58 THE STEWARTS FARM , Brookhouse Lane , Armshead , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 8NE Data via plota.co.uk

DET/2026/0027 - Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Proposal

Prior Notification for change of use of agricultural buildings to form 3no. dwellinghouses and associated building operations (Class Q Permitted Development) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 69.

The consultation period closed on 16 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt about 13 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
Postcode
ST2 8NE
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 92% of agricultural works in Staffordshire Moorlands are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 6913 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
49%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Staffordshire Moorlands
Planning Authority Score
0.4/10
Poor
#296 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Staffordshire Moorlands is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #277 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Staffordshire Moorlands is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

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
Staffordshire Moorlands decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #283 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #292 of 296
36%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #277 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #280 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
36 decided
396
Total decisions
94 refused in the year to March 2026