Land Bounded By Oldham Road, Brookdale Street And Ridgefield Street Failsworth Oldham M35 0BX Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 19 August 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Erection of 28 no dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 420.
Planning committee
Decided by Oldham Planning Committee on 19 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the brownfield redevelopment’s benefits outweighed limited harms, subject to conditions and affordable housing arrangements.
- Three objections raised concerns about parking, congestion, servicing, trees and traffic impacts.
- The committee voted five to four for approval and granted permission subject to the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Oldham's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.
Documents 59
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 15
Plans & drawings 39
Other documents 4
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Decision outlook
Day 420, past the statutory target. 65% of new homes in Oldham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Oldham in the last twelve months, from validation. Oldham decision record →
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
90 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14255019
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14255019
- Neighbours
- 11 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 4 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 13 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 19 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 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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