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24/00840/CN05 - Conditions Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for approval of a Traffic Management Plan as required by condition 05 of planning permission reference for Residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 14 Oct 2026
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Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Air quality management area: Newcastle-under-Lyme Town - Number 2
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 ↗
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Carlton House, Grade II, 57 m away · 15 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 27 m away: Newcastle Town Centre; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Newcastle-under-Lyme built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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
Conditions
Received
around 14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Town
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Public comments

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Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15282012
Planning Portal ref
PP-15282012
Consultation
23 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Newcastle under Lyme
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#78 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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