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2 The Lows Oldham OL4 1AQ

HOU/355534/26HouseholderApproved

Approved on 10 March 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Proposal

1) Two storey side extension 2) Single storey rear extension

Received
8 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Saint Mary's
  1. Received8 Jan
  2. Validated8 Jan
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target8 Mar
  5. Decided10 Mar

Decided in 61 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 2 The Lows Oldham OL4 1AQ. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Saint Mary's. 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 1AQ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 January 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
8 March 2026
Permission expires
10 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
53 Manley Road Oldham Greater Manchester OL8 1AS

Planning decision

Case officer
Luke Watson
Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14545930
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Source: Oldham

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