28 Joshua Lane Chadderton Oldham M24 2AZ
Approved on 16 October 2026
Council decision: Granted
Proposal
Proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small children's home (Use Class C2) providing residential care and accommodation for up to three children and young people. The home will operate on a permanent 24-hour basis with staff working on a rota. No external alterations, external signage, plant, machinery or engineering works are proposed. The property will retain its residential appearance and character.
- Received
- 12 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 2 November 2026
- Ward
- Chadderton North
- ReceivedReceived12 Aug
- ValidatedValidated16 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Oct
- DecidedDecided16 Oct
Decided in 61 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 28 Joshua Lane Chadderton Oldham M24 2AZ. Oldham has handled 2,106 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Chadderton North. We hold 441 applications in total for the M24 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- M24 2AZ
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Abiola Labisi
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Oldham
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