160 Newton Road, Burton upon Trent, DE15 0TR Data via plota.co.uk

P/2025/01313 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing use/Development Approved

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the continued use as 14 self contained flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2025
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Validated
14 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Radon-affected area
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 £440,000 in September 2015. Other property, freehold.

23 September 2015£440,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area834 m² (8,977 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 61)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing use/Development
Postcode
DE15 0TR
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Winshill
Parish
Winshill CP
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jan 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval - Delegated
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Spark Design and Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, 27 days slower than East Staffordshire's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 87% of lawful development certificates here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by East Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Staffordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2025/01100
Comments by
27 Dec 2025
Committee
22 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
5 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 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.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.