CLEVELAND WORKS College Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST1 4DQ Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Change of use, demolition and extensions to Atlas & Cleveland Works to form 18no. residential apartments and 7no. residential townhouses, construction of a new apartment building to provide 47no. residential apartments, creation of new access... Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 391.
Day 391, past the statutory target. 43% of changes of use in Stoke on Trent are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →
Planning committee
Decided by Stoke on Trent Development Management on 24 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the benefits of 72 homes and regeneration outweighed the identified minor adverse impacts.
- Three public comments raised concerns about overlooking, traffic, crime, construction disruption and effects on local businesses.
- The committee approved the application subject to conditions, with amendments to conditions 10 and 33.
Source: Plota analysis of Stoke on Trent's committee minutes of 24 Jun 2026.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 26 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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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%).