12 Stoke Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST4 2DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/FUL/00971 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from Use Class E to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), together with retention of associated external alterations comprising boundary walls, fencing and gates. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Jan 2027 and 12 Feb 2027, from Stoke on Trent's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 8

Air quality management area: Stoke On Trent Air Quality Management Area 2011
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden 63 m away: Hanley Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Cemetery Lodge (North), Grade II, 49 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 13 m away: HOLLY, order TPO 161; Conservation area 52 m away: Hanley Park; Heritage at risk 53 m away: Caldon Canal, Stoke-on-Trent; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 Planning Permission
Postcode
ST4 2DP
Received
22 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Stoke on Trent usually decides changes of use by day 101.

Day 1487 days to the predicted decision (day 101)
20%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
141decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2026
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

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
Stoke on Trent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #181 of 296
28%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #286 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #294 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
68 decided
475
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026