Once upon a time:
http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/oldham-gives-go-ahead-for-stadium/948366.article
Oldham gives go-ahead for stadium
6 June, 1996
"A 15 MILLION plan to build a new municipal sports stadium in Oldham is gathering momentum.
After considering the proposal since last year, the council has finally submitted a planning application.
Arguments raged over the grounds capacity, but the council eventually settled on a 15,000-seater ground at a 7 ha site in Chadderton.
The Stadium Business Park will also include a restaurant, leisure centre, 8,000 sq m of offices and a small hotel.
The Westwood athletics track must be relocated before work starts on the stadium and the council has submitted another application for a new track, also in Chadderton.
Oldham Bears rugby league team will play at the new stadium, but the towns football club has not yet agreed to join the scheme.
If Oldham Athletic stays at Boundary Park, the ground's capacity will drop to 10,000 and the cost to 7.5 million."
We've been discussing a new stadium (on and off) for at least 18 years!