East Staffordshire Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
East Staffordshire Borough Council decided more than 1,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 60 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on East Staffordshire Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for East Staffordshire Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 60 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of more than 360 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 63 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 36%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 35plan adopted 2015 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on East Staffordshire Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues for this appeal are: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for new residential development, having particular regard to its location outside the defined settlement of Uttoxeter; the effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“It is considered that the main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, in particular the streetscene.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would accord with the strategy of the Development Plan for new development in the open countryside; • whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain; and •…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and host building.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are i) whether the location is suitable for the proposed development; and (ii) the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.