St Johns C Of E School Ashton Road East Failsworth Oldham M35 9PN Data via plota.co.uk

CEA/356332/26 - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawful application for erection of a single-storey, flat-roofed rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Jun 2026
Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Development Control Delegation · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 286 m away: Rochdale Canal
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 286 m away: Rochdale Canal SSSI; Conservation area 67 m away: Failsworth Pole, Oldham; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Failsworth built-up area; Air quality management area 33 m away: Oldham AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
M35 9PN
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Failsworth East
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Development Control Delegation
Applicant
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Agent
Lancaster Maloney Martin

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 35 days faster than Oldham's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
319decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14939132
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