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4 Sharon Avenue Grasscroft Oldham OL4 4HP

HOU/354437/25HouseholderApproved

Approved on 23 July 2025

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1) Single storey extension 2) First floor extension 3) Alterations to existing dwelling including formation of new upper floor accommodation 4) Formation of new roof structure. 5) Detached garage/outbuilding

Received
25 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Saddleworth South
Agent
Hawdon Russell Architects
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated28 May
  3. Consult.24 Jun
  4. Target23 Jul
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 4 Sharon Avenue Grasscroft Oldham OL4 4HP. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 89 days, 4 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 69 applications across Saddleworth South. We hold 367 applications in total for the OL4 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
OL4 4HP
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saddleworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 May 2025
Consultation expiry
15 July 2025
Consultation start
3 June 2025
Consultation end
24 June 2025
Neighbour consultation start
1 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
15 July 2025
Last date for comments
15 July 2025
Target decision date
23 July 2025
Permission expires
23 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Hawdon Russell Architects
Agent address
52 Wharf Street Sowerby Bridge HX6 2AE

Planning decision

Case officer
Matthew Taylor
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13965217
Documents
8
Constraints
10

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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