Crown Inn Brook Street Silverdale Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 6JG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00022/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed change of use (from pub (Sui Generis) to HMO (class C4)) and general conversion to 12 bed HMO. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jan 2026
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Consultation
5 Feb 2026
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Committee
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee on 28 Apr 2026. Earlier deferred on 31 Mar 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application was permitted subject to conditions.
  • Only members present at the site visit could debate and vote.
  • The permission included conditions covering plans, materials, construction and storage.

Source: Plota analysis of Newcastle under Lyme's committee minutes, Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee minutes, 28 April 2026 .

Documents

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Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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Also on the record
Inside the Newcastle-under-Lyme built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Newcastle under Lyme
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST5 6JG
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Silverdale
Parish
Silverdale
Case officer
Show
Decision
Permit
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
John Norfolk RIBA

How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 38 days slower than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14611523
Consultation
5 Feb 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
9 Feb 2026
Committee
28 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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2016 Refused
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Proposed change of use to pre school nursery
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Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings