Land At The Junction Of Moorgate Street, Dark Lane & Den Lane Uppermill Oldham OL3 6DD Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/356369/26 - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 1 no. dwelling and associated access arrangements, retaining walls and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Oldham's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Uppermill conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 102 m away: Ladcastle & Den Quarries 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.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Huddersfield Narrow Canal Moorgate Bridge, Grade II, 59 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Uppermill built-up area; Green belt 28 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Full Application
Postcode
OL3 6DD
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Saddleworth South
Parish
Saddleworth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Caroline Tamworth Planning

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 70% of new homes in Oldham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

17comments received
17 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14954801
Planning Portal ref
PP-14954801
Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 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