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Land At White Hill Quarry Burn Farm Off Buckstones Road Oldham

Awaiting decision Oldham EIAP/355954/26 EIA Screening Scoping (Public)

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Proposal

Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion for quarrying of stone and gravel

As published by the council, reference EIAP/355954/26

Application record

Reference
EIAP/355954/26
Type
EIA Screening Scoping (Public)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Saddleworth North
Parish
Saddleworth Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated to Officers

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Received by Oldham

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 May 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

  • REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Correspondence · 13 Apr 2026
  • WHITE HILL QUARRY SCREENING OPINION STATEMENT MAR 26 Case Documents · 19 Mar 2026
  • WHITE HILL QUARRY P APP PROPOSALS PLAN MAR 26 Plans · 19 Mar 2026
  • WHITE HILL QUARRY P APP LOCATION PLAN MAR 26 The location plan · 19 Mar 2026
  • WHITE HILL QUARRY P APP FOOTPATHS MAR 26 Plans · 19 Mar 2026

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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 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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