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Well I Hole Farm Well I Hole Road Greenfield Oldham OL3 7HY

PA/331248/11Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 7 December 2011

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use to caravan and camping site.

Received
21 September 2011
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
Saddleworth South
Agent
Chorlton Planning
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated21 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Oct
  4. Target16 Nov
  5. Decided7 Dec

Decided in 77 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Well I Hole Farm Well I Hole Road Greenfield Oldham OL3 7HY. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 2 weeks longer than Oldham's typical decision time. 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 483 applications in total for the OL3 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
OL3 7HY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saddleworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 September 2011
Consultation expiry
23 November 2011
Consultation start
29 September 2011
Consultation end
13 October 2011
Neighbour consultation start
29 September 2011
Last date for comments
13 October 2011
Target decision date
16 November 2011
Committee meeting
7 December 2011
Decision issued
8 December 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chorlton Planning
Agent address
67 High Street Lees Oldham OL4 3BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 November 2011
Site notice start
7 October 2011

Appeal

Appeal status
Decided

Additional information

Documents
8
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Royal George MillsPart of the site
  • Green belt: Oldham

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, listed buildings, 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.

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