15 Hill Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 1NL Data via plota.co.uk

25/FUL/00896 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Conversion of existing building to provide C3 use (Sheltered Housing), first floor infill extension and second floor rear dormer extension, elevational alterations and a rear raised amenity area Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
6 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
30 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 35

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Stoke Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Stoke Town Centre Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage at risk: Stoke Town, Stoke
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £250,000 in October 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

10 October 2025£250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 February 2023£207,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area380 m² (4,090 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 90)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Stoke on Trent - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
ST4 1NL
Received
6 Dec 2025
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Ward
Hartshill Park & Stoke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant with Conditions
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
B3architectural & Salt+Pepper Collaboration
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 22 days slower than Stoke on Trent's median of 111 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.

22%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
139decided 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
12 Jun 2026
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.