New housing in Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
We read Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 14,731 of its planning applications going back to 1999, and 89 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 115% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 115% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 14,731
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 74 | 33 | 5 |
| 2025 | 123 | 83 | 17 |
| 2024 | 86 | 63 | 11 |
| 2023 | 114 | 95 | 11 |
| 2022 | 95 | 68 | 14 |
| 2021 | 113 | 88 | 11 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | Land West Of Failsworth Road And North Of Medlock Road, Woodhouses Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion - for up to 180 residential dwellings, (C3 Use Class) with associated demolition of agricultural buildings, landscaping, drainage and other necessary works. EIAP/356376/26 | Approved | 4 Jun 2026 |
| 101 | Foxdenton Farm Foxdenton Lane Chadderton Oldham M24 1QN Residential development of up to 101 dwellings with main vehicular access onto Horton Close, pedestrian, cycle and emergency access onto Horseshoe Lane, car parking, roads, landscaping, associated engineering works and… FUL/353689/24 | Approved | 6 Nov 2024 |
| 68 | Land Off Failsworth Road Failsworth Oldham Erection of 68 no. affordable dwellings (100% affordable housing scheme) with associated works such as access road, turning points and green infrastructure. FUL/355686/26 | Refused | 6 Mar 2026 |
| 59 | Waterside Mill Chew Valley Road Greenfield Oldham OL3 7NH Full planning application for demolition of poor quality buildings, conversion of older buildings to 59 no. apartments, construction of 27 no. dwellings, with associated access road, parking, and landscaping OUT/352888/24 | Approved | 3 Feb 2025 |
| 53 | Bedford Mill Holt Street Oldham OL4 2DQ Erection of 53 no. dwellings, including 24no. apartments and 29no. houses with associated parking and landscaping FUL/352932/24 | Approved | 30 May 2024 |
| 37 | Land To The Rear Of 69 Broadway Royton Oldham OL2 5DD Residential development for up to 37 affordable dwellings with access considered (all other matters reserved). OUT/355495/25 | Refused | 23 Dec 2025 |
| 30 | Former Industrial Premises At Pretoria Road Oldham OL8 4NH Erection of 30 residential units, including flats and maisonettes spread over 3 housing blocks around a communal garden, communal room/café, and two semi-detached houses, new vehicle access, parking, servicing and… FUL/353426/24 | Refused | 27 Sept 2024 |
| 28 | Land Bounded By Oldham Road, Brookdale Street And Ridgefield Street Failsworth Oldham M35 0BX Erection of 28 no dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping works. FUL/355091/25 | Decided | 17 Sept 2025 |
| 26 | Wall Hill Mill Wall Hill Road Dobcross Oldham OL3 5BW Demolition of existing buildings, erection of 26 no. houses, access and scale to be considered, all other matters reserved. OUT/355454/25 | Refused | 26 Jan 2026 |
| 21 | Land To The South Of Lilac View Close And West Of Knowl Road Shaw Oldham Residential development of 21 No. dwellings with associated landscaping and access arrangements FUL/353940/25 | Decided | 9 Jan 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.