GROVE MANOR, 79 Liverpool Road West, Church Lawton, Stoke On Trent, Cheshire East, ST7 3DL Data via plota.co.uk

Approved 25/3975/PIP
Date received
week of 13 Oct 2025
Decision date
week of 2 Feb 2026
Postcode
ST7 3DL

Description

Permission in principle to redevelop site by the erection of up to 9 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Cheshire East Southern Planning Committee on 4 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the site was grey belt land, housing need was unmet and benefits outweighed adverse impacts.
  • The parish council objected, while residents raised concerns about infrastructure, highways, privacy, Green Belt and contamination.
  • The committee approved the application after hearing from a ward councillor and parish council representative.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, representations, speakers and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Cheshire East's committee minutes of 4 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 3

Green belt: Stoke-on-Trent
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Also on the record
Inside the Alsager built-up area; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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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Cheshire East
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#274 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cheshire East is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #268 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 65% 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%).

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for householder decisions
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Cheshire East decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #168 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #170 of 296
39%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #268 of 296
65%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #279 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
358 decided (1-9 homes)
76%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
119 decided
2,513
Total decisions
321 refused in the year to March 2026