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Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

Granted Newcastle-under-Lyme 24/00840/NMA Amendments

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a non material amendment to Planning permission 24/00840/FUL for the following: Removal of balconies to zone 02 and 03 accommodation, fenestration updates to zone 02 and 03 elevations, minor change of angle of the zone 02 gable end butterfly roofs, removal of zone 04 2no. external spiral staircases and replacement with 3no. external staircases, footprint of the sprinkler tank enclosure within Zone 01 has been reduced and updates to landscaping and on site car parking (car parking numbers remain as consented application)

As published by the council, reference 24/00840/NMA

Application record

Reference
24/00840/NMA
Category
Amendments
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Granted subject to conditions
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Decided
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Newcastle-under-Lyme register

This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/00840/CN03 Granted

    Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

    Application for the approval of associated drawings to section 208 as required by condition 3 of planning permission reference 24/00840/FUL for a residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping.

    Decided 1 Oct 2026
  • 24/00840/CN08 Granted

    Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

    Application for approval of Travel Plan as required by condition 8 of planning application 24/00840/FUL - Residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping

    Decided 1 Oct 2026
  • 24/00840/2CN10 Granted

    Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

    Application for approval of report detailing the enabling works for the site as required by condition 10 of planning permission 24/00840/FUL for Residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping

    Decided 4 Aug 2026
  • 24/00840/CN12 Granted

    Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

    Application for approval of the surface water drainage design information as required by condition 12 of planning permission 24/00840/FUL - Residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping

    Submitted 23 Jan 2026
  • 24/00840/CN13 Awaiting decision

    Site Of Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire

    Application for approval of the precise details of the facing materials (including samples) as required by condition 13 of planning permission 24/00840/FUL - Residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping

    Submitted 23 Jan 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Received by Newcastle-under-Lyme

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted subject to conditions

  4. 30 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Application Permitted

    Previously Pending Consideration.

What this grant of permission means

Newcastle-under-Lyme granted permission on 22 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Newcastle-under-Lyme

  • 26/00422/NMA Awaiting decision

    Bradwell Crematorium Chatterley Close Bradwell Newcastle Staffordshire ST5 8LE

    Application for a non-material amendment relating to alterations to planning permission 26/00422/DEEM3 - Proposed pet crematorium

    Amendments
  • 21/00950/NMA Withdrawn

    27 Jamage Road Talke Pits Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST7 1QD

    Application for non material amendment to planning permission 21/00950/FUL to alter the proposed front access and revert back to the existing access.

    Amendments
  • 23/00659/NMA Granted

    Seabridge Community Education Centre Roe Lane Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 2HY

    Application for a non material amendment of planning permission 23/00659/REM to amend the position of parking bay to plot 19 and addition of 1.8m high close boarded fence due to levels on site.

    Received 19 Jun, published by the council 22 Jul 2026 Amendments