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Gmwda Medtia Chambers 5 Barn Street Oldham Oldham OL1 1LP

Awaiting decision Oldham CEA/349882/22 Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of floor 2 as an educational facility (college)

As published by the council, reference CEA/349882/22

Application record

Reference
CEA/349882/22
Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Sep 2022
Validated
10 Oct 2022
Ward
Coldhurst
Postcode
OL1 1LP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2022

    Received by Oldham

  2. 10 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 December 2022, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Oldham took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Oldham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Oldham's median decision took 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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