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25 High Street Oldham OL1 3AZ

FUL/355614/26Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 April 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Class E use (former bank) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis).

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Saint Mary's
Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 71 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 25 High Street Oldham OL1 3AZ. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 8 days longer than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Saint Mary's. We hold 210 applications in total for the OL1 postcode area.

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

Postcode
OL1 3AZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Consultation expiry
5 March 2026
Consultation start
12 February 2026
Consultation end
5 March 2026
Last date for comments
5 March 2026
Target decision date
3 April 2026
Permission expires
8 April 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.
Agent address
Suite 16 1 Cardale Park Harrogate HG3 1RY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
66 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14559360
Documents
16
Constraints
47

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Jan

    Installation of 4no. non-illuminated individual letter signs. 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign. 1no…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideADV/355615/26
  2. 2026
    27 Jan

    Change of use from Class E use (former bank) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis).

    This applicationApprovedFullFUL/355614/26
  3. 2026
    27 Jan

    Installation of replacement entrance door and repairs to doors, window frames, and iron railings

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideFUL/355616/26
  4. 2026
    27 Jan

    Listed Building Consent for proposed externally illuminated and non-illuminated advertisements

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLBC/355612/26
  5. 2026
    27 Jan

    1. Installation of replacement entrance door, and repairs to doors, window frames, and iron railings, and 2…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLBC/355617/26

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