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Block L Royal George Mills Gibbs Close Greenfield Oldham

PA/332662/12Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 February 2014

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use to form 6 no. dwellings

Received
19 June 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Saddleworth South
Agent
Hall Needham Associates LLP
  1. Received19 Jun
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.29 Aug
  4. Target2 Oct
  5. Decided10 Feb

Decided in 552 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Block L Royal George Mills Gibbs Close Greenfield Oldham. Oldham has handled 758 applications of this type. This one was decided in 601 days, 77 weeks longer than Oldham's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Saddleworth South.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saddleworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2012
Consultation expiry
5 September 2012
Consultation start
5 February 2014
Consultation end
29 August 2012
Neighbour consultation start
15 August 2012
Neighbour consultation end
5 September 2012
Last date for comments
29 August 2012
Target decision date
2 October 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hall Needham Associates LLP
Agent address
Hollinwood Business Centre Albert Street Hollinwood Oldham OL8 3QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
29 August 2012
Advertisement expiry
5 September 2012
Site notice end
5 September 2012

Appeal

Appeal status
Decided

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02035221
Documents
21
Constraints
1

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 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Royal George Mills
  • 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

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. 2014
    1 Apr

    Discharge of conditions 1-10 relating to app no. PA/332662/12

    Condition Discharged - PartDischarge of conditionsCD/335292/14
  2. 2012
    19 Jun

    Change of use to form 6 no. dwellings

    This applicationApprovedFullPA/332662/12

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