Land To The South Of Rosary Road Oldham OL8 2RW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a residential development with associated access, parking, amenity spaces and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Oldham Planning Committee on 17 Dec 2025.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the affordable housing and other public benefits outweighed limited heritage harm.
- Residents raised concerns about traffic, infrastructure, green space, ecology, flooding, privacy, construction and neighbourhood character.
- The committee unanimously approved the application, subject to a section 106 agreement and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Oldham's committee minutes of 17 Dec 2025.
Documents 82
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 33
Plans & drawings 31
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 13
Associated applications 6
Site constraints 4
Checked on 15 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OL8 2RW
- Received
- 28 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Medlock Vale
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Granted, subject to legal agreement
- Decision date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Vistry Group (Manchester & Cheshire East)
How this decision compares
Decided in 238 days from validation, 167 days slower than Oldham's median of 71 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Oldham in the last twelve months, from validation. Oldham decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14135279
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14135279
- Neighbours
- 9 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 1 Dec 2025
- Comments by
- 22 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 7 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 17 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2025
- 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%).
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