Planning application
Land At White Hill Quarry Burn Farm Off Buckstones Road Oldham
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Oldham
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 65 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
- WHITE HILL QUARRY SCREENING OPINION STATEMENT MAR 26
- WHITE HILL QUARRY P APP PROPOSALS PLAN MAR 26
- WHITE HILL QUARRY P APP LOCATION PLAN MAR 26
- WHITE HILL QUARRY P APP FOOTPATHS MAR 26
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.
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