47 Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST4 1DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/FUL/00242 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of first floor to one residential unit (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 1 Oct 2026, 01:15

Application progress

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Received

27 Feb 2026

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Validated

27 May 2026

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Refused

20 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 16

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗

Scheduled monument about 134 m away: Anglo-Scandinavian cross in St Peter's churchyard

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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

Council: Stoke on Trent
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: ST4 1DQ
Received: 27 Feb 2026
Validated: 27 May 2026
Ward: Hartshill Park & Stoke
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Jul 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: 20 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Post my plans

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 57 days faster than Stoke on Trent's median of 111 for changes of use. Refused, as 28% of changes of use here are.

This one54d

Council111d

UK56d

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: 22 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Change of use of first floor to single residential unit (Use Class C3) (Retrospective)

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2024 Approved

56-58, Church Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1BL

Replacement shopfront and first floor windows together with elevational alterations (retr…

70894/FUL 9 Oct 2024

2024 Refused

36-42 Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1bl ,

Change of use to 12 self-contained residential apartments at first and second floor with…

70797/FUL 27 Jun 2024

2024 Approved

Former Spode Works, Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1bs ,

Temporary art installation to the entrance courtyard (Listed Building Consent)

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2024 Approved

Former Spode Works, Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1bs ,

Temporary art installation to the entrance courtyard

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Proposed internal alterations and repair works, installation of a platform lift, formatio…

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2022 Approved

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Proposed Garden Inner Courtyard improvement works and elevational alterations, including…

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Pruning works to 5 No. London Plan trees (Conservation Area)

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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

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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

47 Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST4 1DQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 5

Consultation & comments 5

Other documents 2

Site constraints 9

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