Planning application
26/41970/LDC
The New House Shallowford Lane Shallowford Stone Staffordshire ST15 0NZ
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm that The New House has been occupied without compliance with Condition 1 of planning permission 8911 for a period in excess of 10 years and is now lawful
As published by the council, reference 26/41970/LDC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Stafford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Stafford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Other lawful development applications
In Stafford
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26/42258/LDCPP Granted
Leyden House Leadendale Lane Rough Close Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST3 7NL
Demolition of existing link, conservatory and bay window, construction of a single-storey kitchen extension, single-storey utility room extension, single-storey side extension (Day Room), and two detached outbuildings (Greenhouse and Garden Outbuilding).
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26/42311/LDCPP Granted
195 Lichfield Road Stone Staffordshire ST15 8QB
Single storey side extension
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26/42138/LDCPP Refused
Stoke On Trent Rugby Union Football Club Hartwell Lane Hartwell Stone Staffordshire ST15 8TL
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed siting of shipping container enclosed by timber decking and 1.5 metre high timber fence to be used for aiding sports recovery and proving therapy.
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26/42160/LDC Granted
Willowmore House 5 Ox Hill Barns Willowmore Banks Salt Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0BH
Lawful development certificate: Regularisation of use of former barn as a single dwelling.
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24/40025/LDCPP Withdrawn
Common Farm Motel Common Farm London Road Pasturefields Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0RB
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed change of B&B units to storage only units. No external changes to be made