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Birchwood Farm, Common Lane

P/2026/00124Detailed Planning ApplicationApproved

Approved on 24 July 2026

Council decision: Conditional Approval - DelegatedDelegated (officer decision)12 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural field to a secure dog walking field (Class Sui Generis), erection of a 1.8 metre high fence and formation of car park including area

Received
7 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blythe
Agent
JMI Planning
  1. Received7 Jan
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Jul
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 179 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at BIRCHWOOD FARM, COMMON LANE. East Staffordshire has handled 160 applications of this type. This one was decided in 179 days, 17 weeks longer than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Blythe. We hold 311 applications in total for the ST14 postcode area.

85% of detailed planning applications at East Staffordshire Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ST14 8FG
Application type
Detailed Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kingstone CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2026
Consultation expiry
2 March 2026
Target decision date
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
JMI Planning

Planning decision

Case officer
Emily Summers

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Staffordshire

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