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High Street Burton upon Trent Staffordshire DE14 1JZ

Awaiting decision East Staffordshire P/2025/00024 Detailed Planning Application

Works: Extension Demolition Windows or glazing Small domestic

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Proposal

Redevelopment of site including: change of use of Bass House from offices to brewery heritage museum, archive centre and visitor experience (Class F1) with ancillary food and beverage sales (Class E(b)) with associated alterations comprising the demolition of existing single storey rear projection, existing extension to inner courtyard, external staircases and existing wall and gates, erection of a single storey extension and canopy to the south-east elevation, a single storey link extension to existing inner courtyard and erection of replacement wall and gates, installation of solar panels to the roof, and associated internal alterations; change of use of the Water Tower to an exhibition centre (Class F1) with associated alterations comprising the erection of a single storey link extension to the south-west elevation and a glazed extension to the roof to enable roof to be used as a viewing platform; change of use of Carling House from offices to a hotel (Class C1), with associated alterations comprising the demolition of existing single storey extension, alterations to the fenestration on all elevations, provision of associated of car and cycle parking; demolition of Trent House and associated site clearance works; erection of a detached two storey building to form Washlands Visitor Centre (Class F1); and public realm improvements including the provision of public open space with plaza to provide public events space and associated hard and soft landscaping

As published by the council, reference P/2025/00024

Application record

Reference
P/2025/00024
Type
Detailed Planning Application
Status
Live
Received
6 Jan 2025
Validated
14 Feb 2025
Ward
Burton & Eton
Parish
Burton
Decision by
Planning Committee
Postcode
DE14 1JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the East Staffordshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • P/2025/00025 Awaiting decision

    High Street Burton upon Trent Staffordshire DE14 1JZ

    Listed building application for internal and external alterations to Bass House and the Water Tower including: external alterations comprising the demolition of existing single storey rear projection, existing extension to inner courtyard, external staircases and existing wall and gates, erection of a single storey extension and canopy to the south-east elevation, a single storey link extension to existing inner courtyard and erection of replacement wall and gates, installation of solar panels to the roof, installation of 1 replacement window to south-east elevation and internal alterations comprising removal of internal walls, blocking up of existing openings, installation of a lift and new staircase, lowering of some window openings on the south-east elevation and removal of suspended ceilings, to facilitate the change of use of Bass House from offices to brewery heritage museum, archive centre and visitor experience (Class F1) with ancillary food and beverage sales (Class E(B)); external alterations comprising the erection of a single storey link extension to the south-west elevation and a glazed extension to the roof to enable roof to be used as a viewing platform, installation of 1 replacement window to the north elevation, installation of 2 replacement windows to south elevation and 3 replacement windows to east elevation and internal alterations comprising the removal of the existing roof, floor, staircases and roof ladder, doors, water tank, pipework, plant, enclosure to top of staircase and substation to facilitate the change of use of the Water Tower to use as an exhibition centre (Class F1)

    Submitted 6 Jan 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2025

    Received by East Staffordshire

  2. 14 Feb 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 April 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    East Staffordshire took a median of 81 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Franklin Ellis Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

Dissolved · incorporated 1993

31 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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140 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with East Staffordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Staffordshire decided full applications in a median of 164 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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