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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
6,542Searchable applications
453Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 4,645 approved or refused records
538Refused applications

4,107 approved · 538 refused · 163 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas36 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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  1. Awaiting decisionFUL/355490/25

    Application for full planning permission for the erection of a new two-storey multi-use commercial building comprising a restaurant at ground floor level and a function and events space at first floor level.

    Land At Junction Of Broadgate And Grimshaw Lane Chadderton Oldham

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  2. DecidedPDE/355491/25

    Single story rear extension. Length - 4.50m Maximum Height - 3.20m Height to Eaves - 2.60m

    41 Hansby Close Oldham OL1 2UA

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  3. DecidedFUL/355493/25

    Ancillary storage unit.

    Profal Ltd Bourne Street Chadderton Oldham OL9 7LX

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  4. DecidedHOU/355494/25

    Front dormer.

    2 Woodlands Sugar Lane Dobcross Oldham OL3 5NL

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  5. Awaiting decisionOUT/355495/25

    Residential development for up to 37 affordable dwellings with access considered (all other matters reserved).

    Land To The Rear Of 69 Broadway Royton Oldham OL2 5DD

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  6. DecidedHOU/355496/25

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    The Stables 67 Thornham Road Shaw Oldham OL2 7HR

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  7. DecidedBNG/353553/25

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition related to application FUL/353553/24

    Plot 2000 Lydia Becker Way Broadway Green Foxdenton Oldham OL9 9GB

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  8. Awaiting decisionHOU/355502/25

    Roof lift and addition of side dormer

    29 Thorpe Close Austerlands Oldham OL4 3QL

    Received 23 Dec 2025
  9. DecidedFUL/355503/25

    Erection of stables with associated tack room, muck midden and hardstanding, private domestic use and associated tree planting.

    Kiln Butts Harrop Green Lane Diggle Oldham OL3 5LW

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  10. DecidedHOU/355505/25

    Erection of a part single-storey, part two-storey side and rear extension, front and rear dormer and construction of boundary wall.

    195 Grange Avenue Oldham OL8 4EF

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  11. DecidedFUL/355506/25

    Change of use from vacant bank to 9no. 1-bed dwellings with ancillary co-working space to the rear.

    794 Oldham Road Failsworth Oldham M35 9NY

    Received 24 Dec 2025
  12. DecidedHOU/355508/25

    1) Demolition of existing garage 2) Erection of a single storey side extension

    97 Vale Lane Failsworth Oldham M35 9WG

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  13. Awaiting decisionCND/355509/25

    Discharge of condition no. 3 (Cycle parking) relating to app no. FUL/350148/22.

    12 Pole Lane Failsworth Oldham M35 9PB

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  14. DecidedFUL/355510/25

    1) Creation of three open netball courts with associated acoustic and security fencing, 2) Changing room building (alternative location to that approved under application VAR/352459/24), 3) Introduction of terraced seating overlooking the recently completed Little Wembley training pitch, 4) Reconfiguration of the existing car/coach park with access from Hilbre Avenue and introduction of a pedestrian 'Bee Way' route, 5) New/replacement lighting within the car park and along the Bee Way, 6) Provision of bin and cycle stores, 7) Creation of a formalised ground crew compound, 8) Modification of concourse immediately in front Boundary Park stadium including relocation of 2 existing food concession stands, 9) Erection of a public art feature combining the OAFC owl and 'The Oldham Embryo'; 10) Reconfiguration of Boundary Drive turning head, and 11) associated hard and soft landscaping.

    Boundary Park Boundary Park, Hilbre Avenue / Furtherwood Road Oldham OL1 2PB

    Received 29 Dec 2025
  15. DecidedPDE/355511/25

    Single storey rear extension. Length - 4.40m Maximum Height - 3.40m Height to Eaves - 2.50m

    14 Stafford Street Oldham OL9 7BB

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  16. DecidedHOU/355512/25

    New roof structure with rear dormer. (Re-submission of previously approved application HH/056459/09).

    160 Coppice Street Oldham OL8 4BJ

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  17. DecidedCEA/355513/25

    The proposed extension is to create a brick built extension to rear of the property to create a new open plan kitchen /dining area, the extension will come out from existing rear wall 2915mm x 3815mm wide, the finished height of the extension at tallest point where it meets the existing house will be no more than 4000mm in height and slope down above proposed bifold doors no taller than 3000mm.

    110 Spring Lane Lees Oldham OL4 5BD

    Received 30 Dec 2025
  18. DecidedFUL/355514/25

    Change of Use from a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a Family Assessment Unit (Sui Generis) offering parenting assessments by a registered social worker.

    23 Queen Street Royton Oldham OL2 5JY

    Received 31 Dec 2025
  19. DecidedHOU/355515/25

    Two storey side extension.

    76 Arnside Avenue Chadderton Oldham OL9 9DJ

    Received 31 Dec 2025
  20. Awaiting decisionFUL/355516/25

    Change of use of the first floor storage area to a 6 bed house in multiple occupation (HMO) with new external staircase.

    57 - 59 Fern Street Oldham OL8 1SH

    Received 31 Dec 2025
  21. DecidedFUL/355517/25

    New shop front to widen entrance and add composite cladding front elevation with led light.

    70 - 72 George Street Oldham OL1 1LS

    Received 31 Dec 2025
  22. DecidedADV/355518/25

    Erection of 1 no. illuminated fascia sign to the front elevation.

    70 - 72 George Street Oldham OL1 1LS

    Received 31 Dec 2025
  23. DecidedFUL/355519/26

    Change of use of the ground floor from a shop to restaurant and the installation of external flue at the rear.

    376 - 378 Hollins Road Oldham OL8 3BE

    Received 2 Jan 2026
  24. Awaiting decisionCND/355520/26

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Surface Water Drainage) and 8 (Remediation Strategy) associated with VAR/353605/24.

    Land Rear Of Alexandra Centre Retail Park Park Road Oldham OL4 1SA

    Received 6 Jan 2026

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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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