Saint Mary's planning approval rate
Saint Mary's ward in Oldham has a 91.9% approval rate based on 433 planning decisions. Oldham overall: 89.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.9%
ward approval rate
433
Decisions
398
Approved
35
Refused
89.8%
Oldham average
Saint Mary's sits slightly above the Oldham average, with a 2.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Saint Mary's compares
Saint Mary's ward
91.9%
Oldham overall
89.8%
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Recent decisions in Saint Mary's
Change of use from a drive-thru Coffee Shop (Use Class E) to a drive-thru restau · Tue 22 Sep 2026
First floor rear extension to create 3no. extra bedrooms to create a 7 bed house · Tue 22 Sep 2026
Front and rear dormers · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Single storey rear extension (retrospective). · Thu 10 Sep 2026
1) Part single storey and part two storey rear extension 2) Rear dormer. · Thu 10 Sep 2026
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