Audley Health Centre Church Street Audley Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST7 8EW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00574/TCA - Tree Work - Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Cut back the tree at the front of Audley Health Centre to give 1.5m clearance from the building and reduce the crown to proposed line to balance the canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

Site constraints 11

Audley 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Audley. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 188 m away: Castle Hill motte; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Audley built-up area; Green belt 24 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; Tree preservation order 27 m away; 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area1,318 m² (14,187 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Primary Health Care Building
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Work - Conservation Area
Postcode
ST7 8DE
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Audley
Parish
Audley Rural
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Trees CA
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
N & J Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 12 days faster than Newcastle under Lyme's median of 54 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Newcastle under Lyme in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle under Lyme decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15142650
Planning Portal ref
PP-15142650
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Newcastle under Lyme ranks #133 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle under Lyme decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #61 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #19 of 296
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #133 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #159 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
97%
Change of use approved
30 decided
485
Total decisions
34 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.