Land Off Bar Hill Road Onneley Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/00897/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Reserved Matters Planning Application (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the Erection of 155 Dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission reference (dated 18 November 2025) *Amended plans received 27.03.2026 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 28 Nov 2025
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Consultation
4 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee on 18 Aug 2026.

Approved

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

  • The application was permitted subject to conditions.
  • Conditions cover plans, materials, boundaries, storage, landscaping and drainage.
  • Further conditions cover parking, garages, roads, surfacing and cycle provision.

Source: Plota analysis of Newcastle under Lyme's committee minutes, Newcastle under Lyme Planning Committee minutes, 18 August 2026 .

Site constraints 3

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. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 8 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
Approval of Reserved Matters
Received
around 28 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Ward
Madeley & Betley
Parish
Madeley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Knights

How this decision compares

Decided in 270 days from validation, 178 days slower than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 92 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Newcastle under Lyme to go on. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14514280
Planning Portal ref
PP-14514280
Consultation
4 Aug 2026
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
12 Dec 2025
Committee
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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