Abbey Cottages Convent Lane Oulton Stone Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/42565/HOU - Householder Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement of windows, and door to reflect the original fenestration, careful partial removal of non-structural walls and the addition of new internal partitions to create a protected means of escape in accordance with current fire regulations. (In conjunction with 26/42566/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:23

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Application progress

✓

Received

7 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 82.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 1 and 3 Abbey Cottages

List entry 1294042 · The pin is inside its outline · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II)

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 the other 5 with distances

18 mOulton Old HallGrade II
53 mPresbytery at St Mary's AbbeyGrade II
63 mChapel of St Mary's AbbeyGrade II*
78 mSt Mary's AbbeyGrade II
95 mThe Old SchoolhouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

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 1

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; National infrastructure project 1663 m away: Meaford Energy Centre; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Oulton 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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

Council: Stafford
Application type: Householder
Received: 7 Aug 2026
Validated: 7 Aug 2026
Ward: Swynnerton And Oulton
Parish: Stone Rural
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: The Urbanists Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 82, past the statutory target. 72% of extensions in Stafford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 6 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8215 days to the predicted decision (day 97)

48%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

220decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Stafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Stafford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Stafford

Planning Authority Score

1.8/10

Poor

#278 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Stafford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #290 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

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Stafford decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

84%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #227 of 296

90%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #195 of 296

26%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #290 of 296

54%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #245 of 296

72%

Minor dwellings approved

69 decided (1-9 homes)

75%

Major dwellings approved

8 decided (10+ homes)

81%

Change of use approved

26 decided

512

Total decisions

84 refused in the year to March 2026