10 Orchid Close, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, DE15 9FH Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00714 - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development Approved

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for the change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 residential children’s home for a single child with a maximum of 2 no. carers at any one time working a 48-hour shift pattern and 1 no. manager attending the property occasionally between 9am-5pm… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jun 2026
Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Radon-affected area
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development
Postcode
DE15 9FH
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Brizlincote
Parish
Brizlincote CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Conditional Approval - Delegated
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
JMI Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 18 days faster than East Staffordshire's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00687
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Committee
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026