13 Balmoral Drive Denton Tameside M34 2JT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00155/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed change use of a dwelling (Use Class C3a) to a children's home for up to two children, with a manager and two carers who would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (Use Class C2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Consultation
6 Mar 2026
Approved
8 Apr 2026

Approved on 8 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Denton (Tameside) built-up area; Air quality management area 49 m away: Tameside AQMA.
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
M34 2JT
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Denton West
Parish
Denton/Audenshaw
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
8 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Rose Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 11 days faster than Tameside's median of 55 for changes of use. 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-14719091
Comments by
7 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
6 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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