Agenda and draft minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 6.00 pm

Venue: JR Clynes Building, Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

Contact: Constitutional Services Email: Constitutional.Services@oldham.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies For Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Akhtar, Cosgrove, Harkness, Hobin and Lancaster.
2.	Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair Minutes: There were no items of urgent business received.
3.	Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting. Minutes: Cllr Charters informed the Committee in the interests of transparency that in relation to item 7 (FUL/354867/25 - Land rear of Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road, Oldham) he had passed on emails he received from the applicant to Transport for Greater Manchester but that he had not pre-determined the application.
4.	Public Question Time To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution. Minutes: There were no public questions received.
5.	Minutes of Previous Meeting The Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 11 February 2026 are to follow. Minutes: RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting be submitted to the following meeting.
6.	FUL/355367/25 - 3 Kevin Avenue, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6AH PDF 371 KB Change of use to a 6 bed house in multiple occupation (HMO) and a first floor extension over garage. Additional documents: Background Papers for Planning Committee Note , item 6. PDF 337 KB Minutes: APPLICATION NUMBER: FUL/355367/25 APPLICANT: Footlong (UK) Ltd PROPOSAL: Change of use to a 6 bed house in multiple occupation (HMO) and a first floor extension over garage. LOCATION: 3 Kevin Avenue, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6AH It was MOVED by Councillor Wahid and SECONDED by Councillor Z. Ali that the application be DEFERRED On being put to the vote 6 VOTES were cast IN FAVOUR OF DEFERRAL and 7 VOTES were cast AGAINST with 0 ABSTENTIONS. It was MOVED by Councillor S. Hussain and SECONDED by Councillor Iqbal that the application be APPROVED. On being put to the vote 6 VOTES were cast IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL and 6 VOTES were cast AGAINST with 1 ABSTENTION. The Chair used his casting vote, and 7 votes were cast IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL. RESOLVED: That the application be GRANTED subject to the conditions as outlined in the report NOTES: 1. That an Objector and a Ward Member attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this application. 2. In reaching its decision, the Committee took into consideration the information as set out in the Late List attached at Item 11.
7.	FUL/354867/25 - Land rear of Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road, Oldham PDF 357 KB Erection of a first floor extension. Additional documents: Background Papers for Planning Committee Note , item 7. PDF 337 KB Minutes: APPLICATION NUMBER: FUL/354867/25 APPLICANT: Mr. T. Mushtaq PROPOSAL: Erection of a first floor extension LOCATION: Land rear of Alexandra Centre Retail Park, Park Road, Oldham It was MOVED by Councillor S. Hussain and SECONDED by Councillor Iqbal that the application be APPROVED On being put to the vote, it was UNANIMOUSLY cast IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL RESOLVED: That the application be GRANTED subject to the conditions as outlined in the report. NOTES: Councillors Z. Ali and Williamson left the room during the item and took no part in the discussion or vote thereon.
8.	FUL/354817/25 - Land Adjacent to Oldham Hulme Grammar School to the rear of No.10 York Avenue, Oldham PDF 379 KB Demolition of 2 garages and erection of 1 no. dwelling. Additional documents: Background Papers for Planning Committee Note , item 8. PDF 337 KB Minutes: APPLICATION NUMBER: FUL/354817/25 APPLICANT: Sameer Zulqurnain (KSGZ Holdings LTD) PROPOSAL: Demolition of 2 garages and erection of 1 no. dwelling. LOCATION: Land adjacent to Oldham Hulme Grammar School to the rear of No.10 York Avenue, Oldham It was MOVED by Councillor S. Hussain and SECONDED by Councillor Nasheen that the application be APPROVED On being put to the vote, it was UNANIMOUSLY cast IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL RESOLVED: That the application be GRANTED subject to the conditions as outlined in the report NOTES: Councillor Williamson left the room during this item and took no part in the discussion or vote thereon.
9.	FUL/355356/25 - 7 Silver Street, Oldham, OL1 1HU PDF 503 KB Erection of a shipping container to serve hot/cold food to takeaway. Additional documents: Background Papers for Planning Committee Note , item 9. PDF 337 KB Minutes: APPLICATION NUMBER: FUL/355356/25 APPLICANT: Mr Mohammed Waleed Hashim PROPOSAL: Erection of a shipping container to serve hot/cold food to takeaway. LOCATION: 7 Silver Street, Oldham, OL1 1HU It was MOVED by Councillor Murphy and SECONDED by Councillor Williamson that the application be APPROVED for a temporary period of 12 months. On being put to the vote 6 VOTES were cast IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL and 6 VOTES were cast AGAINST with 1 ABSTENTIONS. The Chair used his casting vote, and 7 votes were cast IN FAVOUR OF APPROVAL. RESOLVED: That the application be GRANTED for a temporary period of 12 months, subject to the conditions as outlined in the report and in the Late List. NOTES: In reaching its decision, the Committee took into consideration the information as set out in the Late List attached at Item 11.
10.	Appeals Update Report PDF 19 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the Appeals Update be noted.
11.	Late List PDF 269 KB Minutes: RESOLVED that the information as contained in the Late List be noted.