16 Station Street Springhead Oldham OL4 4PQ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending HOU/356843/26

Extensions & alterations

Council

Oldham 2.3/10

Date received

17 Sept 2026

Date validated

1 Oct 2026

Postcode

OL4 4PQ

Description

Removal of porch to front elevation, single storey side extension, minor elevation alterations and part render of building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Oldham's recent extensions.

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Oldham usually decides extensions by day 56.

prediction

Day 848 days to the 56-day target

52%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

403decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 4

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

Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Lees built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £275,000 in April 2026. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

9 April 2026£275,000

9 April 1999£41,279

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Oldham

Planning Authority Score

2.3/10

Poor

#262 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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