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Land North West Of Whitmore Road And South Of Newcastle-Under-Lyme Golf Club Whitmore Road Newcastle-Under-Lyme Staffordshire

Awaiting decision Newcastle-under-Lyme 25/00973/OUT Outline Application

Works: Demolition Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline planning application, with all matters reserved except for vehicular access to the site from A53 Whitmore Road, for the construction of up to 620 dwellings (including 30% affordable housing provision on site), a country park, public open space including equipped areas of play and allotments, green infrastructure, tree planting, SUDS infrastructure, the formation of the first phase of the Keele Link Road between the A53 and A525, associated infrastructure/works, and the demolition of the existing brick structure

As published by the council, reference 25/00973/OUT

Application record

Reference
25/00973/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Ward
Thistleberry
Decision by
Committee Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Received by Newcastle-under-Lyme

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Newcastle-under-Lyme took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Newcastle-under-Lyme for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Newcastle-under-Lyme decided outline applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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