Cinema And Premises Lymelight Boulevard High Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00518/ADV - Advert Application Approved

Proposal

Advertising application for VUE Newcastle Under Lyme EPIC Sign Proposal Scheme (External) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Licences at this address

  • Licence THE BOULEVARD Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 23 Apr 2025
  • Licence LYMELIGHT LANES Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 4 (Good)Inspected 8 Jan 2026

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 6

Newcastle Town Centre 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Newcastle-under-Lyme Town - Number 2
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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Newcastle-under-Lyme built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area4,097 m² (44,100 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 28)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Advert Application
Postcode
ST5 1PT
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Image Technique Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 95% of advertisement consent here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
22decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15092350
Planning Portal ref
PP-15092350
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
21 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.