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1 Highfield Drive Royton Oldham OL2 6AF

Awaiting decision Oldham CEA/356677/26 Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed

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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

  1. 11 Aug 2026

    Received by Oldham

  2. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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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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