54 Arundel Street Ashton-under-lyne Tameside OL6 6RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00035/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small HMO for occupation by five residents (Use Class C4) (RETROSPECTIVE) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
12 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 158 m away: Stamford Park, Stalybridge; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 497 m away: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI; Inside the Ashton-under-Lyne built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £161,000 in August 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

27 August 2025£161,000

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

Building

Floor area90 m² (969 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
OL6 6RG
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels
Parish
Ashton-under-Lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paul Butler Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 43% of changes of use here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
94decided 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-14603601
Planning Portal ref
PP-14603601
Comments by
18 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.