The following planning applications relate to some of the biggest development stories in Oldham over the week.

Seven new homes proposal gets go-ahead

Plans to build seven new homes on vacant land in Oldham has been approved.

An application earlier this year looked to build the homes on a plot of land to the south west of Nether Hey Street near Glodwick, where plans to build five homes were approved last year.

A design of how the homes will lookA design of how the homes will look (Image: Orya Architectural Studios)

Now, this second application has been approved and works to build the homes can get underway, despite previous concerns from residents over the impact on roads in the area.

Each home will be made up of three storeys and will have four bedrooms, a private rear garden and off-site parking, while the houses will be made up of three semi-detached units and one detached dwelling.

Plans for apartments and workshops at funeral parlour turned down

Plans to turn a building most recently used as a funeral parlour into apartments and workshops has been rejected.

Earlier this year, an application was lodged to convert the Oldham Muslim Funeral Services, also known as Jarvis House, on Jarvis Street into the workshops and flats.

The view of Jarvis House from Pitt StreetThe view of Jarvis House from Pitt Street (Image: Google Maps)

The proposal would have seen the building's extension retained, with the workshop area split into two units, along with five apartments.

However, the application has been refused due to two of the apartments being too small and the proximity of the flats to the workshops.

Plans for homes near Green Belt rejected

A scheme to build 21 houses, which left residents "extremely concerned", has been rejected.

The homes due to be built off Knowl Road in Shaw received more than 50 objections, with concerns ranging from "dangerous roads" to "buried horse bodies and asbestos".

The houses would have been built on a mix of greenfield and brownfield landThe houses would have been built on a mix of greenfield and brownfield land (Image: Millson Group)

The houses would have been developed on two separate parcels of land adjacent to the Green Belt.

However, Oldham Council’s planning committee rejected the plans over highway issues and a failure to comply guidelines requiring large-scale developers to pay a fee towards the creation of public spaces.