M Club Spa And Fitness Lyme Drive, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST4 6NW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of part of existing car park to enclosed 5 Padel courts sited adjacent to west elevation of existing building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2025
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Approved
8 Dec 2025

Approved on 8 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area; Green belt 46 m away: Stoke-on-Trent.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
ST4 6NW
Received
17 Jun 2025
Validated
17 Jun 2025
Ward
Penkhull & Springfields
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant with Conditions
Decision date
8 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Hulme Upright

How this decision compares

Decided in 174 days from validation, 73 days slower than Stoke on Trent's median of 101 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.

20%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
141decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2025
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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