464 - 466 Rochdale Road Shaw Oldham OL2 7PD Data via plota.co.uk

CBS2D/356061/26 - COU Comm/Bus/Serv to Dwelling House Approved

Proposal

Change of use of existing hair salon (Use Class E) at 466 Rochdale Road to form an extension to the existing dwellinghouse at 464 Rochdale Road to create one detached property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Consultation
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Development Control Delegation · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Park Cottages, Shaw conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Shaw (Oldham) built-up area; Green belt about 83 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Oldham
Application type
COU Comm/Bus/Serv to Dwelling House
Postcode
OL2 7PD
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Crompton
Parish
Shaw & Crompton Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Development Control Delegation
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 39 days faster than Oldham's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oldham in the last twelve months, from validation. Oldham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14871803
Planning Portal ref
PP-14871803
Neighbours
28 Apr 2026
Consultation
28 Apr 2026
Comments by
19 May 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oldham
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#262 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Oldham is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #257 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Oldham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #140 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #162 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #257 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #265 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
47 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
89 decided
821
Total decisions
93 refused in the year to March 2026