Planning application
24 Albany Street Oldham OL4 2NT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed change from C3 to C2 and reduce the number of residents from 3 to 2 and change the age of residents to 5 to 18.
As published by the council, reference CEA/355780/26
Application record
- Reference
- CEA/355780/26
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Waterhead
- Postcode
- OL4 2NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Oldham
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 April 2026, 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
2 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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