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Barn At Bottom Hedge Farm, Leigh Road

P/2026/00587Prior Approval - Class Q (Agricultural to Dwelling)Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 21 July 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval GivenDelegated (officer decision)15 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval for the conversion of agricultural building to form one dwelling

Received
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blythe
Agent
Planning & Design Practice
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Jul
  5. Decided21 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application at BARN AT BOTTOM HEDGE FARM, LEIGH ROAD. East Staffordshire has handled 10 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than East Staffordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Blythe.

90% of all 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

Application type
Prior Approval - Class Q (Agricultural to Dwelling)
Parish
Leigh CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2026
Target decision date
21 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Planning & Design Practice
Architect profile
PLANNING & DESIGN PRACTICE LIMITED

Planning decision

Case officer
Jodi Tomlinson

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    6 Oct

    Details required by condition 6 (remediation scheme) of planning permission P/2026/00587

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/2026/01071
  2. 2026
    26 May

    Prior approval for the conversion of agricultural building to form one dwelling

    This applicationApprovedApplicationP/2026/00587

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