Timespan Clocks & Watches 7 Lad Lane Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1RE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of the upper floors from class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to class C3 (Dwellinghouse) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026
Site constraints 6
Show all 23 with distances
- 18 mOld Bull's Head InnGrade II
- 36 mLancaster BuildingsGrade II
- 39 m9-13, IronmarketGrade II
- 44 m36 High StreetGrade II
- 51 m56a, High StreetGrade II
- 59 m14, 15 and 16, IronmarketGrade II
- 72 m26, High StreetGrade II
- 72 m17, High StreetGrade II
- 73 m28, High StreetGrade II
- 73 mCarlton HouseGrade II
- 75 mUnnamed
- 80 m22 and 24, High StreetGrade II
- 80 mMarket CrossGrade II
- 85 m3 and 5, Church StreetGrade II
- 91 mGuildhallGrade II
- 93 m18a, High StreetGrade II
- 93 m51, High StreetGrade II
- 98 m14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 100 mChest Tomb in Church Yard Circa 10 Metres North of ChurchGrade II
- 103 m49 IronmarketGrade II
- 106 mFenton HouseGrade II
- 125 m25, IronmarketGrade II
- 126 mChurch of St GilesGrade II*
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £100,000 in August 2023. Flat or maisonette, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Newcastle under Lyme
- Application type
- Change of use notification
- Postcode
- ST5 1RE
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Permit
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Chris Ralphs Architects Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days faster than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 91% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15166432
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15166432
- Consultation
- 21 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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