163 Forrister Street, Longton, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST3 5XF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Class C3 dwellinghouse to Class C2 Children's Care Home Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 3 Jan 2027, from Stoke on Trent's recent changes of use.
Documents 17
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £182,500 in May 2026. Detached house, 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 February 2025, 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
- Council
- Stoke on Trent
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- ST3 5XF
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Longton and Meir Hay South
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 43 of the 56-day target. Stoke on Trent usually decides changes of use by day 111.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Stoke on Trent is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #286 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 75% 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 (91%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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