Pathway Academy Zone Duncalf Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST6 3LJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/FUL/00664 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use to SEN school (Use Class F1) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 18 Jan 2027, from Stoke on Trent's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: Stoke On Trent Air Quality Management Area 2011
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Conservation area about 6 m away: Newcastle Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 6 m away: Newcastle Street, Middleport; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 Planning Permission
Postcode
ST6 3LJ
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Burslem
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spector Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Stoke on Trent usually decides changes of use by day 111.

Day 2388 days to the predicted decision (day 111)
22%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
135decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stoke on Trent is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #286 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stoke on Trent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #181 of 296
28%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #286 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #294 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
68 decided
475
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026