Stoke-on-Trent City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Stoke-on-Trent City Council decided more than 830 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 16% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 74 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Stoke-on-Trent City 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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21 October 2026 · Approved
Land Off College Road , Shelton, Stoke-on-trent · 25/FUL/00523
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28 July 2026 · Refused
31 Wellington Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3PX · 25/OUT/00280
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17 July 2026 · Refused
Former Tunstall Library And Baths, Drill Hall And 17-19 Greengates Street, Tunstall, Stoke On Trent · 25/FUL/00513
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9 July 2026 · Approved
43-45 Trinity House Trinity Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5LQ · 26/PRA/00433
Figures for Stoke-on-Trent City Council
| Applications decided | more than 830 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 16%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 74 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 8%of more than 190 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 49 |
| 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 | 21plan adopted 2009 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue raised by this appeal is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, • whether or not the proposal would provide a safe and suitable environment with respect to parking and manoeuvring, • the effect…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be acceptable with respect to highway safety during the construction…”
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“As the site is within the Green Belt the main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development on: • the living conditions of nearby residents • the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.