Latest planning applications from across Oldham

Oldham Council has been busy processing a wide range of planning applications over the past week, from homeowners wanting to extend their properties to businesses seeking to install solar panels and advertising displays. The applications cover various parts of the borough, including Chadderton, Royton, Failsworth, and Uppermill, showing how development and changes are happening across Oldham.

Among the applications, several homeowners are seeking permission for extensions to their properties. At 46 Eric Street in Oldham, plans have been submitted for a single-storey rear extension, while at 101 Grasmere Road in Royton, a first-floor extension above the side of the property is proposed. In Chadderton, 39 Ferney Field Road has ambitious plans for two-storey extensions front and rear, an increase in roof height with dormers, widened access, and new landscaping.

Some applications involve changes to previously approved plans. For example, at 48 Montgomery Street in Oldham, a non-material amendment seeks to add two ground floor side windows connected to an earlier approval. Similarly, at 7 Sharon Avenue in Grasscroft, minor changes to external materials and windows are proposed following previously approved plans.

Business-related applications include a retrospective application from Servicecare Support Services Ltd at Hollinwood Works for installing rooftop solar photovoltaic panels, and a proposal for a new illuminated small format advertising display at Nimble Nook Service Station on Broadway in Chadderton. There's also a proposal to change the ground floor use at 70-72 Heyside in Royton from commercial to two one-bedroom apartments.

The council is also dealing with applications to discharge various planning conditions. These include conditions covering demolition method statements and treatment of exposed surfaces at Manchester Chambers in Oldham, and a sustainability-related planning condition at Foundry Street. Such applications are often procedural but necessary for developments to proceed.