Yew Tree Community School Alcester Street Chadderton Oldham OL9 8LD Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/354803/25 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of 4 Portakabin buildings to be used as toilets, storage and viewing facilities for the school/community football team. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2025
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Consultation
11 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated to Officers · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE GTD FULL PA Decision · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF BNG ASSESSMENT . Biodiversity survey & report · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC. Biodiversity survey & report · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Other · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF PROPOSED LANDSCAPING PLAN Landscaping details · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN.- YEW TREE-A1 The location plan · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN.- YEW TREE-A1 REV A The location plan · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PL282 (V)-PORTAKABIN A2 Additional plans · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PTS 600 LAYOUT1 (1 Additional plans · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SL 102 DOOR CENTRES DQ0640 Additional plans · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Other · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • FullApprovedFUL/354803/25This application
    Installation of 4 Portakabin buildings to be used as toilets, storage and viewing facilities for the school/community football…

    Conditions 3 awaiting decision

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Special area of conservation 435 m away: Rochdale Canal; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 435 m away: Rochdale Canal SSSI; Inside the Chadderton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Building

Floor area152 m² (1,636 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 28)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Oldham
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OL9 8LD
Received
15 Jul 2025
Validated
15 Jul 2025
Ward
Chadderton South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated to Officers
Applicant
Show
Agent
Portakabin Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 321 days from validation, 250 days slower than Oldham's median of 71 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14069120
Planning Portal ref
PP-14069120
Neighbours
11 Aug 2025
Consultation
11 Aug 2025
Comments by
2 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Variation of condition 3 relating to application PA/341172/17 to allow for use of pitch f…
VAR/352279/24
2023 Approved
Installation of new lighting columns along with LED lighting to light 3G football pitch
FUL/350732/23
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
11 Alcester Street Chadderton Oldham OL9 8LD
Erection of a two storey rear extension (retrospective application).
HOU/355250/25
2024 Approved
44 Lancaster Street Chadderton Oldham OL9 8LE
Erection of a rear dormer and rooflights
CEA/353792/24
2017 Approved
Yew Tree Community School Alcester Street Chadderton OL9 8LD
Discharge of condition no's 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 relating to app no. PA/338005/16
CD/339901/17
2017 Approved
Yew Tree Community School, Alcester Street, Chadderton, OL9 8LD
Minor material amendment to planning permission PA/338005/16 relating to 1) Increase over…
NMA/340088/17
2017 Approved
Yew Tree Community School, Alcester Street, Chadderton, OL9 8LD
Minor material amendment to planning permission PA/338005/16 relating to 1) Increase over…
PA/340088/17
2017 Approved
Yew Tree Community School Alcester Street Chadderton OL9 8LD
Minor material amendment to planning permission PA/338005/16 relating to 1) Increase over…
MMA/340088/17
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.