Puckersley Farm Thornham Road Shaw Oldham OL2 6YG Data via plota.co.uk

PRA2D/355557/26 - Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwelling Approved

Proposal

Prior approval is sought for the conversion of an existing agricultural building to form a two bedroom dwelling. The proposal includes essential external works comprising repairs to the existing walls and the insertion of necessary window and door openings to enable the building to be made habitable. Internally, a new cavity wall will be constructed on the existing concrete base to meet Building Regulations requirements. The existing roof structure will be replaced with a new slate roof. No increase to the external dimensions of the building is proposed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

14 Jan 2026

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Consultation

23 Jan 2026

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Approved

26 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Feb 2026 · Development Control Delegation · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DN REQ GTD AGRICULTURAL TO DWELLING Decision · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF 1001 - TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY Additional plans · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING JUSTIFICATION CLASS Q Planning statement · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council: Oldham
Application type: Prior Approval Agricultural to Dwelling
Postcode: OL2 6YG
Received: 14 Jan 2026
Validated: 14 Jan 2026
Ward: Crompton
Parish: Shaw & Crompton Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Mar 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision date: 26 Feb 2026
Decision level: Development Control Delegation
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mark Jones Planning Consultancy

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14481224
Neighbours: 23 Jan 2026
Consultation: 23 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

The Puckersley Inn 22 Narrowgate Brow Shaw OL2 6YD

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PA/341493/18 29 May 2018

2016 Refused

117 Thornham Road Shaw OL2 6YG

Erection of stables

PA/339048/16 16 Feb 2017

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 performance

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