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66 Merton Avenue Oldham OL8 4JF

HOU/355872/26HouseholderApproved

Approved on 19 May 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1) Single storey extension 2) Hip to gable roof conversion 3) Front and rear dormers.

Received
13 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hollinwood
Agent
AM Architectural & Surveying LTD
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.2 May
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 66 Merton Avenue Oldham OL8 4JF. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 9 days quicker than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
2 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 May 2026
Last date for comments
2 May 2026
Target decision date
21 May 2026
Permission expires
19 May 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
AM Architectural & Surveying LTD
Architect profile
AM ARCHITECTURAL & SURVEYING LTD
Agent address
78 Wellington Road Oldham OL8 1RR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14749704
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
15

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    5 Oct

    Non Material Amendment application - The dormer has been constructed slightly larger than shown on the…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentNMA/356927/26
  2. 2026
    26 Mar

    1) Single storey extension 2) Hip to gable roof conversion 3) Front and rear dormers.

    This applicationApprovedFullHOU/355872/26

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