Land Off Eccleshall Road Stone Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/41229/OUT - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for principal means of access), for development comprising up to 510 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), specialist housing for older people (Use Class C2 or C3) and first school (Use Class F.1), with associated open space, landscaping and other associated works including infrastructure, earthworks and drainage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 29 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Jul 2026; it is now day 371.

The consultation period closed on 2 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 132 m away: Crown Meadow
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Stone (Stafford) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 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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Important details

Council
Stafford
Application type
Outline Application
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Ward
Milwich
Parish
Stone Rural
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pegasus Group

Decision outlook

Day 371, past the statutory target. 63% of outline applications in Stafford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 371280 days past the 91-day target
37%decided within 8 weeks
42%approved
21%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Stafford in the last twelve months, from validation. Stafford decision record →

Public comments

116comments received
113 objecting1 neutral2 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

523 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stafford
Planning Authority Score
1.8/10
Poor
#278 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Stafford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #290 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) 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
Stafford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #227 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #195 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #290 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #245 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
26 decided
512
Total decisions
84 refused in the year to March 2026