Planning application
71 Urmson Street Oldham OL8 2AN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Cetificate of lawfulness application for change of use to C4 prior to the article 4 introduction
As published by the council, reference CEU/356618/26
Application record
- Reference
- CEU/356618/26
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Alexandra
- Postcode
- OL8 2AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 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 29 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
D N A Planning and Design Agent, a planning consultancy
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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.
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