Planning application
1 Highfield Drive Royton Oldham OL2 6AF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The Property is an existing lawful dwellinghouse within use class C3(a). The proposal does not require any physical alterations to the building other than the proposed use as a dwellinghouse within use class C3(b)
As published by the council, reference CEA/356677/26
Application record
- Reference
- CEA/356677/26
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Royton South
- Postcode
- OL2 6AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Oldham
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 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
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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.
Nearby applications
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2 Highfield Drive Royton Oldham OL2 6AF
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Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) relating to PA/344570/20
Decided Conditions 5 docs
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