Saddleworth Museum And Gallery High Street Uppermill Oldham OL3 6HS
Approved on 10 September 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Granted1 condition
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Proposal
Installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on a flat roof of an existing museum and art gallery building.
- Received
- 29 July 2026
- ReceivedReceived29 Jul
- ValidatedValidated29 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 43 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Saddleworth Museum And Gallery High Street Uppermill Oldham OL3 6HS. Oldham has handled 2,105 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 3 weeks quicker 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. We hold 483 applications in total for the OL3 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- OL3 6HS
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Architect profile
- HNA ARCHITECTS LTD.
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Uppermill
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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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