Junction Snape Hall Road And Common Lane Baldwins Gate Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 5HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00299/OHL - Overhead Electricity Lines No objection

Proposal

Electricity Act 1989: Overhead Lines (Exemption)(England and Wales) Regulations 2009 to upgrade existing H Pole Mounted Transformer on junction Snape Hall Road and junction Common Lane, Baldwins Gate ST5 5HD. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Oct 2026; it is now day 180.

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Baldwin's Gate built-up area; Green belt about 69 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Overhead Electricity Lines
Postcode
ST5 5HF
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Maer & Whitmore
Parish
Whitmore
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 180, past the statutory target. 93% of other in Newcastle under Lyme are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 180124 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,597decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in Newcastle under Lyme to go on. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
Deadline 21st May 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