49 - 51 George Street Oldham OL1 1LT
Approved on 21 April 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Alterations to the shopfront and upgrade to the original signage.
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Coldhurst
- Agent
- m2 Design & Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation13 Apr
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided21 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for signage at 49 - 51 George Street Oldham OL1 1LT. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Coldhurst. 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 1LT
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 21 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- m2 Design & Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 203 Harehills Lane Leeds LS8 3QH
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Simon Lake
- Statutory period
- 56 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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Associated applications
- 202624 Feb
Replacement of internally illuminated fascia sign to front elevation.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideADV/355766/26 - 202624 Feb
Alterations to the shopfront and upgrade to the original signage.
This applicationApprovedFullFUL/355765/26
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