Three Horse Shoes Inn, 2 Station Road, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8DR Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00777 - Advertisement Consent Live

Proposal

Display of 2no. externally illuminated fascia signs, 1no. externally illuminated individual letters sign, 1no. externally illuminated hanging sign, 3no. externally illuminated wall mounted signs, 2no. externally illuminated poster cases, 4no up/down lights and 9no floodlights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 64. The consultation period closed on 5 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

Radon-affected area
Barton under Needwood 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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barton Court, Grade II, 53 m away · 7 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 ↗
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barton-under-Needwood built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
DE13 8DR
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Parish
Barton-under-Needwood CP
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
S R Signs Limited

Decision outlook

Day 64, past the statutory target. 91% of advertisement consent in East Staffordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

Day 648 days past the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
5,786decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in East Staffordshire to go on. East Staffordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00714
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Committee
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% 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 (95%) 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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026