Unit 1 Westminster House Thorley Street Failsworth Oldham M35 9PA Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/356726/26 - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor from existing commercial use to Class F1(a) provision of education, for use as an alternative educational provision setting. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
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Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 17 Nov 2026, from Oldham's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LPT DRAWING-EXISTING Plans · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LPT DRAWING-PROPOSED Plans · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATIONPLAN The location plan · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG CURRENT CONDITION Photo · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of Saint John, Grade II, 39 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 247 m away: Rochdale Canal
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area 26 m away: Failsworth Pole, Oldham; SSSI 247 m away: Rochdale Canal SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk 45 m away: Church of St John, Oldham Road, Failsworth; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Failsworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Oldham
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
M35 9PA
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Failsworth East
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Schedule 2A
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Oldham usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 2535 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15171543
Planning Portal ref
PP-15171543
Neighbours
22 Sept 2026
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
10 Pole Lane Failsworth Oldham M35 9PB
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a 7 no. bedroom/10 person House in Multiple Occ…
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2022 Approved
6 Pole Lane Failsworth Oldham M35 9PB
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Refused
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2018 Approved
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Retrospective application for a change of use from vacant unit to gym (Use class D2)
PA/341387/18
2016 Approved
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Erection of a two storey building comprising 4 no. apartments.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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