Royal Shakespeare Theatre Waterside Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BB Data via plota.co.uk

PRELB/00008/26 - PREAPP Listed Building Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed replacement of automation system in the RST fly tower, including the powered flying system plus other minor equipment improvements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 18 Jan 2027, from Stratford on Avon's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 6

Grade II* listed: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
List entry 1207396 · 14 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II)
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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Stratford upon Avon District Council (No 1) 2010
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 128 m away: Shakespeare's Gardens, New Place; Scheduled monument 233 m away: Clopton Bridge; Inside the Stratford-upon-Avon built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 24 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
PREAPP Listed Building
Postcode
CV37 6BB
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown
Parish
Stratford-upon-Avon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Les Greenwood
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Stratford on Avon usually decides commercial premises by day 85.

Day 1174 days to the predicted decision (day 85)
35%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
146decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Stratford on Avon in the last twelve months, from validation. Stratford on Avon decision record →

Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Stratford on Avon ranks #142 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stratford on Avon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #94 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #142 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #166 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,257
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.