Planning application
Wilkinson Broad Street Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2DB
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval - Demolition of the structures known as the former Wilkinson's and Shop Mobility
As published by the council, reference 26/42031/PDEM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/42031/PDEM
- Type
- Demolition Prior Approval
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Allowed
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Forebridge
- Parish
- Stafford M B
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST16 2DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Stafford
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Allowed
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Stafford granted permission on 8 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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