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70 Merton Avenue Oldham OL8 4JF

HOU/353900/24HouseholderApproved

Approved on 25 April 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1)Single storey side extension 2) Part single storey part two storey rear extension

Received
23 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hollinwood
Agent
Gamble King and Noone Limited
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.12 Feb
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided25 Apr

Decided in 123 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 70 Merton Avenue Oldham OL8 4JF. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 9 weeks longer than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Hollinwood. We hold 271 applications in total for the OL8 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
OL8 4JF
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2024
Consultation expiry
12 February 2025
Consultation start
22 January 2025
Consultation end
12 February 2025
Neighbour consultation start
22 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
12 February 2025
Last date for comments
12 February 2025
Target decision date
20 April 2025
Permission expires
25 April 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Gamble King and Noone Limited
Agent address
First Floor 5 Queen Street Oldham OL1 1RD

Planning decision

Statutory period
118 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13651456
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

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