32, Meadow Rise, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8DT Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00352 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for erection of outbuilding (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Mar 2026
Refused
22 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 79 m away: Barton under Needwood; Inside the Barton-under-Needwood built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development
Postcode
DE13 8DT
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Parish
Barton-under-Needwood CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Refused - Delegated
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
JAB Architectural Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 7 days slower than East Staffordshire's median of 57 for extensions. Refused, as 14% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
208decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by East Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Staffordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00296
Comments by
9 May 2026
Committee
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
14 May 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