Unit 3 Phoenix Industrial Estate Cheetham Street Failsworth Oldham M35 9DS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of vacant building to facilitate a soft play/care area with cafe facilities (before & after school club) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Oct 2026 and 16 Oct 2026, from Oldham's recent changes of use.
Documents 7
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 57 of the 56-day target. Oldham usually decides changes of use by day 60.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oldham in the last twelve months, from validation. Oldham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15120013
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15120013
- Neighbours
- 19 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 10 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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