Unit 6 Gatefield Works Whitelands Road Ashton-under-lyne Tameside OL6 6UG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00723/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of Use from general industrial (B2) to food preparation and sales (Sui Generis) (RETROSPECTIVE) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Tameside's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

SSSI 53 m away: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Inside the Ashton-under-Lyne built-up area; Priority habitat 50 m away: Lowland fens.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 18 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
OL6 6UG
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels
Parish
Ashton-under-lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rapleys

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Tameside usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tameside in the last twelve months, from validation. Tameside decision record →

Public comments

128comments received
8 objecting1 neutral119 supporting

93% support · above the UK average of 16%

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15226702
Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 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

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