45 - 49 Ripponden Road Oldham OL1 4EW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1) Conversion of lower ground (storage) and ground floors into Class E (office). 2) Alterations to existing store frontages. 3) Conversion of first floor (residential) into a 5 bed house in multiple occupation. 4) New rear access staircase. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 24 Aug 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 24 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Oldham Planning Committee on 19 Aug 2026. Earlier deferred on 8 Jul 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the development was considered acceptable and policy-compliant, subject to conditions.
- Environmental Health and Highways raised no objections subject to conditions, and no public comments were received.
- The committee voted seven to two to refuse the application because of the concentration of HMOs and its effect on local character.
Source: Plota analysis of Oldham's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 3
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 11 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 193 days from validation, 133 days slower than Oldham's median of 60 for changes of use. Refused, as 7% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Oldham in the last twelve months, from validation. Oldham decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14682756
- Neighbours
- 3 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 19 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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