Shopping centre refurbishment at The Maltings, High Street, Uttoxeter

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by East Staffordshire Planning Committee on 25 Aug 2026.

P/2025/00572Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

What was proposed

The application proposed partial demolition of The Maltings shopping centre, refurbishment of retained units, and new landscaping and boundary treatments.

“P/2025/00572 Partial demolition of The Malting's shopping centre, refurbishment of retained units along with new hard and soft landscaping including new boundary treatments. The Maltings, High Street, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.”

Minutes

Who spoke

A representative of Uttoxeter Town Council and the application’s agent spoke to the committee.

What members discussed

Members discussed the application and proposed changes concerning materials, planting, emergency access and entrance bollards.

“Voting concerning the above decision was as follows.”

“A motion was put forward by Councillor C. Smedley which had been duly seconded by Councillor M. Huckerby to include an informative relating to emergency vehicle access and entrance bollards.”

Minutes

Changes to condition 8

Members amended condition 8 to require external material details despite the approved plans, with discharge applications determined in consultation with the committee.

“A motion was put forward by Councillor Ms A. J. Legg which had been duly seconded by Councillor Mrs J. Jones to amend condition 8 to include the wording ‘not withstanding details shown on the approved plans’ and that approval would be made in consultation with the Committee.”

Minutes

The decision

The committee approved application P/2025/00572 subject to the amended conditions and informatives.

“A motion was put forward by Councillor C. Whittaker which had been duly seconded by Councillor Mrs J. Jones to APPROVE application P/2025/00572 subject to the amended conditions and informatives.”

Minutes

Councillors at the meeting

Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from Democracy Club.

Sources

  • East Staffordshire Planning Committee minutes, 25 August 2026
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of East Staffordshire's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Date
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Committee decided
Approved
Councillors
10Labour 5Conservative 3Independent 11 otherShow councillors
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)

This committee's year

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