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Unit 3 Northampton Court Beacon Business Park Beacon Way Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0DG

26/42808/FULAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use to Class E for use as social leisure destination The unit will be used for the establishment of a golf simulation business, with interactive, digital darts and a limited, controlled (patrons only) licensed bar. Standard illuminated signage will be required in keeping with neighbouring businesses (Tool Station and National Windscreens). The golf simulation business will be managed (and part owned) by a fully qualified, ex-tour PGA golf professional with over 30 successful years in the golf coaching and leisure retail services industry.

Received
1 October 2026
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Unit 3 Northampton Court Beacon Business Park Beacon Way Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0DG. Stafford has handled 6,502 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 906 applications in total for the ST18 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
ST18 0DG

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: Stafford

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