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Convenience store is latest proposal at Denshaw hotel

Gary Carter December 17, 2025 Clough Manor KirkhamDenshawnewsOldhamplanningSaddleworth

A DENSHAW hotel that has been at the centre of much debate and conjecture could be home to a convenience store and coffee shop if…

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High ropes course and climbing tower at Saddleworth centre given go ahead

Gary Carter August 29, 2025 castleshaw centreDelphhigh ropesnewsOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworth

A SADDLEWORTH centre has been given the go ahead to get a climbing tower and ropes course reinstalled after three years. Bosses at Castleshaw, on…

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Children’s home plan for Uppermill property

Gary Carter August 4, 2025 newsOldhamplanningSaddleworthUppermillWellmeadow Lane

AN UPPERMILL property will be converted into a residential children’s home if planning permission is granted. And the applicants believe Oldham Council’s own paperwork means…

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Hotel in Saddleworth faces removing shepherds’ huts

Gary Carter July 7, 2025 grains bar hotelnewsOldhaOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworth

A SADDLEWORTH hotel faces removing shepherds’ huts after planning permission for them was refused, more than two years after they were installed. The three structures…

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Saddleworth Rangers ALRFC believes new building is next step to ‘something truly special’

Gary Carter July 2, 2025 newsOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthSaddleworth Rangers ARLFCShaw Hall Bank Road

SADDLEWORTH Rangers ARLFC believes getting permission for a new building is a sign it is ‘building something truly special.’ The Independent told how the Greenfield-based…

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Six major projects to transform Oldham skyline set for approval

Gemma Carter June 28, 2025 newsOldhamOldham CouncilplanningregenerationSaddleworth

Oldham Council is set to greenlight a series of ambitious developments next week, including new homes, a hotel, and major demolitions, as part of a…

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Former Greenfield ice cream parlour set for redesigned home conversion

Gary Carter June 24, 2025 Greenfieldice creamladhill laneOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthTroisis

A FORMER Greenfield ice cream shop and a flat above will be converted into one property if planning permission is granted. Christina Troisi and her…

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Uppermill set to get new restaurant after terrace plan approved

Gary Carter June 23, 2025 karben restaurantnewsOldhamplanningsaddlerworthUppermill

AN UPPERMILL restaurant building is set to reopen after plans to extend an outside terrace were approved. Bolton-based The Jam Hospitality Co Ltd, headed by…

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Parking concerns surround Uppermill apartments plan

Gary Carter June 18, 2025 Buckley streetnewsOldhamplanningUppermill

PLANS to build five new apartments in Uppermill have sparked concerns of parking chaos. But applicants Wiggett Construction believe their Buckley Street proposal may actually…

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Saddleworth barn backed for home conversion

Gary Carter May 27, 2025 barnnewsOldhamplanningSaddleworthScoutheadThurston Clough road

AN AGRICULTURAL building at a Saddleworth farm can be converted into four properties, planning chiefs have ruled. A former cattle shed at Thurston Clough, on…

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Out with the new, in with the old for Diggle farmhouse?

Gary Carter May 24, 2025 Brun diggle HouseBrun LaneDiggleOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworth

A DIGGLE home may go back in time if planning permission is granted. For owners want to take Brun pretty much back to as it…

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Lees restaurant to be converted into shop and takeaway

Gary Carter May 2, 2025 LeesOldhamPaach BaiiplanningSaddleworth

AN INDIAN restaurant in Lees is set to disappear and be replaced by a takeaway and separate shop. Paach Baii, on High Street, will be…

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Lydgate land saga goes on after latest planning appeal

Gary Carter February 21, 2025 LydgatenewsOldhamplanningSaddleworthstockport Road

A LONG-RUNNING saga over plans to build on historically significant land at Lydgate has taken another turn after an appeal against the latest refusal was…

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Denshaw hotel’s kitchen targeted for conversion in apartments plan

Gary Carter January 30, 2025 apartmentClough ManorDenshawOldhamOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworth

A SADDLEWORTH hotel’s kitchen will be converted into eight apartments if planning permission is granted. The former Clough Manor site, now known as W.Apart Hotel,…

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Apartments plan for Uppermill’s former bank

Gary Carter December 18, 2024 high streetNatwest BankOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthUppermill

UPPERMILL’S former bank building could be brought back to life and house six new apartments if planning permission is granted. Charlotte Payne has applied to…

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Pool proposal is modern touch for gothic Wharmton Tower

Aimee Belmore December 11, 2024 Grasscroftnewsplanningsaddleworthm oldhamwharmton tower

A GRADE II listed Victorian home in Grasscroft is hoping to add a modern twist to its luxuries if a planning application is approved by…

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Homes plan for grounds of Uppermill halls

Gary Carter November 29, 2024 fernthorpe hallnewsOldhamOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthUppermill

THREE homes may be built in the grounds surrounding two Uppermill halls after outline planning permission was sought. Geoffrey Chapman has asked Oldham Council about…

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Apartment plan for Dobcross business’ basement

Gary Carter November 26, 2024 DobcrossOldham CouncilplanningSaddler barbersSaddleworth

A DOBCROSS male grooming business will have an apartment underneath it if planning permission is granted. John Welby has applied to convert what is currently…

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Saddleworth barn earmarked for house conversion

Gary Carter October 22, 2024 Lower Hills Farm ProposednewsOldhamplanningSaddleworth

A BARN will be converted into a house if planning permission is granted. John Humphreys, of Lower Hills Farm in Lydgate, close to its border…

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Apartments plan next to Greenfield housing development

Gary Carter September 1, 2024 GreenfieldOldhamOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthShaw Hall Bank Road

FOUR new apartments will be built on land next to a recent housing development in Greenfield if planning permission is granted. Glossop-based Hangate Ltd has…

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Housing development in Moorside at a standstill

Gemma Carter August 27, 2024 haven laneMoorsideOldhamOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworth

By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter A HOUSING development in Oldham that has faced seven years of planning struggles is locked in a stalemate…

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Oldham Council rejects Saddleworth house redevelopment over greenbelt concerns

Gemma Carter June 18, 2024 golf courseGreenbeltGreenfieldhollyville lodgeholmfirth roadnewsOldhamOldham Councilplanningrefused

By Charlotte Hall (LDR) and Gemma Carter PLANS to redevelop a derelict house in Saddleworth were refused by Oldham Council over greenbelt concerns and a…

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Lydgate housing scheme rejected after passionate appeals

Gary Carter June 6, 2024 cllr helen bishopcllr max woodvineGreenbeltLydgateOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthstockport Road

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build on land at Lydgate has been turned down for a fourth time. Simon Leigh looked like getting his four-bedroomed property…

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Approval recommended for Lydgate house plan

Gary Carter June 4, 2024 green belthouseLydgateOldhamplanningSaddleworthstockport Road

A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a house on a piece of land in Lydgate looks likely to be approved at the fourth time of asking.…

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Saddleworth Rangers RLFC apply to add building to Greenfield ground

Gary Carter April 6, 2024 GreenfieldnewsOldhamOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworth RangersShaw Hall Bank Road

SADDLEWORTH Rangers RLFC hopes to add a new building to its ground as it looks to broaden its base. The Greenfield-based outfit has applied to…

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Formal Diggle holiday lodge scheme lodged

Gary Carter April 3, 2024 boat laneDiggleDigleaheaven barnholiday lodgenewsOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworththe diggle hotel

A COVID-19 lockdown project will become a full-time holiday letting if planning permission is granted. Paul Merrington converted the former stable building at Heaven Barn…

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Lees houses approval sparks angry reaction

Gary Carter March 17, 2024 Cllr Marc HinceCllr Sam Al HamdaniLeesnewsOldhamplanningSaddleworth Parish Councilthe grapes

PLANS to build three houses next to a listed Lees pub have been approved, despite local opposition. Saddleworth Parish Council came out against Punch Partnership’s…

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ANOTHER attempt to build home in Lydgate

Gary Carter February 23, 2024 applicationconservation areahomeLydgateLygatenewsOldham CouncilplanningSaddleworthstockport Road

A CONTROVERSIAL application to build on an area of Lydgate land is back on the agenda for a FOURTH time. And as one opponent put…

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Animal charity has Delph kennels and cattery bid refused

Gary Carter February 14, 2024 Delphhill top roadkennelsnewsOldhampawsplanningrefusedSaddleworth

AN ANIMAL charity has failed in its bid to set up a kennels and cattery in Delph amid accusations of ‘NIMBY’ comments from objectors. Pennine…

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Parish Council objects to Springhead broadband pole

Gary Carter October 30, 2023 fibreIX wireless polenewsOldhamplanningSaddleworth Parish CouncilSpringheadwifi

SADDLEWORTH Parish Council has joined concerned residents in voicing its objection to a proposal to install a new 15-metre communications pole in Springhead. IX Wireless…

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Charity begs for permission to create Delph kennels and cattery

Gary Carter October 23, 2023 Badger End LanecatteryDelphkennellsnewsOldhamOldham CouncilpawsplanningSaddleworth

AN AREA of Delph land could be turned into a kennels and cattery run by an animal charity if planning permission is granted. If it…

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Developer believes Greenfield homes should be built, despite refusal

Gary Carter September 20, 2023 appealGreenbeltGreenfieldnewplannings oldhamsaddleworth newssteadway

A DEVELOPER believes it should be able to build four houses on green belt land in Greenfield and has questioned the reasons why they were…

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‘Harmful’ Lees estate plan turned down on appeal

Gary Carter September 19, 2023 LeesMaltby CourtnewsOldhamplanningSaddleworth

PROPOSALS to build 40 homes on an £8.5 million Lees estate have been turned down after an appeal. Oldham Council originally said no to Wiggett…

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Saddleworth grit bin removal scheme place on hold

Gary Carter September 14, 2023 grit binOldhamOldham Councilplanningremovalsaddleworth newswinter

AN OUTCRY from councillors over apparent plans to remove more than 30 grit bins from the streets of Saddleworth has seen them put on hold.…

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