Oldham was previously city architect for Newcastle and a board member for Architects Registration Board (ARB),[1] he currently runs his own practice and is a consultant to Know Hotel & Leisure Ltd. Oldham was previously Director of Professional Practice at Newcastle University.
In April 2013 he was found guilty of professional misconduct after sending an email critical of ethnic minority candidates for elections to the board.
He described the verdict as "completely unjust" and planned to appeal.
Amanda Baillieu, editor of Building Design, described the charges as "patently ridiculous" and accused the ARB of "lording it over the profession like a star chamber".
[4] Oldham has two projects listed in the Northumberland Buildings of England by Nikolaus Pevsner; the Newcastle College Art and Design building, Ryehill (1987)[5] and Minories Sheltered Housing, Jesmond Road (1986).