The Stable Land Adjacent Yarnfield Lane Yarnfield Stone ST15 0NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/42716/OUT - Outline Application Awaiting decision
New homes

Proposal

Outline Application (access only) - Construction of 22 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Oct 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Stafford's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 926 m away: Stafford Area Improvements - Norton Bridge Railway
The site is about 926 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Yarnfield built-up area; Green belt about 52 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; Flood defence about 49 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 Planning Inspectorate 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

Council
Stafford
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
ST15 0NJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Swynnerton And Oulton
Parish
Yarnfield And Cold Meece
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barnett Ratcliffe Partnership

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 91-day target. Stafford usually decides new homes by day 75.

Day 5239 days to the 91-day target
37%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Stafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Stafford decision record →

Public comments

57comments received
57 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2021 Approved
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Extensions, alterations & refurbishment of existing detached dwelling
21/35369/HOU
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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TPO 124 1983: Ash (T1) - Crown reduce by c. 3m. Proposed work to leave tree at 15m in hei…
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
2 Highlows Lane Yarnfield Stone Staffordshire ST15 0NP
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Stafford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#278 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Stafford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #290 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Stafford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #227 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #195 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #290 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #245 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
512
Total decisions
84 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings