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400A Sandon Road Meir Heath Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST3 7LH

Awaiting decision Stafford 25/41538/COU Change of Use

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

Proposal

Continued use of the property as a children's home with an increase from one to two children with 24 hour staff supervision

As published by the council, reference 25/41538/COU

Application record

Reference
25/41538/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Fulford
Parish
Fulford
Postcode
ST3 7LH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Stafford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/39537/LDCPP Granted

    400A Sandon Road Meir Heath Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST3 7LH

    Lawful development certificate for the proposed use of the dwellinghouse as residential care accommodation for one child and two carers (Class C2)

    Decided 28 Nov 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Received by Stafford

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 May 2026, 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

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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 decided full applications in a median of 193 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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