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Former Part Of The Church Building The Avenue Kidsgrove Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST7 1AE

26/00004/COUNOTChange of use notificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 19 May 2026

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

The proposal is for the change of use of the current unoccupied part of the church building. The proposed change is for the use for 6 residential flats. Each will be independent and have its own bathroom and kitchen facilities. There will be a shared entrance for 5 of the flats leading to a communal hallway. There will also be individual electric meters for each dwelling. There are no plans for any structural changes.The rooms are pre existing.

Received
4 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated4 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Part Of The Church Building The Avenue Kidsgrove Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST7 1AE. Newcastle under Lyme has handled 277 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Newcastle under Lyme's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe. We hold 1,086 applications in total for the ST7 postcode area.

98% of amendment 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
ST7 1AE
Application type
Change of use notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kidsgrove

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 April 2026
Consultation start
13 March 2026
Consultation end
3 April 2026
Target decision date
29 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Sarah Wojtulewicz
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice end
10 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14599763
Constraints
18

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
  • Listed building: Grade II: War MemorialOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: T9-66\TPO0066Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Jun

    Application or approval of the Noise Noise Assessment as required by condition 2 of Planning Permission…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/00004/CN02
  2. 2026
    4 Mar

    The proposal is for the change of use of the current unoccupied part of the church building. The proposed…

    This applicationApprovedAmendment26/00004/COUNOT

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