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2 Earlswood Road, Birches Head, Stoke-on-trent, St1 6uf

72010/FULFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a care home for children (Use Class C2) together with elevational alteration to existing garage (retrospective)

Received
1 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Birches Head & Northwood
Agent
Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.30 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 30 April.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 2 Earlswood Road, Birches Head, Stoke-on-trent, St1 6uf ,. Stoke on Trent has handled 2,420 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Birches Head & Northwood. 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 6UF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2025
Consultation expiry
30 April 2025
Consultation start
9 April 2025
Consultation end
30 April 2025
Neighbour consultation start
9 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
30 April 2025
Last date for comments
27 May 2025
Application expires
27 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd
Agent address
St Mary's Old School, Minster Pool Walk, Lichfield, WS13 6QT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
30 April 2025
Site notice end
30 April 2025

Additional information

Documents
12

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)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 2026-11-03. 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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