Bentley Cottages, Main Road, Ellastone, DE6 2GZ Data via plota.co.uk

P/2026/00791 - Householder Live

Proposal

Construction of detached garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 10 Oct 2026; it is now day 89.

The consultation period closed on 10 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 6

Radon-affected area
Ellastone 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon-affected areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ellastone built-up area; 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
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 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
Householder
Postcode
DE6 2GZ
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Stramshall & Weaver
Parish
Ellastone CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DWAD Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 89, past the statutory target. 74% of demolitions in East Staffordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Oct 2026.

Day 8933 days past the 56-day target
41%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
EC/2026/00753
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Committee
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#246 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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