Planning application
Unit 3 Phoenix Industrial Estate Cheetham Street Failsworth Oldham M35 9DS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of vacant building to facilitate a soft play/care area with cafe facilities (before & after school club)
As published by the council, reference FUL/356611/26
Application record
- Reference
- FUL/356611/26
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 12 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Failsworth East
- Decision by
- Delegated to Officers
- Postcode
- M35 9DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Oldham
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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12 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATIONPLAN
- PROPOSED PLAN AND SECTION
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SECTION
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Oldham granted permission on 12 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Oldham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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