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Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

Public Notice
Notice of non-immediate Direction made under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council made a Non-Immediate Direction on 22 September 2025, under Article 4(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (“the 2015 Order”).

The Article 4(1) Direction relates to development within the Borough of Oldham consisting of a change of use of a building from a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Part C of Schedule 1 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) (“the 1987 Order”) to a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) of Part C of Schedule 1 of the 1987 Order, being development comprised within Class L (small HMOs to dwellinghouses and vice versa) of Part 3 (Changes of use) of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Order and will remove permitted development rights for this type of development on 1 January 2026 or such other later date as considered appropriate, should it be confirmed.

Planning permission will therefore be required for change of use from Class C3 to Class C4 once the Article 4(1) Direction is in force. 
The Article 4(1) Direction applies to that part of the Borough of Oldham outlined in black on the attached plan. For the avoidance of doubt this covers the whole of the Borough of Oldham (except that part which falls within the Peak District National Park).

A copy of the Article 4(1) Direction and a plan showing the area to which it relates may be inspected at the following:

•     Oldham Council, Customer Service Centre, Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham, OL1 1HD
•     The borough’s public libraries (for opening times please visit https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/libraries/local-libraries/)
•     The Oldham Council website at https://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/201232/engagement/1825/consultation

Representations concerning the Article 4(1) Direction and the plan showing the area to which it relates may be made between 6 October and 11.59pm on 16 November 2025.

Representations should be made online at https://bigoldhamconvo.oldham.gov.uk/.

Alternatively, comments can be emailed to SPI.Consultations@oldham.gov.uk

Or addressed to: Strategic Planning and Information, Oldham Council, Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham, OL1 1LF.