2 Earlswood Road, Birches Head, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6UF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a care home for children (Use Class C2) together with elevational alteration to existing garage (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Stoke on Trent Development Management on 18 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Approval was advised because the small care home was considered acceptable in planning terms and suitable for one child.
- Residents raised concerns about parking, supervision, emergency call-outs, noise, disturbance, property damage and safety.
- The committee approved the application subject to two conditions, with the agreed extension date noted.
Source: Plota analysis of Stoke on Trent's committee minutes of 18 Mar 2026.
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 5
Checked on 18 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
- Council
- Stoke on Trent
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- ST1 6UF
- Received
- 1 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Birches Head & Northwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Grant with Conditions
- Decision date
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 353 days from validation, 242 days slower than Stoke on Trent's median of 111 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.
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
- 20 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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