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DET/2026/0035 - Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Staffordshire Moorlands's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 26 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
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
Coalfield, development low risk 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.

Building

Floor area128 m² (1,378 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (41 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsSolid brick, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
Postcode
ST10 1RB
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Staffordshire Moorlands usually decides changes of use by day 61.

Day 5110 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
48%decided within 8 weeks
48%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Oct 2026
Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Staffordshire Moorlands
Planning Authority Score
0.4/10
Poor
#296 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Staffordshire Moorlands is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #277 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Staffordshire Moorlands is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Staffordshire Moorlands decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #283 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #292 of 296
36%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #277 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #280 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
36 decided
396
Total decisions
94 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.