Search Lees planning applications
14 applications received or decided in the last 90 days · within 1 km of the centre of Lees · updated daily · Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- Woodend Mills Hartshead Street Lees Oldham OL4 5EEAwaiting decisionErection of single storey industrial unit and associated parking/ servicing areas.Received 2 Nov 2026FUL/356969/26
- 83 Spring Lane Lees Oldham OL4 5AZAwaiting decisionErection of 1 no. dwelling.Received 15 Oct 2026FUL/356753/26
- Near 19 Bracken Close Springhead Oldham OL4 4PBDecided9m Light wooden pole OGEAA6645392Received 2 Oct 2026TEN/357065/26
- Near, 26 Bracken Close Springhead Oldham OL4 4PBDecided2 x 9m Light Pole OGEAA7271543Received 1 Oct 2026TEN/357031/26
- 16 Station Street Springhead Oldham OL4 4PQAwaiting decisionRemoval of porch to front elevation, single storey side extension, minor elevation alterations and part render of building.Received 1 Oct 2026HOU/356843/26
Planning in Lees
- Approved
- 89%
- 41 of 46 decided
- Decision time
- about 10 weeks
- on average
Applications within 1 km of the centre of Lees in the last 24 months, from Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's planning register.
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Around Lees
Postcode districts
OL4 187 applications in the last 12 months
Applications in each district in the last 12 months.
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Planning authority: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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About Lees
Lees is a town located in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, positioned in the scenic Pennines, east of the River Medlock. It lies 1.8 miles from Oldham and approximately 8.2 miles from Manchester, making it a strategically located area for potential planning applications within the region. The settlement has a population of approximately 4,500. It sits within the Oldham district.
Property prices in Lees show an average sale price of £228,525, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
The area around Lees has 6 nature designations nearby, which may affect how planning applications are assessed.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Lees planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
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To comment on or object to a planning application near Lees, open it in the list above: each one links to the council's own page for it and shows any comment deadline.
In the last 24 months, 61 planning applications were submitted near Lees. Of these, 89% were approved, with an average decision time of 71 days.
The most common types were full planning applications (14), telecoms (5), amendments (4).