Site Of Former Hamptons Metal Merchants Keele Road Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 5AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00571/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Variation of condition 14 (surface water drainage) of planning permission to amend the wording of the condition to become a compliance type condition. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 11 Nov 2026.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Newcastle-under-Lyme built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST5 5AA
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Thistleberry
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119411
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119411
Consultation
20 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026