27 - 29 Wellington Street Ashton-under-lyne Tameside OL6 6BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00704/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use to 2 no. commercial units at ground floor with 1.no 1 bed apartment and 1.no 2 bedroom apartment above including a three storey rear extension and other external alterations including demolishing and rebuilding the front and rear elevation walls, new windows and door to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Tameside's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Former Post Office
List entry 1084308 · 22 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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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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
SSSI 224 m away: Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI; Inside the Ashton-under-Lyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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.

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Important details

Council
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
OL6 6BG
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Peters
Parish
Ashton-under-lyne
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
SLH HOME DESIGN LTD

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Tameside usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tameside in the last twelve months, from validation. Tameside decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15206731
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026