Planning application
Sandbed Farm Barn Hull Mill Lane Delph Oldham OL3 5UR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Instalation of six solar panels on detached garage
As published by the council, reference HOU/356579/26
Application record
- Reference
- HOU/356579/26
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Saddleworth North
- Parish
- Saddleworth Parish Council
- Postcode
- OL3 5UR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Oldham
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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