Have your say on Oldham’s new Local Plan

This follows consultation on the Draft Local Plan in early 2024.

The Local Plan will guide how Oldham grows and develops up to 2039. It sets out where new homes, jobs and services should go, and how we protect the places that matter most.

The Plan will: 

• be used to help decide planning applications

• protect important environmental and historic sites

• support our town centres and key employment areas

• help plan the infrastructure we need, including transport, schools and utilities

Councillor Elaine Taylor, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “After many years of work, this is the final stage of consultation before the Plan is submitted for independent examination.

“Planning shapes everyday life, from where we live and work to how we travel and spend our free time. This Plan is about more than land use. It also looks at health, education and community safety.

“We believe it provides a strong framework to support regeneration and help make Oldham a great place to live and work.”

More information about the Oldham Local Plan: Publication Plan, and how to comment, is available on the council’s website at  are also available in local libraries and the Oldham Council Customer Service Centre in Spindles Shopping Centre.

Comments are invited from Wednesday 4th February until Friday 20th March 2026. After the consultation closes, the Council intends to submit the Plan to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. It will then be examined by an independent Planning Inspector, who will assess whether it meets all legal and policy requirements.