Oldham planning applications

Search, track and analyse every planning application in Oldham— updated daily from the council’s own register.

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Planning performance · official MHCLG data

88.2% of applications approved

Ranks #162 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4

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Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.

Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate

26.3% of appeals overturn this council

Ranks #69 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 186 appeals decided

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Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

Property market · HM Land Registry

£215,000 median sale price

+3.4% year on year · 2,066 sales in the last 12 months

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Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.

Energy performance · EPC certificates

39.9% of homes rated EPC C or above

Ranks #264 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 91,635 certificates

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% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.

10 most-recent applications

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
FUL/356443/26	1 School House Rosary Road Oldham	Change of use of dwelling (Class C3) to children's home for up to 2 children (Class C2), erection of 1.8 high boundary…	Changeofuse	23 Jun 2026
HOU/356437/26	26 Netherhouse Road Shaw Oldham	Front dormer	Householder	23 Jun 2026
HOU/356438/26	10 Bronville Close Chadderton Oldham	Single storey side and rear extension	Householder	23 Jun 2026
HOU/356423/26	5 Thornley Rise Manchester Road Greenfield Oldham	Erection of a single storey side extension to form garage	Householder	22 Jun 2026
HOU/356420/26	39 Lindale Avenue Chadderton Oldham	Two storey side and rear extension	Householder	22 Jun 2026
CND/356468/26	102 Abbey Hills Road Oldham	Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials), 6 (Site Investigation), 7 (Landfill) associated with application FUL/353986/25.	Dischargeconditions	22 Jun 2026
NMA/356419/26	Woodend Mills Hartshead Street Lees Oldham	Non Material Amendment application for reduction in building footprint consisting of removal of staircase, office width…	Other	19 Jun 2026
HOU/356414/26	4 Hill Top Mews Hill Top Chadderton Oldham	Erection of a detached double garage	Householder	18 Jun 2026
HOU/356418/26	58 Green Lane Oldham	Single storey rear extension	Householder	18 Jun 2026
NMA/356408/26	35 Frederick Street Oldham	Non-material amendment associated with application FUL/353780/24.	Other	17 Jun 2026

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Pull every Oldham application, filter by date, postcode, status, type, and more.

curl -H "x-api-key: $PLANNEXUS_KEY" \
  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=E08000004&limit=50"

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About this data

We index every application published on Oldham’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:

https://planningpa.oldham.gov.uk/online-applications

Newest application received 23 Jun 2026.

Oldham planning FAQs

How do I search planning applications in Oldham?

This page lists the latest applications received by Oldham, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 44,272 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.

How often is Oldham planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes Oldham's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 23 Jun 2026.

What share of planning applications does Oldham approve?

88.2% of Oldham's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).

How often are Oldham planning decisions overturned at appeal?

26.3% of appeals against Oldham decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 186 decided appeals.

How do I check the planning history of a property in Oldham?

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