Stafford Town Centre Stafford

26/42589/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 15 October 2026

Council decision: AllowedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Proposal

Retrospective change of use for filming - Eastgate House, Martin Street, St Martins Place, St Chads Place, Market Square, Market Street and traffic and pavement control on Eastgate Street

Received: 12 August 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Stafford Borough Council
Ward: Forebridge

ReceivedReceived12 Aug
ValidatedValidated12 Aug
Consult.Consultation5 Oct
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided15 Oct

Decided in 64 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Stafford Town Centre Stafford. Stafford has handled 3,847 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 4 weeks quicker than Stafford's typical decision time. The site is in the Stafford conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Forebridge.

85% of full applications at Stafford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Application
Parish: Stafford M B

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 August 2026
Consultation expiry: 14 October 2026
Consultation end: 5 October 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 2 October 2026
Last date for comments: 14 October 2026
Permission expires: 15 October 2029

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 14 October 2026
Site notice end: 7 October 2026

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Stafford
Listed building: Grade II: 15, Martin StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Stafford Town Centre
Brownfield land register: 16 Martin Street Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2LBRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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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.

Source: Stafford

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