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161 Saint John Street Lees Oldham OL4 3DR

LBC/355750/26Listed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Re-building of existing chimney stack that has been taken down due to structural safety.

Received
20 February 2026
Decision due
28 April 2026
Public comments
1 · last counted 26 October 2026
Ward
Saddleworth West And Lees
Agent
GWA NE Ltd
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated3 Mar
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 31 March.

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About this application

This is a heritage application at 161 Saint John Street Lees Oldham OL4 3DR. Oldham has handled 26 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Saddleworth West And Lees. We hold 367 applications in total for the OL4 postcode area.

100% of heritage 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 3DR
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Consultation start
10 March 2026
Consultation end
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
31 March 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
GWA NE Ltd
Architect profile
GWA NE LTD
Agent address
Clavering House Clavering Place Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3NG

Planning decision

Case officer
Brian Smith
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
9 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14708958
Documents
8
Constraints
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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

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© 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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