40 Boon Hill Road Bignall End Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST7 8LF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00041/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use to land labelled D for equine use for up to 2 horses alongside widening of existing field access gate, siting of storage container and installing permeable hardstanding for private driveway. (Part-Retrospective; amended plans received 31.03.2026) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Mar 2026
✓
Approved
30 Apr 2026

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

Site constraints 5

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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bignall End built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area128 m² (1,378 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
ST7 8LF
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Audley
Parish
Audley Rural
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 May 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Post My Plans

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 46 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-14631060
Planning Portal ref
PP-14631060
Consultation
31 Mar 2026
Comments by
21 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.