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Carling House, 137 High Street

P/2026/01069Prior Approval - Class MA (Office to Dwelling) (Formally Class O)Awaiting decision
Prior approval
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Class MA prior approval for the conversion of an existing office building to form a residential development containing 62 flats.

Received
12 October 2026
Decision due
7 December 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Burton & Eton
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.19 Nov
  4. Target7 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at CARLING HOUSE, 137 HIGH STREET. East Staffordshire has handled 4 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Burton & Eton. We hold 262 applications in total for the DE14 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
DE14 1JZ
Application type
Prior Approval - Class MA (Office to Dwelling) (Formally Class O)
Parish
Burton CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2026
Consultation end
19 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING
Case officer
Lisa Bird

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Burton No. 2 and 3 Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 61 and 62, High StreetOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: 65 - 68 High Street BurtonRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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