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Public Conveniences Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

26/00524/FULRefused

Proposal

Proposed change of use of public conveniences (Class F2) to (Class E & Class C3) and external alterations involving the replacement of doors and windows.

Received
12 August 2026
Ward
Town
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for a change of use at Public Conveniences Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire. Newcastle under Lyme has handled 4,044 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. It was submitted on 12 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Newcastle 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 64 applications across Town. We hold 1,164 applications in total for the ST5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00524/FUL
Address
Public Conveniences Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire
Postcode
ST5 1AD
Local Authority
Newcastle under Lyme
Decision Status
Rejected
Ward
Town
Parish
Paulton

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Validated
12 August 2026
Date Submitted
12 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Debbie Hulme

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
7
Coordinates
53.012756, -2.225781
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Newcastle under Lyme

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Newcastle Town Centre
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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