Tameside General Hospital Fountain Street Ashton-under-lyne Tameside OL6 9RW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00405/FUL - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of a new energy centre and compound within the existing car park adjacent to the Charlesworth Building, including two Water Source Heat Pumps, thermal storage, associated pipework, a generator, oil storage tanks, and two dual-fuel Low Temperature Hot Water boilers with externally mounted flues on the Charlesworth Building. All plant will be housed within steel, GRP and acoustic enclosures up to 5 metres in height and enclosed by security fencing. Four Air Source Heat Pumps will be installed on the Charlesworth building roof, and one Air Source Heat Pump will also be installed on the roof of the Pathology Building. The development also includes the installation of electric vehicle charging comprising ten charging points, five charging pedestals and a distribution board housed within a GRP enclosure adjacent to the chargers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 9 Jul 2026.

Documents 47

Plans & drawings 22

PDF TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Drawings · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE CONSTRAINTS PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CAR CHARGING EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CAR CHARGING PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NEW FOUNTAIN HOUSE EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NEW FOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE & RED LINE BOUNDARY DRAWING Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NEW FOUNTAIN HOUSE EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NEW FOUNTAIN HOUSE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 27 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF TOP LOCATED ASHP WEIGHTS & SETTING OUT PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH EAST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH EAST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH EAST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH WEST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH EAST ELEVATION Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LHTW SITE WIDE DISTRIBUTION LAYOUT VIEW Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EV CHARGER DETAIL Drawings · 12 May 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
OL6 9RW
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Ashton-under-Lyne St Michaels
Parish
Ashton-under-Lyne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vital Energi Utilities Limited

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14902845
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site notice
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 performance
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