Malverna, Sich Lane, Woodhouses
Approved on 25 September 2026
Council decision: Conditional Approval - DelegatedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for change of use from dwellinghouse to residential children's home for up to two children
- Received
- 30 June 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bagots & Needwood
- Agent
- JMI Planning
- ReceivedReceived30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated9 Jul
- Consult.Consultation31 Jul
- TargetTarget Date3 Sep
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 78 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at MALVERNA, SICH LANE, WOODHOUSES. East Staffordshire has handled 42 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 2 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 260 applications across Bagots & Needwood. We hold 2,945 applications in total for the DE13 postcode area.
83% of certificate of lawfulness - proposed use/development 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
- DE13 8NR
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development
- Parish
- Barton-under-Needwood CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 31 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Bayleaf Care Ltd
- Agent
- JMI Planning
Bayleaf Care Limited
Company number 14999273
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 Jul 2023 (3 years old)
- Nature of business
- Other residential care activities
- Registered office
- Gateshead
7 other planning applications by this company in East Staffordshire.
- P/2026/00628 · East Staffordshire · THE GUILDHALL, 120 STATION STREET
- P/2026/00599 · East Staffordshire · 57 POSTERN ROAD
- P/2026/00159 · East Staffordshire · THE GUILDHALL 120 STATION STREET BURTON UPON TRENT DE14 1BX
- P/2026/00059 · East Staffordshire · MANOR HOUSE, HIGH STREET
- P/2026/00029 · East Staffordshire · OLDROYD GUEST HOUSE, 18-20 BRIDGE STREET
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jacob Paul
Site constraints
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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Source: East Staffordshire
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Consultants on this application
- JMI Planning Limited · Agent for this application
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