Shires Cottage Standedge Road Diggle Oldham OL3 5NB Data via plota.co.uk

HHC/356782/26 - High Hedge Complaint Awaiting decision

Proposal

Lleylandii hedge has grown to 16 feet, restricts our view and places some of our front garden in the shade which results in rapid growth of moss and makes lawn maintenance very difficult. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:47

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Application progress

✓

Received

18 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

7 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Oct 2026 and 16 Oct 2026, from recent tree works across the UK.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Green belt: Merseyside and Greater Manchester

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Public footpath 20 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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 2; Inside the Uppermill built-up area; Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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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Other new applications on this street

12 May 2026Approved

6 Marslands Standedge Road Diggle Oldham OL3 5LQ

1) Garage conversion 2) Extension 3) Car port

HOU/356218/26

Nearby new applications

6 Jul 2026Pending

33 Dorset Avenue Diggle Oldham OL3 5PL

1) Raised decking to the rear garden 2) Outbuilding 3) Pergola seating.

HOU/356495/26

Important details

Council: Oldham
Application type: High Hedge Complaint
Postcode: OL3 5NB
Received: 18 Aug 2026
Validated: 7 Sept 2026
Ward: Saddleworth North
Parish: Saddleworth Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide tree works by day 36.

prediction

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target

89%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

63,811decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Oldham to go on. Oldham decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: Email
Statutory expiry: 2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Carr House Standedge Road Diggle Oldham OL3 5NB

Discharge of Condition 4 (Balcony Method Statement) associated with HOU/348636/22

CND/354971/25 7 Nov 2025

2025 Approved

Carr House Standedge Road Diggle Oldham OL3 5NB

Discharge of condition no. 4 (Balcony Method Statement) associated with LBC/348654/22

CND/354970/25 7 Nov 2025

2023 Refused

Land Off Carr Lane Diggle Oldham

Erection of 1 no. dwelling and associated landscaping.

FUL/351985/23 20 Dec 2024

2021 Withdrawn

Land Bounded By Carr Lane And Standedge Road Diggle Oldham

Erection of 1 no. earth sheltered dwelling.

FUL/347646/21 23 Nov 2023

2022 Approved

Standedge Road Diggle Oldham OL3 5NB

Installation of 2 x 10m light poles, 1 x 9m light pole and 2 x 8m light poles along Stand…

TEN/349917/22 4 Oct 2022

2020 Refused

Carr Farm Carr Lane Diggle Oldham OL3 5ND

Erection of general purpose agricultural building and retention of grass crete track

FUL/345706/20 19 May 2021

2019 Approved

Carr Farm Carr Lane Diggle OL3 5ND

Alterations to levels and landscaping to rear domestic garden ancillary to the dwellingho…

HH/344314/19 28 Feb 2020

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 statistics

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