Land Adjacent Fairgreen Road Baldwins Gate Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 5BZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00192/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Removal of condition 11 (self-build and custom housebuilding) of planning permission for the development of up to 9 no. serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding (all matters reserved except access) and new public rights of way link Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Mar 2026
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Committee
28 Apr 2026
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Refused
6 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee on 28 Apr 2026.

Refused

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The committee considered removing a condition linked to the dwellings being self-build or custom-built rather than normal market housing.
  • Members raised concerns that removing the condition would go against the committee’s previous decision.
  • The application was refused, and condition 11 was retained.

Source: Plota analysis of Newcastle under Lyme's committee minutes, Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee minutes, 28 April 2026 .

Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 11 variation sought

Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Baldwin's Gate built-up area; Priority habitat about 33 m away: Lowland raised bog; Green belt about 74 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST5 5BZ
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Maer & Whitmore
Parish
Whitmore
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
6 May 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14759552
Consultation
16 Mar 2026
Comments by
6 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
3 Apr 2026
Committee
28 Apr 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