157 Rochdale Road Shaw Oldham OL2 7JN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the dwelling (C3 use) to children's residential care home (C2 use) for 1 child/young person. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated to Officers · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £84,000 in March 2014. Terraced house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, 6 days faster than Oldham's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oldham in the last twelve months, from validation. Oldham decision record →
Public comments
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15093312
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15093312
- Neighbours
- 24 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 24 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 14 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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