Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW
Approved on 4 April 2025
Council decision: Grant with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Alterations and refurbishment to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery including new external glazing and decorative panels and substantial re-modelling of external works to the public realm area to the north of the building
- Received
- 30 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Ward
- Etruria & Hanley
- Agent
- Urban Fabric Architects
- ReceivedReceived30 Aug
- ValidatedValidated5 Dec
- Consult.Consultation31 Jan
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 Apr
Decided in 120 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for window replacement at Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW. Stoke on Trent has handled 2,420 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 21 weeks longer than Stoke on Trent's typical decision time. The site is in the City Centre conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Etruria & Hanley. We hold 1,372 applications in total for the ST1 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
- ST1 3DW
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 December 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 31 January 2025
- Consultation start
- 12 December 2024
- Consultation end
- 31 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 12 December 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 January 2025
- Last date for comments
- 30 January 2025
- Application expires
- 30 January 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Urban Fabric Architects
- Agent address
- 36 Midland Road, Nottingham, NG4 2HA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 10 January 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 31 January 2025
- Site notice end
- 31 January 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 90
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: City Centre
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20223 Nov
Certificate of (proposed) lawful development for a licenced venue for wedding ceremonies
ApprovedOther68567/CLP - 20228 Mar
Installation of a new 2.1m high fence fronting Bethesda Street, 4.8m high fence under the main entrance of…
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission67802/FUL - 20197 Jun
Variation of condition 3 to secure alternative parking provision of permission 63340/FUL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)64109/VAR
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