3 - 5 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST4 1AR Data via plota.co.uk

26/CLE/00810 - Certificate of Lawful Development Existing Refused

Proposal

Existing planning permission for 5 flats and 2 shops Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jul 2026
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Refused
15 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Spode Pottery: Buildings Around North West Courtyard, Including Entrance Gate, Gate Piers and Remains of Bottle Kiln, Grade II, about 26 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Stoke Town 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Stoke Town Centre Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage at risk: Stoke Town, Stoke
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Stoke On Trent Air Quality Management Area 2011
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
Local nature reserve about 462 m away: Hartshill Park; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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 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 1

Last sold for £125,000 in March 2008. Terraced house, freehold.

20 March 2008£125,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development Existing
Postcode
ST4 1AR
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Hartshill Park & Stoke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 73 days faster than Stoke on Trent's median of 128 for new homes. Refused, as 42% of new homes here are.

26%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
97decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Stoke on Trent in the last twelve months, from validation. Stoke on Trent decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

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
Stoke on Trent decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #162 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #181 of 296
28%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #286 of 296
75%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #294 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
27 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
68 decided
475
Total decisions
58 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.