Forton Parish Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY Data via plota.co.uk

26/42479/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Schools, care & communityExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Creation of new toilet block. Construction of new flat roof between toilet block and main building with new doors and sidelights at either end. Insertion of new windows to match existing style. Removal of chimney stack. New soft and hard landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Stafford's recent extensions. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 6

Forton and Meretown conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
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), 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Forton Hall, Grade II*, 54 m away · 2 Grade II*, 1 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Ramsar wetland 307 m away: Midland Meres & Mosses Phase 2
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 307 m away: Aqualate Mere SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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

Council
Stafford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TF10 8BY
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Sept 2026
Ward
Gnosall And Woodseaves
Parish
Forton
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
RMJ Architectural Services

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Stafford usually decides extensions by day 59.

Day 1544 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
48%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
204decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Meretown Conservation Area: Ash & White Willow - Cut them down and replant som…
24/38929/TCA
2024 Approved
The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Meretown Conservation Area: Ash & White Willow - Cut them down and replant som…
24/38929/TCA
2021 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Norway Maple - Reduce longest lower limbs on west si…
21/34464/TCA
2023 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Meretown Conservation Area: T1 Oak - Removal of small diameter low branches ba…
23/38560/TCA
2024 Approved
All Saints Church Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Yew - Reduce width of tree by trimming branches obst…
24/39533/TCA
2024 Approved
All Saints Church Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Yew - Reduce width of tree by trimming branches obst…
24/39533/TCA
2023 Approved
The Hawthorns Eccleshall Road Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BZ
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Eucalyptus - Coppice to height approx 15ft. Cherry &…
23/37171/TCA
2022 Approved
The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Proposed Two Storey Rear Extension, Demolition of Existing Single Garage and Outbuilding…
22/36043/HOU
2022 Approved
The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Proposed Two Storey Rear Extension, Demolition of Existing Single Garage and Outbuilding…
22/36043/HOU
2021 Approved
All Saints Church Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Holly - Fell to ground level to increase light to ne…
21/35108/TCA
2021 Approved
All Saints Church Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Holly - Fell to ground level to increase light to ne…
21/35108/TCA
2019 Approved
The Hawthorns Eccleshall Road Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BZ
Works to TPO 278 of 2003 to two silver birch trees to crown thin by 30% and reduction of…
19/30195/TWT
2019 Approved
The Hawthorns Eccleshall Road Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BZ
Works to TPO 278 of 2003 to two silver birch trees to crown thin by 30% and reduction of…
19/30195/TWT
2021
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton & Meretown Conservation Area: Norway Maple - Reduce longest lower limbs on west si…
21/34464/TCA
2019 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Mereton Conservation Area: Sorbus aria (White Beam) and Prunus domestica (Vict…
19/31467/T5N
2019 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Mereton Conservation Area: Sorbus aria (White Beam) and Prunus domestica (Vict…
19/31467/T5N
2017 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Meretown Conservation Area: T1, Fagus sp. (Copper Beech) - Fell; T2, Fagus sp…
17/27146/TCA
2017 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Forton and Meretown Conservation Area: T1, Fagus sp. (Copper Beech) - Fell; T2, Fagus sp…
17/27146/TCA
2017 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Erection of a 2500 litre oil tank in the garden
17/26452/HOU
2017 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Erection of a 2500 litre oil tank in the garden
17/26452/HOU
2017 Approved
Swan Farm Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
Replacement of 8 x UPVC windows with traditional hardwood
17/25537/HOU
2016 Approved
The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport TF10 8BY
Works to trees - Forton and Meretown Conservation Area
16/24997/TCA
2016 Approved
The School House 3 Meretown Lane Forton Newport TF10 8BY
Works to trees - Forton and Meretown Conservation Area
16/24997/TCA
2016 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
T1 - Leyland Cypress - FellT2 - Leyland Cypress - 2/3rd Height reduction.G1 1 x Silver Bi…
16/23961/TCA
2016 Approved
Forton Hall Meretown Lane Forton Newport Staffordshire TF10 8BY
T1 - Leyland Cypress - FellT2 - Leyland Cypress - 2/3rd Height reduction.G1 1 x Silver Bi…
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Stafford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#278 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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