Benefits Agency , Crown House , New Street , Burton upon Trent , DE14 3SL Data via plota.co.uk

P/2025/00677 - Prior Notification - Demolitions Refused

Proposal

Prior notification for the of removal windows and doors and demolition of internal partitions on the sixth floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jun 2025
✓
Validated
4 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
5 Sept 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Sept 2025 · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Env Agency Areas Benefiti | M3 Env agency flood risk | M3 Env agency flood risk | 20229902 | 20230366 | <No Data Found>
Grade II listed: 7 and 8, New Street
List entry 1038712 · 30 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II)
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 the other 13 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Conservation area 4 m away: Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 127 m away: Burton upon Trent Abbey
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 ↗
Env Agency Areas Benefiti | M3 Env agency flood risk | M3 Env agency flood risk | 20229902 | 20230366 | <No Data Found>: 0-<1% | NSG_ID_4909 | HABITAT_REGION_ID_4840 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12061 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12062 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12063 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12064 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12065 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12066 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12067 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12068 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12069 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12070 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12071 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12072 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12073 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12074 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12075 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12076 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12077 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12078 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12079 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12080 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12081 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12082 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12083 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12084 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12085 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12086 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12087 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12088 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12089 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12090 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12091 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12092 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12093 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12094 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12095 | SPECIES_ANALYSIS_12096 | SMOKE_CONTROL_ORDER_ID_11 | Burton Town Centre_SP20, | Burton TC Primary Shop_SP | Burton TC Primary Shop_SP | Burton TC Secondary Front | Floodzone2_SP27. Adopted | Floodzone3_SP27. Adopted | National Forest_SP26. Ado | Settlement Boundary_SP2 & | MINERAL_SAFEGUARDING_AREACouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Burton upon Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 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
Prior Notification - Demolitions
Postcode
DE14 3SL
Received
24 Jun 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Burton & Eton
Parish
Burton
Case officer
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Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
5 Sept 2025
Applicant
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Agent
Leonard Design Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 25 days slower than East Staffordshire's median of 38 for prior approvals. Refused, as 13% of prior approvals here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
67decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
P/2025/00677
Comments by
4 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 2025
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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