Kellen forges ahead in contentious Oldham allocation
The housebuilder has submitted plans for 248 properties on 18 acres off Bullcote Lane within the 1,450-home Broadbent Moss/Beal Valley masterplan zone.
Kellen Homes is working in partnership with Grasscroft Homes and Property and private landowners to bring the plans forward and is seeking to deliver 168 of the total on affordable tenures. The remaining 80 would be available on the open market.
The site is located north of Oldham town centre and east of Royton and sits west of the Metrolink line that dissects the 170-acre Broadbent Moss/Beal Valley allocation.
AshtonHale is advising Kellen on planning and E*Scape is leading on design.
To learn more, search for reference number FUL/355603/26 on Oldham Council’s planning portal.
As well as 1,450 homes, the allocation is earmarked for 225,000 sq ft of employment space.
Last summer Casey, Grasscroft Property, Barratt Redrow, Kellen Homes, and Wain Homes launched a consultation on their plans for the area, which feature a Metrolink stop on the existing line at Cop Road.
In late 2025, a motion tabled by Oldham’s Conservatives was approved, meaning that all strategic allocations in the borough set out in the Places for Everyone joint spatial plan for Greater Manchester would require supplementary planning documents, a decision that could create delays in the delivery of the projects.
Speaking at the time, Leader Cllr Arooj Shah said: “It’s really regrettable how far some people will go to try to stop development when we know residents need homes,” she said.
