Units 63 To 66, Oakhill Trading Estate, Devonshire Road, Worsley, M28 3PT Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0995 - Lawful development Refused

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed wholesale warehouse and distribution centre, retaining the use class of former cable depot (use class B8) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 57

Other documents 37

PDF Marketing Particulars PDF · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF New credit account set up email confirmation [redacted] PDF · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Wholesale Depot Brochure JPEG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Wholesale App Screenshot JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Personal Bond (1) PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Website Search Result Screenshot JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Premises Licence Documents PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Customer Visit Report (page 1) PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Picking List PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delivery Schedule PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Companies House Webpage PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Unitas Wholesale Webpage Screenshot JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Personal Bond (2) PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Goods Return Note (blank) PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Unitas Website Screenshot JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Warehouse Front Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Reception Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Warehouse Multiple Advertising Signs Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Driver's License (back) PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Existing Units (1) Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Store Front Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SLR Magazine Webpage - United Article JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Cash and Carry Management Webpage JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Banner Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Warehouse Porch Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Opening Times Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delivery Invoice PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Bar and Kitchen Magazine Website Screenshot JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Picking Procedure PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Existing Units (2) Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Till Invoice PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Image of Signage - Streetscene Photomontages or Streetscene images · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF The Grocer Webpage - New Wholesale President Article JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Unitas Website - Company Directors Webpage Screenshot JPG · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Customer Visit Report (page 2) PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delivery Note PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Land Information and Credit Search PDF · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
2024 HMO Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Little Hulton built-up area; Air quality management area about 94 m away: Bolton AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £7,200,000 in April 2026. Other property, leasehold.

10 April 2026£7,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 November 2024£4,450,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Salford
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
M28 3PT
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Walkden North Ward
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 25% of commercial premises here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
97decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Salford in the last twelve months, from validation. Salford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Salford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#200 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Salford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #206 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Salford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #115 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #90 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #206 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #243 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
75 decided
737
Total decisions
76 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.