5 Highfield Drive, Winshill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0LH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of public highway to garden land and installation of boundary fence and gate to 2.4m in height Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Nov 2026; it is now day 147.
Documents 1
Plans & drawings 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 2 November 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £320,000 in April 2024. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Staffordshire
- Application type
- Detailed Planning Application
- Postcode
- DE15 0LH
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Winshill
- Parish
- Winshill CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 147, past the statutory target. 71% of changes of use in East Staffordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Staffordshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP/2026/00197
- Comments by
- 20 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 2 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 13 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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The consultation period closed on 20 Jul 2026.