Former Audi Car Dealership Stockport Road, Hyde Tameside SK14 5DL Data via plota.co.uk

25/00862/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use and building alterations to accommodate one retail unit (Use Class E(a)) and one fitness/recreation (Use Class E(d)) unit, with car parking (including EV charging points), servicing areas, delivery collection lockers, car wash bay and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Oct 2025
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Validated
24 Oct 2025
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Approved
4 Mar 2026

Approved on 4 Mar 2026 · Committee (Speakers Panel) Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Tameside Speakers Panel (Planning) on 11 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would reuse a vacant building, create jobs and provide acceptable amenity and highway arrangements, subject to conditions.
  • People supported bringing the vacant site back into use, while objections raised concerns about noise, traffic, deliveries and residential amenity.
  • The Panel granted permission subject to conditions after hearing a speaker in support.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speaker and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Tameside's committee minutes of 11 Feb 2026.

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Hyde (Tameside) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SK14 5DL
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
Hyde Werneth
Parish
Hyde
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
4 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee (Speakers Panel) Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Prospects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 131 days from validation, 76 days slower than Tameside's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 85% of full applications here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
472decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Tameside in the last twelve months, from validation. Tameside decision record →

Public comments

16comments received
5 objecting1 neutral10 supporting

63% support · above the UK average of 16%

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14368391
Planning Portal ref
PP-14368391
Comments by
25 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
4 Dec 2025
Committee
11 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026