Aynsley Tea Room, LONGTON PARK Trentham Road, Longton, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST3 4AZ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/CLBC/00574
Date received
week of 19 Oct 2026
Postcode
ST3 4AZ

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 13 Jan 2027 and 15 Feb 2027, from Stoke on Trent's recent full applications.

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Stoke on Trent usually decides full applications by day 101.

Day 992 days to the predicted decision (day 101)
24%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
306decided in the last year

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

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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 34 m away: Queen's Park, Longton
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
Conservation area about 24 m away: Dresden; 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 24 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 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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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
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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