Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors, 317 Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-trent, City Of…Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors, 317 Hartshill Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST4 7NR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first floor to funeral directors in association with the existing ground floor use and elevation alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 7
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 9
Show all 2 with distances
- 42 mRailings North of Former Orthopaedic HospitalGrade II
- 141 mChurch of the Holy TrinityGrade II*
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, 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.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Stoke on Trent
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- ST4 7NR
- Received
- 14 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Basford & Hartshill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Grant with Conditions
- Decision date
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tragere LTD
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 63 days faster than Stoke on Trent's median of 111 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.
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
- 6 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 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%).
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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