Oldham to approve 120-home snooker hall redevelopment
An apartment block rising to 11 storeys on the site of the former Riley’s building on King Street is expected to get the green light next week.
Applicant Properties Ade 4, headed up by Mohammed and Saeed Aldallal, is already underway with the demolition of the former snooker hall and is seeking permission to build a 120-apartment block in its stead.
Oldham Council has recommended the project for approval ahead of its planning committee meeting next week.
A council report on the project describes the site as “prominent” and in a “sustainable location”.
It adds that “the design will ensure an acceptable standard of amenity for future residents without resulting in an adverse impact on neighbouring occupiers…[and]would assist in the regeneration of the town centre”.
Footprint Design is the architect for the scheme, designed for open market sale.
The project features 57 one-bedroom apartments, 61 with two bedrooms, and two with three bedrooms. 5,700 sq ft of commercial space is also proposed.
A financial viability appraisal prepared by TCP Property states that the scheme’s marginal viability means it cannot support the delivery of on-site affordable housing against a 20% profit expectation.
The principle of development on this site has already been established. In 2007 and 2010, plans for residential schemes were approved. However, the plans were never carried out.
To learn more about the most recent proposals, search for reference number FUL/353585/24 on Oldham Council’s planning portal.
Seems to be missing a staircase. Is citing old BS really good enough? The requirements for two stairs serving all floors in HRB was no secret before the release of BS 9991:2024. Poor form on the client’s part in making this decision. This building is obsolete before its even got planning and is supposed to be helping kick start regeneration of Oldham – Oldham deserves better.
By Not good enough
A stone façade would be more attractive than the brick. I would like to see more stone cladded buildings in Manchester.
By John
Another future Victory Apartments building…will Ombc never learn?!
By Manc
Disgraceful,
By Anonymous
Does that mean more cars to park on the road and stop the trams every day.It is like a free for all after 8pm cars parked on double yellow lines all over the pavements double parking on the pavements.
By Anonymous
I fear the worst
By Didappointed
Makes sense considering its location next to the Metrolink.
By Anonymous
Traffic is horrendous around George Street area and extra parking needs to be addressed before this is given the all clear.
By Jane McColgan
Lovely design. Well done, Oldham. Now, get it built please!
By Anonymous
Traffic in this area is very heavily congested and almost gridlocked at times in the late afternoon when the colleges turn out so tight control on any parking in this area is essential. Parking on the tram route here needs to be sorted out before any building goes ahead or it will be chaos.
By Anonymous
I like the terrace that steps back at the top. Architects should consider these mansards type roofs that we see a lot of in European cities instead of just flat roofs that architects privilege.
By John
More people planning developments around the car. What a depressing state of affairs.
By Green Belt Ben
But who is going to pay for it? Answer: No one! So like most other projects dreamed up for Oldham over the last 25 years it won’t happen!
By Anonymous