Barlows Garage Union Street West Oldham
Approved on 24 January 2025
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Demolition of existing part of existing two storey building and erection of a single storey extension with part two storey stair tower.
- Received
- 10 May 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Coldhurst
- Agent
- Whittaker Design
- ReceivedReceived10 May
- ValidatedValidated31 May
- Consult.Consultation22 Oct
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided24 Jan
Decided in 238 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Barlows Garage Union Street West Oldham. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 259 days, 28 weeks longer than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Coldhurst.
90% of full applications at Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 31 May 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 22 October 2024
- Consultation start
- 1 October 2024
- Consultation end
- 22 October 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 June 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 June 2024
- Last date for comments
- 22 October 2024
- Target decision date
- 22 January 2025
- Permission expires
- 24 January 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Whittaker Design
- Agent address
- 169 St John Street Lees Oldham OL4 3DS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 236 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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