Bottom Field Farm Medlock Road Failsworth Oldham M35 9UA Data via plota.co.uk

CND/355547/26 - Discharge Condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 4 (drainage maintenance) and 8 (access, parking, right of way) relating to application . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Mar 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 10 Mar 2026.

The consultation period closed on 13 Mar 2026.

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 4, 8 awaiting decision

    • ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 4 (drainage maintenance) and 8 (access, parking, right of way).This applicationCND/355547/26

Site constraints 8

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 432 m away: Hollinwood Branch Canal; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 432 m away: Hollinwood Branch Canal SSSI; Green belt 4 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Inside the Woodhouses built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Oldham
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
M35 9UA
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Failsworth East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio OL3 Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14615263
Planning Portal ref
PP-14615263
Consultation
20 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Mar 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