Fernbank Cottages 69 Longton Road Barlaston Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST12 9AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/41654/ANX - Householder Refused

Proposal

Replacement of previous garage with new Annex above Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
12 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
7 May 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
31 Jul 2026

Refused on 7 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1785 m away: Meaford Energy Centre; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Barlaston built-up area; Green belt about 18 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 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2

Last sold for £170,000 in January 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.

29 January 2021£170,000
14 February 2003£28,050

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Stafford
Application type
Householder
Postcode
ST12 9AU
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Barlaston
Parish
Barlaston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 31 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6011046 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Ashley Thomas Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 15 days slower than Stafford's median of 69 for demolitions. Refused, as 19% of demolitions here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Stafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Stafford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stafford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#278 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stafford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #290 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) 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
Stafford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #227 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #195 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #290 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #245 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
512
Total decisions
84 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.