 to 6 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land At Junction Of Broadgate And Grimshaw Lane Chadderton Oldham
Received 23 Dec 202541 Hansby Close Oldham OL1 2UA
Received 23 Dec 2025Profal Ltd Bourne Street Chadderton Oldham OL9 7LX
Received 23 Dec 20252 Woodlands Sugar Lane Dobcross Oldham OL3 5NL
Received 23 Dec 2025Land To The Rear Of 69 Broadway Royton Oldham OL2 5DD
Received 23 Dec 2025The Stables 67 Thornham Road Shaw Oldham OL2 7HR
Received 23 Dec 2025Plot 2000 Lydia Becker Way Broadway Green Foxdenton Oldham OL9 9GB
Received 23 Dec 202529 Thorpe Close Austerlands Oldham OL4 3QL
Received 23 Dec 2025Kiln Butts Harrop Green Lane Diggle Oldham OL3 5LW
Received 24 Dec 2025195 Grange Avenue Oldham OL8 4EF
Received 24 Dec 2025794 Oldham Road Failsworth Oldham M35 9NY
Received 24 Dec 202597 Vale Lane Failsworth Oldham M35 9WG
Received 29 Dec 202512 Pole Lane Failsworth Oldham M35 9PB
Received 29 Dec 2025Boundary Park Boundary Park, Hilbre Avenue / Furtherwood Road Oldham OL1 2PB
Received 29 Dec 202514 Stafford Street Oldham OL9 7BB
Received 30 Dec 2025160 Coppice Street Oldham OL8 4BJ
Received 30 Dec 2025110 Spring Lane Lees Oldham OL4 5BD
Received 30 Dec 202523 Queen Street Royton Oldham OL2 5JY
Received 31 Dec 202576 Arnside Avenue Chadderton Oldham OL9 9DJ
Received 31 Dec 202557 - 59 Fern Street Oldham OL8 1SH
Received 31 Dec 202570 - 72 George Street Oldham OL1 1LS
Received 31 Dec 202570 - 72 George Street Oldham OL1 1LS
Received 31 Dec 2025376 - 378 Hollins Road Oldham OL8 3BE
Received 2 Jan 2026Land Rear Of Alexandra Centre Retail Park Park Road Oldham OL4 1SA
Received 6 Jan 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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