Bradwell Crematorium Chatterley Close Bradwell Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 8LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00422/DEEM3 - Deemed Permission Reg 3 Approved

Proposal

Proposed pet crematorium Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jun 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee on 21 Jul 2026.

Approved

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

  • The application was permitted subject to conditions.
  • The committee resolved to permit the application, with the Chair retaining final sight of the building’s finishing.

Source: Plota analysis of Newcastle under Lyme's committee minutes, Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee minutes, 21 July 2026 .

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Local nature reserve 406 m away: Westport Lake; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Deemed Permission Reg 3
Postcode
ST5 8LE
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Bradwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Hewitt&Carr Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 12 days faster than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 55 for commercial premises. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14574523
Planning Portal ref
PP-14574523
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
16 Jul 2026
Committee
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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