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3 Newport Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PY

71123/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 20 September 2024

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use to small HMO (use class C4) including elevation alterations

Received
20 June 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Burslem
Agent
Martin Rigby Architects
  1. Received20 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jul
  3. Consult.5 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 Newport Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PY. Stoke on Trent has handled 2,420 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 3 weeks longer than Stoke on Trent's typical decision time. The site is in the Newcastle Street conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Burslem. We hold 1,470 applications in total for the ST6 postcode area.

80% of full applications at Stoke-on-Trent City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ST6 3PY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 July 2024
Consultation expiry
5 September 2024
Consultation start
5 August 2024
Consultation end
5 September 2024
Neighbour consultation start
5 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
5 September 2024
Last date for comments
20 September 2024
Application expires
20 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Martin Rigby Architects
Agent address
Martin Rigby architects, Willbank House, Willbank Lane, Faddiley, Nantwich, cw58jg

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 August 2024
Advertisement expiry
5 September 2024
Site notice start
15 August 2024
Site notice end
5 September 2024

Additional information

Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Newcastle Street
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Newcastle Street, Middleport
  • Brownfield land register: Land between Newport Lane and Lucas Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PPRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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.

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: Stoke on Trent

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