Planning application
4 Tall Trees Close Royton Oldham OL2 5XA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness application for a proposed change of use from a dwelling (C3) to a residential care (C3(b)) home to provide a facility for two adults who need carers in line with a request from the local authority
As published by the council, reference CEA/356096/26
Application record
- Reference
- CEA/356096/26
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Royton North
- Decision by
- Development Control Delegation
- Postcode
- OL2 5XA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Oldham
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE GTD CERT LAWFUL U/O PROP
- OFFICER REPORT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oldham granted permission on 21 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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