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CEA/356887/26 - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of lawful application for the proposed change of use from dwelling (C3) to Residential Supported Living (C3b) for persons with learning disability. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from Oldham's recent changes of use.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 06_LOCATION_AND_SITE_PLAN_CM375_PL03 The location plan · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 07_EXISTING_PLANS_CM375_EX01 Additional plans · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 05_ILLUSTRATIVE_PROPOSED_USE_PLANS Additional plans · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Shaw (Oldham) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 27 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
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
OL2 8SW
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Crompton
Parish
Shaw & Crompton Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated to Officers
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 56-day target. Oldham usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 3327 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.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15247573
Planning Portal ref
PP-15247573
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
79 Manchester Road Shaw Oldham OL2 8SB
Erection of a single storey side extension
HOU/353521/24
2023 Approved
15 Seville Street Shaw Oldham OL2 8SF
Proposed single occupant Children's Care Home (C2 Residential Institution), with 1 child…
CEA/350915/23
2018 Approved
45 Albert Avenue Shaw OL2 8SG
Proposed front porch and part two storey extension above existing single storey rear exte…
HH/341839/18
2017 Approved
53 Cowlishaw Lane Shaw OL2 8SW
Erection of a two/single storey rear extension
HH/339590/17
2016 Refused
16 Seville Street Shaw OL2 8SF
Single storey rear extension -Length: 6mMaximum height: 3.652mHeight to eaves: 2.558m
PREX/337997/16
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