Saddleworth West And Lees planning approval rate
Saddleworth West And Lees ward in Oldham has a 89.2% approval rate based on 323 planning decisions. Oldham overall: 88.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
89.2%
ward approval rate
323
Decisions
288
Approved
35
Refused
88.6%
Oldham average
Saddleworth West And Lees is broadly in line with the Oldham average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Saddleworth West And Lees compares
Saddleworth West And Lees ward
89.2%
Oldham overall
88.6%
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Recent decisions in Saddleworth West And Lees
Installation of a replacement 17.5m lattice tower with a new open headframe supp · Fri 06 Feb 2026
Erection of a two storey building comprising 2 no. one bedroom apartments with a · Tue 03 Feb 2026
Installation of an EV charging point to the north gable end wall. · Fri 23 Jan 2026
Front dormer · Tue 20 Jan 2026
Single storey rear extension. · Tue 13 Jan 2026
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 6,836 decisions.