The Old Wood Betley Hall Gardens Betley Crewe Staffordshire CW3 9BB
Approved on 4 June 2026
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Development of one serviced plot for self-build and custom housebuilding (all matters reserved except access).
- Received
- 19 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 8
- Ward
- Madeley & Betley
- ReceivedReceived19 Sep
- ValidatedValidated19 Sep
- Consult.Consultation7 Jun
- TargetTarget Date14 Nov
- DecidedDecided4 Jun
Decided in 258 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application at The Old Wood Betley Hall Gardens Betley Crewe Staffordshire CW3 9BB. Newcastle under Lyme has handled 237 applications of this type. This one was decided in 258 days, 29 weeks longer than Newcastle under Lyme's typical decision time. The site is in the Betley conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 15 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Madeley & Betley. We hold 1,021 applications in total for the CW3 postcode area.
65% of outline applications at Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CW3 9BB
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Betley Balterley Wrinehill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 7 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 26 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 7 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DCMS
- Agent address
- DCMS 597 Etruria Road Basford Stoke On Trent ST4 6HP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 October 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 31 October 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14289791
- Constraints
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Betley
- Article 4 direction: Betley
- Green belt: Newcastle-under-LymePart of the site
- Brownfield land register: Land off East Lawns, BetleyRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.
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Planning history at this site
15 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202624 Jul
2 Aspen Poplar with an unacceptable lean over Grade ll Listed stone bridge. Fell to ground level
ApprovedTree Work - Conservation Area26/00535/TCA - 20252 Dec
Alterations, including replacement entrance, replacement windows, roof tile, installation of solar panels and…
ApprovedFull Application25/00906/FUL - 202511 Aug
The attached plan shows location of trees and have been detailed as groups (G1,G2,G3,G4) and individual trees…
ApprovedTree Work - Conservation Area25/00600/TCA - 202217 Mar
Application for certificate of lawful development for repair works to the Grade II listed stone bridge at the…
ApprovedCert of Lawfulness Prop Works Listed Bdg22/00211/PLDLB - 202120 Dec
Repair works to Bridge, including repointing mortar joints and repairing stonework.
WithdrawnListed building consent21/01155/LBC - 201821 Sep
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed stationing of a mobile home in the rear garden…
ApprovedCert of lawfulness of prop development18/00735/PLD - 201719 Oct
Application for approval of the tree protection measures as required by condition 5 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/00652/CN05 - 201719 Oct
Application for approval of the Arboricultural report as required by condition 6 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/00652/CN06 - 201719 Oct
Application for approval of a soft landscape scheme as required by condition 4 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/00652/CN04 - 201714 Mar
Application for approval of the external facing materials as required by condition 3 of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/00791/CN03 - 201723 Feb
Fell tree as shown on attached plan to enable the development of a domestic outbuilding as approved ref…
ApprovedTree Work - Conservation Area17/00160/TCA - 201615 Dec
Proposed erection of an outbuilding for garden equipment and gym
ApprovedCert of lawfulness of prop development16/01080/PLD - 20164 Nov
Garage loft conversion with dormer
ApprovedFull Application16/00791/FUL - 20088 Dec
Construction of a one and a half two storey two bedroom lakeside guest annexe
RefusedFull Application08/00961/FUL - 200825 Jun
Construction of a one and a half storey, two bedroom lakeside guest annexe
WithdrawnFull Application08/00557/FUL
Source: Newcastle under Lyme
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