Maple Court Academy, Beverley Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-trent, City Of Stoke-on-trent, ST2 0QD Data via plota.co.uk

26/FUL/00115 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing classroom and erection of replacement single storey classrooms together with canopy and works to external play area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
✓
Approved
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 11 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 26

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 9 m away (reference 391345-057).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Stoke-on-Trent built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
ST2 0QD
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Bentilee, Ubberley and Townsend
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant with Conditions
Decision date
11 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Townsend and Renaudon
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 122 days from validation, about the council's usual 123 days. Approved, as 95% of community buildings here are.

13%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Stoke on Trent
Planning Authority Score
1.4/10
Poor
#283 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.