38 Market Street Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST7 4AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00320/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for Change of use of first floor to 1no self contained flat (with no external alterations) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Consultation
29 Apr 2026
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Approved
3 Jun 2026

Approved on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence TEXAS FRIED CHICKEN Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 30 May 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 55 m away: Kidsgrove; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Kidsgrove built-up area; Air quality management area about 33 m away: Kidsgrove - Number 1.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST7 4AB
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe
Parish
Kidsgrove
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Post My Plans

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 15 days faster than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Apr 2026
Comments by
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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