Alexandra Retail Park Park Road Oldham OL4 1SA Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/356551/26 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from a drive-thru Coffee Shop (Use Class E) to a drive-thru restaurant and takeaway (flexible Class E/Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Development Control Delegation · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Public footpath 18 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
Registered park or garden 106 m away: Alexandra Park; Radon affected area, class 4; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Oldham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Full Application
Postcode
OL4 1SA
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Saint Mary's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Development Control Delegation
Agent
Firstplan

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 7 days slower than Oldham's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 93% of changes of use here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
73decided in the last year

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.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15034164
Planning Portal ref
PP-15034164
Neighbours
28 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Oldham
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#262 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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