117-119 High Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5TA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing first and second floors from Commercial, Business, Services (Use Class E) to 5 one bedroomed residential units (Use Class C3) (prior approval) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
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 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 1
Last sold for £100,000 in June 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Stoke on Trent
- Application type
- Prior Approval
- Postcode
- ST6 5TA
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tunstall
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Refused
- Decision date
- 18 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Design Studio
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 41 days from validation, 70 days faster than Stoke on Trent's median of 111 for changes of use. Refused, as 28% of changes of use here are.
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
- 2 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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 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.
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