The Northern Plot, Land At The Former Pilgrim's UK, Conduit Street, Ashton Data via plota.co.uk

26/00418/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land from a sui generis to mixed use General Industrial (Use Class B2), Storage or distribution (Use Class B8) and Commercial, Business and Service (Use Classes E(g)(ii) and E(g)(iii) (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 May 2026
Consultation
27 May 2026
Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

SSSI 38 m away: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Air quality management area 2 m away: Tameside AQMA; Priority habitat 45 m away: Lowland fens.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SK16 4HY
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Longdendale
Parish
Ashton-under-Lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chroma Planning and Development Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 57% of changes of use here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
65decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14904484
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026