Headrock Retail Limited, Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 1BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/DCC/01139 - Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Discharge of condition 4 (Material Details) for planning permission ref: 25/FUL/00316 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Dec 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Scheduled monument 89 m away: Anglo-Scandinavian cross in St Peter's churchyard
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Chest Tombs of Spode Family, St Peter's Churchyard Approximately 100 Metres South West of Church, Grade II, 55 m away · 1 Grade II*, 11 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.
Show all 12 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area; Priority habitat 49 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 22 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.

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Important details

Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
ST4 1BL
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Hartshill Park & Stoke
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Spark Design and Planning

Consultation & key dates

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

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