Electrotech Controls Limited, 139 - 141 Uttoxeter Road, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST3 1QQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/FUL/00587 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of site to a car wash and valeting-only facility (Sui Generis) with changes to existing vehicular access arrangements and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
✓
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 12 Nov 2026, from Stoke on Trent's recent changes of use.

Documents 24

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Built Historic Environment and Archaeology Consultee Comments · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Consultee Comments · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comments · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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
Heritage at risk about 2 m away: Longton Town Centre, Longton; Conservation area about 31 m away: Longton Town Centre; 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 · 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 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 1

Last sold for £45,000 in March 2021. Other property, freehold.

17 March 2021£45,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
ST3 1QQ
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Longton and Meir Hay South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Munshiandpartners

Decision outlook

Day 95 of the 56-day target. Stoke on Trent usually decides changes of use by day 111.

Day 9516 days to the predicted decision (day 111)
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
31 Aug 2026
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
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.