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North WestConservation areas in Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
36 conservation areas and 0 Article 4 directions on the official register. If your property is in one, extensions, lofts, cladding, outbuildings and demolition follow stricter rules.
Conservation areas
Alexandra Park
Official record · ref. 36
Rules & recordAlexandra Terrace, Moorside
Designated 1988 · ref. 35
Rules & recordBleak Hey Nook
Designated 1988 · ref. 17
Rules & recordBoarshurst
Designated 1972 · ref. 16
Rules & recordBottom of Woodhouses
Designated 1985 · ref. 32
Rules & recordCrompton Fold
Designated 1988 · ref. 31
Rules & recordDelph
Designated 1976 · ref. 9
Rules & recordDenshaw
Designated 1975 · ref. 10
Rules & recordDiglea
Designated 1972 · ref. 29
Rules & recordDobcross
Designated 1989 · ref. 14
Rules & recordFailsworth Pole, Oldham
Designated 1988 · ref. 5
Rules & recordGarden Suburb
Designated 1972 · ref. 1
Rules & recordGrange
Designated 1982 · ref. 20
Rules & recordGrasscroft
Designated 1974 · ref. 24
Rules & recordHarrop Green
Designated 1988 · ref. 33
Rules & recordHey
Designated 1988 · ref. 23
Rules & recordHey Top, Greenfield
Designated 1972 · ref. 34
Rules & recordHolly Grove
Designated 1988 · ref. 19
Rules & recordLadhill Lane
Designated 1989 · ref. 7
Rules & recordLees
Designated 1989 · ref. 2
Rules & recordLydgate
Designated 1983 · ref. 28
Rules & recordNew Delph
Designated 1989 · ref. 12
Rules & recordOldham Town Centre (ref. 15)
Designated 1988 · ref. 15
Rules & recordOldham Town Centre (ref. 37)
Designated 2019 · ref. 37
Rules & recordPark Cottages, Shaw
Designated 1988 · ref. 26
Rules & recordRoyal George Mills
Designated 1988 · ref. 11
Rules & recordSaint James, Shaw
Designated 1988 · ref. 30
Rules & recordSaint Paul's, Royton
Designated 1988 · ref. 22
Rules & recordScouthead
Designated 1975 · ref. 3
Rules & recordSt. Chad's Church, Saddleworth
Designated 1982 · ref. 6
Rules & recordStone Breaks
Designated 1988 · ref. 21
Rules & recordTame Water
Designated 1988 · ref. 18
Rules & recordThe Old Town Hall, Chadderton
Designated 1989 · ref. 27
Rules & recordUppermill
Designated 1988 · ref. 8
Rules & recordVictoria Street, Chadderton
Designated 1977 · ref. 4
Rules & recordWoodhouses
Designated 1976 · ref. 13
Rules & recordWhat a conservation area changes
Extensions
Side extensions, and rear extensions of more than one storey, are not permitted development — they need planning permission. Single-storey rear extensions keep their normal limits, but the Larger Home Extension prior-approval route is not available.
Lofts and roofs
Roof extensions such as dormers are not permitted development. Rooflights are usually fine if they don't project more than 15 cm.
Cladding
Cladding the outside of a house in stone, artificial stone, pebble dash, render, timber, plastic or tiles needs planning permission.
Outbuildings
Garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings to the side of the house need planning permission.
Demolition
Demolishing a building larger than 115 m³ needs planning permission. Taking down a wall, gate or fence over 1 m high next to a road (or 2 m elsewhere) also needs permission.
Trees
You must give the council six weeks' notice before cutting down or pruning most trees (trunk over 7.5 cm across at 1.5 m high), even if they are not protected by a tree preservation order.
Article 4 directions
Councils can remove more permitted development rights — for example for windows, doors, porches or front boundaries — with an Article 4 direction. Check the council's list below.
Conservation area and Article 4 data: planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always confirm boundaries and rules with the council before starting work. General information, not legal advice.