28 Joshua Lane Chadderton Oldham M24 2AZ Data via plota.co.uk

CEA/356680/26 - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small children's home (Use Class C2) providing residential care and accommodation for up to three children and young people. The home will operate on a permanent 24-hour basis with staff working on a rota. No external alterations, external signage, plant, machinery or engineering works are proposed. The property will retain its residential appearance and character. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
16 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026, from Oldham's recent changes of use.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT - M24 2AZ Planning statement · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATIONPLAN The location plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED AND EXISTING FLOOR PLANS - M24 2AZ Plans · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation 71 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.
SSSI 71 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Chadderton 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 24 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £92,500 in February 2010. Terraced house, leasehold.

15 February 2010£92,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Oldham
Application type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
M24 2AZ
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
16 Aug 2026
Ward
Chadderton North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated to Officers
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Oldham usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 4911 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
40%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15146316
Statutory expiry
11 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
9 Hercules Green Chadderton Oldham M24 2YQ
Single storey rear extension
HOU/350551/23
2018 Approved
100 Redwood Chadderton OL9 9UG
Erection of a two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
HH/342692/18
2018 Approved
28 Joshua Lane Chadderton M24 2AZ
Proposed two storey side extension
HH/341824/18
2018 Approved
4 Sundew Place Middleton M24 2TD
Erection of a single storey rear extension
HH/341670/18
2018 Approved
4 Sundew Place, Middleton, M24 2TD
Erection of a single storey rear extension
18/00504/CONS
2017 Approved
6 Marigold Terrace Mills Hill Road Chadderton M24 2TA
1) Demolition of existing conservatory 2) Proposed single storey rear extension
HH/340171/17
2017 Approved
6 Marigold Terrace Mills Hill Road Chadderton M24 2TA
Consultation from Oldham BC in relation to a housholder application for demolition of exi…
17/00646/CONS
Oldham
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#262 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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