Land East Of 37 Rockside Mow Cop Kidsgrove Staffordshire ST7 4PG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00081/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of one dwelling house, access, landscaping and associated external works (Amended plans and ownership certificate received 06.03.2026) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
31 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Stoke-on-Trent
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST7 4PG
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Newchapel & Mow Cop
Parish
Kidsgrove
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Studio10Architecture ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 25% of new homes here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
73decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14664476
Planning Portal ref
PP-14664476
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Comments by
7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026