Keele Leisure Centre Keele University Keele Newcastle Staffordshire ST5 5BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00681/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed 12m by 15m Salt Barn at Keele University Sports Centre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 15 Sept 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Nov 2026, from Newcastle under Lyme's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Registered park or garden 99 m away: Keele Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Keele built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST5 5BG
Received
around 15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Keele
Parish
Keele
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
CTD Architects

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Newcastle under Lyme usually decides commercial premises by day 55.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932075
Planning Portal ref
PP-14932075
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026

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