Planning application
CEA/349971/22
Hills Panel Products Ltd Scottfield Road Oldham Oldham OL8 1LA
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness development for replacement of two wood waste to energy plants that are being installed at the site to replace the same technologies which were originally installed in 2012 and 2013, which are under permitted development Part 7 Class I of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference CEA/349971/22
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2022
Received by Oldham
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9 Nov 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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CEU/356297/26 Granted
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CEA/356550/26 Awaiting decision
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