LAND ADJACENT NEWTON FARM, LEA LANE, NEWTON, WS15 3NP Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING P/2026/00568

Admin / procedural

Council

East Staffordshire 2.6/10

Date received

15 May 2026

Date validated

1 Jun 2026

Postcode

WS15 3NP

Description

Discharge of condition numbers 8 (Soil erosion & Agricultural Land Management), 11 (Landscaping), 18 (Precautionary Working & Osprey), 19 (Skylark Mitigation), 22, (Habitat Management Plan) 25 (Bat Monitoring) and 28 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission P/2024/00696 relating to the construction of a solar farm comprising ground mounted photovoltaic solar arrays and associated infrastructure and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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East Staffordshire

Planning Authority Score

2.6/10

Poor

#246 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% 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 (95%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England

for householder decisions

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East Staffordshire decision performance

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

93%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #53 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #75 of 296

21%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #294 of 296

70%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #285 of 296

84%

Minor dwellings approved

57 decided (1-9 homes)

82%

Major dwellings approved

11 decided (10+ homes)

80%

Change of use approved

50 decided

601

Total decisions

45 refused in the year to March 2026