CROMWELL COURT Ephraim Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3SH Data via plota.co.uk

26/CLP/00745 - Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed Refused

Proposal

Certificate of Proposed lawful development Installation of 85 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels (36.55 kWp) on a ballasted tilt-frame to the existing flat roof, with internally located inverter and internal DC cabling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
7 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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
Conservation area about 61 m away: Caldon Canal; Heritage at risk about 61 m away: Caldon Canal, Stoke-on-Trent; 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.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed
Postcode
ST1 3SH
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
MZ Architecture Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Stoke on Trent's median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 27% of lawful development certificates here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
53decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 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

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.