Hill Street Ashton-under-lyne Tameside OL7 0PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00291/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of an existing industrial site (Use Class B2) to an external hand car wash (Sui Generis) with associated vehicle washing bays, parking, and customer circulation areas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
7 May 2026
✓
Consultation
13 May 2026
✗
Refused
20 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 115 m away: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ashton-under-Lyne built-up area; Air quality management area 80 m away: Tameside AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
OL7 0PZ
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters
Parish
Ashton-under-lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
BRTA Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 19 days slower than Tameside's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 40% of changes of use here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tameside in the last twelve months, from validation. Tameside decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 16%

26 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14838480
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 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

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