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FUL/354904/25 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Full planning application proposing the erection of a residential development with associated infrastructure, including landscaping, public open space, drainage, car and cycle parking, and access from Butterworth Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 17 Oct 2026, 06:34

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Application progress

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Received

6 Aug 2025

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Validated

7 Aug 2025

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Consultation

26 Jan 2026

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Approved

23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Oldham Planning Committee on 11 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the sustainable brownfield scheme’s benefits clearly outweighed its identified harms.
Residents raised concerns about traffic, amenity, infrastructure, design, open space, wildlife, air quality and drainage.

Read how the committee decided The proposed homes, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Oldham's committee minutes of 11 Feb 2026.

Documents 135

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE GTD FULL PA Decision · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT Report · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 27

Plans & drawings 93

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF CANAL AND RIVER TRUST Consultee Comment · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO GMEU CRT 2. Correspondence · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO OFFICER COMMENTS WITH TRACKER 25.11.25 Correspondence · 25 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF AGENT RESPONSE TO AMENDMENTS AND CONSULTEES Additional Information · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT RESPONSE TO GMEU CRT NATURAL ENGLAND 1 Correspondence · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

Associated applications 9

FullApproved23 Apr 2026FUL/354904/25This application
Full planning application proposing the erection of a residential development with associated infrastructure…
Conditions 6 awaiting decision · 3, 7, 13, 16, 21 refused · 2 variation sought
- ConditionsDischarge of condition no. 6 (Drainage) relating to app.14 Oct 2026CND/356966/26
- ConditionsDischarge of condition 16 (Materials)Refused3 Sep 2026CND/356767/26
- ConditionsDischarge of condition 7 (Soft Landscaping).Refused3 Sep 2026CND/356765/26
- Show 5 earlier · 1 approved, 1 pending, 3 refused
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 13 (Substation).Refused3 Sep 2026CND/356766/26
  - AmendmentNon-Material Amendment to Condition 2 (Approved Details Schedule).2 Sep 2026NMA/356760/26
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 21 (Refuse - Pre-occ)Refused2 Sep 2026CND/356762/26
  - ConditionsPartial Discharge of Condition 3 (Land contamination and gas risk)Refused28 May 2026CND/356223/26
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition no's. 4 (Construction Method Statement) and 5 (Construction…14 May 2026CND/356222/26

Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation 163 m away: Rochdale Canal

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

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 163 m away: Rochdale 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

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Chadderton built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 1 November 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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Other new applications on this street

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14 Oct 2026Pending

Land At Butterworth Lane Chadderton Oldham

Discharge of condition no. 6 (Drainage) relating to app no. FUL/354904/25.

CND/356966/26

5 Oct 2026Pending

89 Butterworth Lane Chadderton Oldham OL9 8DX

Single storey rear extension

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15 Sept 2026Pending

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Part two storey and part single storey rear extension.

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Important details

Council: Oldham
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: OL9 8DX
Received: 6 Aug 2025
Validated: 7 Aug 2025
Ward: Chadderton South
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Apr 2026
Decision: Granted, subject to legal agreement
Decision date: 23 Apr 2026
Decision level: Planning Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Asteer Planning LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 259 days from validation, 187 days slower than Oldham's median of 72 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

This one259d

Council72d

UK57d

31%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

7%go to committee

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

Public comments

35comments received

34 objecting1 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

59 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14106169
Planning Portal ref: PP-14106169
Neighbours: 3 Feb 2026
Consultation: 26 Jan 2026
Comments by: 16 Feb 2026
Site or press notice: 21 Aug 2025
Committee: 11 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry: 6 Nov 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved

Former Collective Spirit School Butterworth Lane Chadderton OL9 8EA

Proposed demolition of the former South Chadderton and Collective Spirit School

DM/344844/20 11 Jun 2020

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