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24 Albany Street Oldham OL4 2NT

Awaiting decision Oldham CEA/355780/26 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

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

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Oldham

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 Application Form · 27 Feb 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN The location plan · 27 Feb 2026

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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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