Sandbed Farm Barn Hull Mill Lane Delph Oldham OL3 5UR Data via plota.co.uk

HOU/356579/26 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Instalation of six solar panels on detached garage Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:30

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Application progress

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Received

24 Jul 2026

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Validated

10 Aug 2026

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Consultation

11 Aug 2026

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Approved

5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated to Officers · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Nos. 115 (Sandbed Farmhouse) 117 and Adjoining Barn

List entry 1067447 · The pin is inside its outline · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

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32 mSandbed HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

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

Green belt 4 m away: Merseyside and Greater Manchester; Inside the Delph built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £470,000 in June 2007. Terraced house, freehold.

22 June 2007£470,000

10 December 2004£342,500

28 October 1999£207,500

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

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Important details

Council: Oldham
Application type: Householder
Postcode: OL3 5UR
Received: 24 Jul 2026
Validated: 10 Aug 2026
Ward: Saddleworth North
Parish: Saddleworth Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Oct 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 5 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated to Officers
Applicant: Show
Agent: Caroline Tamworth Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 58 days. Approved, as 96% of householder applications here are.

This one56d

Council58d

UK55d

48%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

313decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15104668
Planning Portal ref: PP-15104668
Neighbours: 11 Aug 2026
Consultation: 11 Aug 2026
Comments by: 1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

45 Palin Wood Road Delph Oldham OL3 5UW

Demolition of existing garage, erection of a two storey side extension and entrance porch

HOU/350105/22 17 Mar 2023

2018 Approved

49 Palin Wood Road Delph OL3 5UW

Two storey and single storey side extension with porch to front elevations and new foldin…

HH/341991/18 17 Aug 2018

2018 Approved

32 Palin Wood Road Delph OL3 5UW

Two storey rear and side extensions and single storey rear and side extension with porch…

HH/341504/18 2 May 2018

2017 Approved

Marclough Cottage Hull Mill Lane Delph OL3 5UR

1) Demolition of existing conservatory 2) Erection of a single storey rear extension and…

HH/340153/17 9 Oct 2017

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