26 - 28 High Street Oldham OL1 1JD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to the first and second floor retail store (Class E) to provide 6 no. apartments (Class C3) with new entrance on the ground floor from the front elevation, minor alterations to the front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 72.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 15 with distances
- 25 mBarclays BankGrade II
- 42 m8, Church LaneGrade II
- 50 m7 and 9, Church LaneGrade II
- 50 m10-14, Church LaneGrade II
- 55 m11, Church LaneGrade II
- 59 mTown HallGrade II
- 61 mCounty CourtGrade II
- 65 m11, Church TerraceGrade II
- 72 mOldham War Memorial, including memorial wall, piers, gates and steps to St Mary’s churchyard and forecourt walls, steps and balustrade (south side), and railings to St Mary's Churchyard (west side).Grade II*
- 81 mUnnamed
- 86 mChurch of St Mary and St PeterGrade II*
- 91 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 111 mPonsonby and Carlile OfficeGrade II
- 128 mPrudential Assurance BuildingsGrade II
- 140 mLyceum and Art SchoolGrade II
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 72, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Oldham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.
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.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14995100
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14995100
- Neighbours
- 24 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 24 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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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The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.