Westwood Industrial Estate Arkwright Street Oldham OL9 9LZ Data via plota.co.uk

TEN/356626/26 - Telecomunications Notification Approved

Proposal

Removal of 6no antennas and replacement with 3no new antennas, the installation of 2no transmission dishes (1no 0.3m and 1no 0.6m), the removal of 2no cabinets and replacement with 1no cabinet, and ancillary development thereto Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated to Officers · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Oldham built-up area.
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 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
Telecomunications Notification
Postcode
OL9 9LZ
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Coldhurst
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Noted
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated to Officers
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 39 days faster than Oldham's median of 59 for commercial premises. Approved, as 92% of commercial premises here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
76decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
CS 14619629 / VF 86716
Statutory expiry
11 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.