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26 - 28 High Street Oldham OL1 1JD

Awaiting decision Oldham FUL/356567/26 Full Application

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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Proposal

Change of use to the first and second floor retail store (Class E) to provide 6 no. apartments (Class C3) with new entrance on the ground floor from the front elevation, minor alterations to the front elevation.

As published by the council, reference FUL/356567/26

Application record

Reference
FUL/356567/26
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Coldhurst
Decision by
Delegated to Officers
Postcode
OL1 1JD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by Oldham

  2. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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 68 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Whittaker Design Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

  • SUSTAINABILITY, CARBON AND ENERGY STATEMENT Additional Information · 17 Aug 2026
  • RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS, ACCESSIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY STATEMENT Additional Information · 17 Aug 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Jul 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 20 Jul 2026
  • LOCATION AND SITE PLAN The location plan · 20 Jul 2026
  • EXISTING PLAN Plans · 20 Jul 2026
  • PROPOSED PLAN Plans · 20 Jul 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 decided full applications in a median of 182 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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