Gatehead Farm Gate Head Road Delph Oldham Oldham OL3 5QE

1. 9 Feb 2026

   Received by Oldham

2. 10 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 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.

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.

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• Land At Platt Lane Dobcross OL3 5QE

  AGR/346445/21 Submitted 12 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Portal framed agricultural building for general agricultural purposes including the storage of agricultural machinery and animal fodder

  Granted Other 10 docs

• Land At Platt Lane Dobcross Oldham OL3 5QE

  FUL/345842/20 Submitted 20 Nov 2020 100 yards away

  Formation of access track/road from Platt Lane

  Withdrawn Full applications 4 docs

• Land At Platt Lane Dobcross OL3 5QE

  AGR/345843/20 Submitted 20 Nov 2020 100 yards away

  Portal framed agricultural building for general agricultural purposes

  Withdrawn Other 11 docs

• Land At Platt Lane Dobcross OL3 5QE

  AGR/346446/21 Submitted 12 Mar 2021 100 yards away

  Construction of a vehicular access from Platt Lane to serve an agricultural building proposed under application AGR/346445/21

  Granted Other 6 docs

• Gatehead Mill Delph New Road Delph Oldham OL3 5DB

  TEN/348066/21 Submitted 23 Nov 2021 200 yards away

  BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

  Decided Telecoms 1 doc

• Gatehead Mill Delph New Road Delph Oldham OL3 5DB

  FUL/347711/21 Submitted 13 Oct 2021 200 yards away

  Change of use of ground floor from storage (use class B8) to gym (use class E)

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• LBC/355617/26 Granted

  25 High Street Oldham OL1 3AZ

  1. Installation of replacement entrance door, and repairs to doors, window frames, and iron railings, and 2. Internal repairs and alterations, including removal of redundant staircase and non-loading bearing partitions and installation of stud walls and partitions.

  Received 27 Jan, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LBC/349489/22 Decided

  Saint Pauls Methodist Church Rochdale Road Shaw Oldham OL2 8AD

  Partial rebuild of the chapel walls, formation of salvaged stone storage enclosure within the footprint of the chapel. Restoring the existing graveyard to the front of the chapel and Refurbishment/Repair of 19thC iron railings. Erection of New Permanent Gable wall to Sunday School/Chapel. Replacement to Entrance Door Sets to Sunday School and Internal works including repairing damaged timber floors, repairs to Escape Staircase

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LBC/356114/26 Granted

  Saint Thomas's Church Heights Lane Delph Oldham

  Repairs to church fabric including creating new secret gutter at the gable abutments

  Received 28 Apr, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LBC/354632/25 Refused

  Middle Holly Grove Cottage Ward Lane Diggle Oldham OL3 5JW

  1) Single storey rear extension 2) Roof replacement 3) Insertion of roof lights 4) Alterations to rear elevation

  Received 4 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• LBC/356151/26 Granted

  16 The Square Dobcross Oldham OL3 5AA

  Repair and rebuild of stone access steps and installation of wrought iron handrail.

  Received 5 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings