Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council decided more than 930 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Newcastle-under-Lyme 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).
Recent major decisions
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1 October 2026 · Approved
Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire · 24/00840/CN03
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25 August 2026 · Approved
Land Off Bar Hill Road Onneley Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire · 25/00897/REM
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25 August 2026 · Approved
Tadgedale Quarry Mucklestone Road Loggerheads Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 4DJ · 24/00589/FUL
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14 August 2026 · Refused
Baldwins Gate Farm Newcastle Road Baldwins Gate Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 5ES · 26/00052/FUL
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10 August 2026 · Approved
Land To East Of Woodside Baldwins Gate Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 5DA · 22/01105/CN04
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10 August 2026 · Approved
Land To East Of Woodside Baldwins Gate Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 5DA · 22/01105/CN06
Figures for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 930 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 48 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 43%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 99plan adopted 2026 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: whether the site is in a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to accessibility to local facilities and sustainable modes of transport; the effect of the proposed development on the safety of highway…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing having regard to the availability of public transport; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues in the appeal are: • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework); • The effect of…”
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“The main issues are: The effect of the development proposed on highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of suitable visibility splays and on-site parking provision; The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.