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4 Tall Trees Close Royton Oldham OL2 5XA

Granted Oldham CEA/356096/26 Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed

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

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Oldham

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 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 Decision · 21 Jul 2026
  • OFFICER REPORT Report · 20 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Apr 2026
  • LOCATIONPLAN The location plan · 23 Apr 2026

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What 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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