Boundary Park Boundary Park, Hilbre Avenue / Furtherwood Road Oldham OL1 2PB Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/355510/25 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

1) Creation of three open netball courts with associated acoustic and security fencing, 2) Changing room building (alternative location to that approved under application ), 3) Introduction of terraced seating overlooking the recently completed Little Wembley training pitch, 4) Reconfiguration of the existing car/coach park with access from Hilbre Avenue and introduction of a pedestrian 'Bee Way' route, 5) New/replacement lighting within the car park and along the Bee Way, 6) Provision of bin and cycle stores, 7) Creation of a formalised ground crew compound, 8) Modification of concourse immediately in front Boundary Park stadium including relocation of 2 existing food concession stands, 9) Erection of a public art feature combining the OAFC owl and 'The Oldham Embryo'; 10) Reconfiguration of Boundary Drive turning head, and 11) associated hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Dec 2025
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Validated
16 Jan 2026
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
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Committee
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Oldham Planning Committee on 15 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the sports facilities would provide health benefits and could be accommodated without harming neighbours, subject to conditions.
  • Two objections raised concerns about disturbance, traffic, a restrictive covenant and the effect of agreed funding.
  • The committee voted 8–1 to approve the application, with no abstentions, subject to the reported conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed sports facilities, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, meeting speech, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Oldham's committee minutes of 15 Apr 2026.

Documents 46

Statements & assessments 21

PDF 08.01.2026 BNG METRIC Biodiversity survey & report · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF VERSION 3 (10.03.2026) FULL ASSESSMENT OF BIODIVERSITY Biodiversity survey & report · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED - VERSION 1 (08.01.2026) FULL ASSESSMENT OF BIODIVERSITY Biodiversity survey & report · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF REV P01 JANUARY 2026 DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 16 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 5292 APPENDIX A DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 5292 APPENDIX B DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 5292 APPENDIX C DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 5292 APPENDIX D DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 5292 APPENDIX E DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 5292 REV A (18.12.2025) DRAINAGE STRATEGY NETBALL AND CAR PARK Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HYD946_OAFC_FRA_1.0_CON_1-OF-3 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HYD946_OAFC_FRA_1.0_CON_2-OF-3 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF HYD946_OAFC_FRA_1.0_CON_3-OF-3 FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF P-1194-PH1-001 REV 01 (02/12/2025) PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT Land contamination assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LIGHTING DATASHEET - BEEWAY LIGHTING Lighting assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LIGHTING DATASHEET - CAR PARK LIGHTING Lighting assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF LDS1812202 SCF 2 (17.12.2025) LIGHTING TECHNICAL NOTE Lighting assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 20653-NIA-01-AA-R0 (19.12.2025) NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 12994 V.1 (16.12.2025) PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Report · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE Transport assessment · 24 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Public footpath 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Royton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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

Council
Oldham
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OL1 2PB
Received
29 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Royton South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Agent
Roman Summer Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 29 days slower than Oldham's median of 61 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
110decided 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

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 75%

63 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14546924
Neighbours
8 Apr 2026
Consultation
23 Jan 2026
Comments by
12 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
5 Feb 2026
Committee
15 Apr 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