Former Spode Works / Gordon House, 24-26 Kingsway / 28 - 42 Kingsway, Stoke, Stoke On Trent Data via plota.co.uk

26/LBC/00612 - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of former factory buildings 8B, 8C, 8E (part), 8K, 8L, 8N, 8O, 8P, 8T (part) and 8V; alterations and refurbishment of listed buildings 8S and 8U; and associated works (Listed Building Consent) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 03:05

Application progress

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Received

11 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

17 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 11 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 31 Oct 2026, from Stoke on Trent's recent demolitions.

Documents 200

Statements & assessments 74

Plans & drawings 108

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Documents · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Archaeology Consultee Comments · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic England consultee response Consultee Comments · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Report (June 2026) Application Documents · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Report (June 2026) Application Documents · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 9

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 ↗

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 ↗

Conservation area about 10 m away: Stoke Town

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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 ↗

Also on the record

Heritage at risk about 9 m away: Stoke Town, Stoke; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; Local nature reserve about 422 m away: Hartshill Park; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · 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, 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

Council: Stoke on Trent
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: ST4 1AW
Received: 11 Jun 2026
Validated: 17 Jul 2026
Ward: Hartshill Park & Stoke
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 11 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Montagu Evans

Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 56% of demolitions in Stoke on Trent are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8428 days past the 56-day target

36%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

36decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 11 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved

Building 4C, Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1QQ

Internal alterations including installation of stud walls alongside elevational alteratio…

71601/LBC 26 Feb 2025

2024 Approved

Building 4C, Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1QQ

Change of use of the ground floor to a wellness studio (Use Class E(d)) alongside interna…

71600/FUL 24 Feb 2025

2024

Buildings 1f And 1g, Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1qq ,

General refurbishment works, along with the formation of new internal staircase and repla…

71522/LBC 25 Oct 2024

2024 Approved

1 Bottle Kiln Courtyard (formerly Building 4L), Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1QQ

External and internal repair works including the alteration of internal layouts (Listed B…

70985/LBC 9 Aug 2024

2024

Building 5, Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1qq ,

Erection of building signage

70745/LBC 14 Feb 2024

2022 Approved

Building 4c, Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1qe ,

Change of use of part of the ground floor to "hybrid" events space, and part first & seco…

67588/FUL 31 Oct 2022

2021 Approved

Building 5, Former Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QQ

External building fabric repairs and internal alterations to allow change of use to offic…

67223/LBC 22 Dec 2021

2021 Approved

Building 5, Former Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QQ

Change of use to office space/business enterprise incubator (Use Class E) with external b…

67125/FUL 17 Dec 2021

2021 Approved

25 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

Change of use from restaurant (Use Class E) to hot food take away with delivery service (…

66220/FUL 18 Oct 2021

2019 Refused

Former Rose of Kashmir site, Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QQ

Erection of 6 storey building for residential student accommodation (sui generis)

64125/FUL 16 Jul 2021

2020 Approved

Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QE

Conversion and alterations to part of Building 4C to create four studios for flexible use…

65978/LBC 10 May 2021

2020 Approved

Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QE

Conversion and alterations to part of Building 4C to create four studios for flexible use…

65977/FUL 10 May 2021

2020 Approved

27 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-trent, St4 1aw ,

Change of use of existing first floor flat to expand the existing ground floor recording…

65274/FUL 28 Sep 2020

2019 Approved

Former Rose of Kashmir, Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke on Trent, ST4 1QQ

Demolition of buildings (prior notification)

64752/DEM 10 Dec 2019

2017 Approved

Former Meadows Building, Spode Works, Elenora Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1QE

Internal and external refurbishment including installation of new internal stud walls, in…

61505/LBC 14 Mar 2019

2018 Refused

39 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

Change of use to dwelling (retrospective)

62805/FUL 28 Sep 2018

2018 Approved

19-23 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

Formation of new ground floor entrance door

62636/FUL 26 Jul 2018

2018 Refused

30 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST4 1AT

Installation of roller shutters

62613/FUL 18 Jul 2018

2017 Withdrawn

19-23 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

New ground floor entrance door

62061/FUL 13 Mar 2018

2017 Approved

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Installation of an illuminated steel and mosaic tile 'Potbank' sign

61506/AD 18 Jan 2018

2017 Refused

First and Second Floors, 17-23 Liverpool Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

Conversion of first and second floors to create a large house of multiple occupancy (HMO)…

61666/FUL 15 Nov 2017

2017 Approved

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Refurbishment of former Spode Meadows Building including change of use of ground floor to…

61504/FUL 8 Nov 2017

2017 Approved

SPODE WORKS, Elenora Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1QQ

Render existing boundary wall and block up existing window opening. (Part retrospective)

61595/FUL 10 Oct 2017

2017 Approved

Rose of Kashmir, 17-23 Liverpool Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

Installation of ground floor entrance door to facilitate sub-division into two restaurant…

60715/FUL 14 Feb 2017

2016 Refused

39 Liverpool Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1AW

Change of use to residential

59665/FUL 25 Aug 2016

Stoke on Trent

Planning Authority Score

1.4/10

Poor

#283 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other 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

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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

Former Spode Works / Gordon House, 24-26 Kingsway / 28 - 42 Kingsway, Stoke, Stoke On Trent Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 200

Statements & assessments 74

Plans & drawings 108

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 4

Other documents 13

Site constraints 9

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Decision outlook

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