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Land West Of Stafford Martin Drive Castlefields Stafford Staffordshire

Awaiting decision Stafford 25/41077/REM Reserved Matters

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Proposal

Reserved Matters application (Layout, Scale, Internal Access, Appearance and Landscaping) to hybrid planning permission 17/27731/FUL (granted on 22nd May 2019) for the erection of a Neighbourhood Centre and associated infrastructure within Phase 2.

As published by the council, reference 25/41077/REM

Application record

Reference
25/41077/REM
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Ward
Rowley
Parish
Stafford M B

Site history

Applications at this address on the Stafford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/37352/FUL Granted

    Land West Of Stafford Martin Drive Castlefields Stafford Staffordshire

    Variation of condition 49 of permission 21/34683/FUL to replan and substitute house types to plots 7 to 18. A phased hybrid planning application for a residential-led, mixed use development comprising: Outline for the development of up to 1500 dwellings; new accesses; neighbourhood centre comprising retail, community building and primary care; two form entry primary school; pumping stations; substations; surface water attenuation ponds; noise attenuation bund; associated infrastructure; open space; landscaping and earthworks; Including full details for the development of Phase 1 of 442 dwellings; new access from Martin Drive; internal roads; garages; driveways; parking spaces; pathways; pumping station; flood attenuation ponds; open space; associated infrastructure, landscaping and earthworks.

    Decided 9 Dec 2024 Full applications
  • 21/35225/REM Granted

    Land West Of Stafford Martin Drive Castlefields Stafford Staffordshire

    Reserved Matters - Approval of access, layout, scale, appearance, and landscape for residential parcels within Phase 2B only for up to 102 units pursuant to the S73 planning permission 20/32034/FUL

    Decided 17 May 2023 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Stafford

  2. 23 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 December 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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What 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 reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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