Planning application
Land Off Eccleshall Road Stone Staffordshire
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The erection of 240 residential dwellings, with associated infrastructure works, including access (vehicular, pedestrian and cycle), drainage, public open space and landscape.
As published by the council, reference 25/40959/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/40959/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Milwich
- Parish
- Stone Rural
- Decision by
- Committee Application
Site history
Applications at this address on the Stafford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/41229/OUT Awaiting decision
Land Off Eccleshall Road Stone Staffordshire
Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for principal means of access), for development comprising up to 510 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), specialist housing for older people (Use Class C2 or C3) and first school (Use Class F.1), with associated open space, landscaping and other associated works including infrastructure, earthworks and drainage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Stafford
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19 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Stafford took a median of 134 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Stafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stafford's median decision took 134 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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