Crown House, Benefits Agency, New Street, Burton upon Trent, DE14 3SL Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00773 - Discharge Of Condition Approved

Proposal

Details required by condition 3 (noise assessment) of Prior Approval for the conversion from Class B1 Offices to Class C3 Residential (49 flats) to the first, second, third and fourth floors of property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jul 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

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    • ConditionsDetails required by condition 3 (noise assessment) Prior Approval for the conversion…This applicationP/2026/00773

Site constraints 6

Potentially contaminated land
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 17 and 17a, New Street, Grade II, 51 m away · 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Scheduled monument 215 m away: Burton upon Trent Abbey; Conservation area 81 m away: Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre; Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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

Application type
Discharge Of Condition
Postcode
DE14 3SL
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Burton & Eton
Parish
Burton CP
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved - Delegated
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Swish Architecture Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00743
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Committee
10 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% 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 (95%) 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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026