Holland Sports Club, Potters Way, Barton under Needwood, DE13 8BB Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00836 - Detailed Planning Application Major Live

Proposal

Installation of 3 No. Padel Courts including 9.013m high canopy, maximum 4.0m high perimeter fencing and 4.no 5.35m high floodlights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 16 Oct 2026, from East Staffordshire's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barton-under-Needwood built-up area; Flood defence 34 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Detailed Planning Application Major
Postcode
DE13 8BB
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Bagots & Needwood
Parish
Barton-under-Needwood CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vista Planning

Decision outlook

Day 73 of the 56-day target. East Staffordshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 73.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
32%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
25decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by East Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Staffordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP/2026/00733
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Committee
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

East Staffordshire is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #294 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% 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 (95%) 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
East Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #53 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #75 of 296
21%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #294 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #285 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
50 decided
601
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026