FITZGERALD HOUSE Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST3 1HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/PRA/00815 - Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing building (prior approval) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 03:12

Application progress

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Received

29 Jul 2026

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Approved

18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Site constraints 7

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

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Longton Town Centre conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

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Article 4 direction

Longton Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Air quality management area: Stoke On Trent Air Quality Management Area 2011

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Aynsley China Works (Northern Range), Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 3 with distances

9 mAynsley China Works (Northern Range)Grade II
63 mAynsley China Works (Southern Range)Grade II
147 mFormer Gladstone and Park Place (Roslyn) WorksGrade II*

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Heritage at risk about 45 m away: Longton Town Centre, Longton; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 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 3

Last sold for £625,000 in April 2023. Other property, freehold.

4 April 2023£625,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

12 March 2021£460,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

29 September 2017£450,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council: Stoke on Trent
Application type: Prior Approval
Postcode: ST3 1HH
Received: 29 Jul 2026
Validated: 29 Jul 2026
Ward: Longton and Meir Hay South
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Aug 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision date: 18 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Knights
Freehold owner: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 61 days faster than Stoke on Trent's median of 81 for demolitions. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.

This one20d

Council81d

UK56d

36%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

36decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 26 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

1 Stretton Close, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1NP

Single storey rear extension

66280/FUL 28 May 2021

2020 Approved

Aynsley Mill, Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1HH

Change of use to mixed use comprising A1 retail, B1 office, B2 general industrial, B8 sto…

64894/FUL 13 May 2020

2019 Withdrawn

Unit 1, Sydney Works, Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1HT

Erection of two cabins one on top of the other with external staircase (Part retorspectiv…

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Stoke on Trent

Planning Authority Score

1.4/10

Poor

#283 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

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Stoke on Trent decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #162 of 296

91%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #181 of 296

28%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #286 of 296

75%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #294 of 296

67%

Minor dwellings approved

27 decided (1-9 homes)

88%

Major dwellings approved

17 decided (10+ homes)

79%

Change of use approved

68 decided

475

Total decisions

58 refused in the year to March 2026

FITZGERALD HOUSE Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST3 1HH Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 1

Other documents 2