2 Westfield Drive Grasscroft Oldham OL4 4HT
Approved on 22 April 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition
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Proposal
Erection of a stone garden wall and installation of driveway with associated surface water drainage (retrospective application)
- Received
- 17 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Saddleworth South
- ReceivedReceived17 Feb
- ValidatedValidated19 Feb
- Consult.Consultation12 Mar
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided22 Apr
Decided in 62 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 2 Westfield Drive Grasscroft Oldham OL4 4HT. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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 4HT
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Saddleworth Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 19 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 12 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 24 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 17 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 22 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 3 Diggle Mill Cottages Diggle Saddleworth Oldham OL3 5LH
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sophie Leech
- Statutory period
- 57 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14692444
- Documents
- 5
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202520 Aug
Retention of stone garden wall which is inboard of applicants boundary line - adjacent to driveway…
WithdrawnCert of Lawful Use/Operation - ExistingCEU/354972/25 - 20214 Aug
Detached double garage, alterations to existing carport and new stone shed
ApprovedHouseholderHOU/347357/21 - 201421 Feb
1) Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage 2) Single storey rear extension
ApprovedFull ApplicationHH/335120/14
Source: Oldham
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