Castle Industrial Estate Beresford Street Failsworth Oldham M35 0HD Data via plota.co.uk

TEL/356609/26 - Telecommunications Approved

Proposal

The installation of a new 25m high Swann CS5SX Lattice tower on concrete base, hosting 6 no. antennas, 15 no. RRU's, 2 no. 600mm dishes, equipment housing and other ancillary development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Development Control Delegation · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Special area of conservation 58 m away: Rochdale Canal
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 58 m away: Rochdale 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Failsworth built-up area; Air quality management area 62 m away: Oldham AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
Oldham
Application type
Telecommunications
Postcode
M35 0HD
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Failsworth West
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Development Control Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Causeway Telecoms Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 14 days faster than Oldham's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
128decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15121321
Planning Portal ref
PP-15121321
Neighbours
17 Aug 2026
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.