Planning application
The Coal Merchant The Sidings Main Road Colwich Stafford Staffordshire ST17 0XD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of former coal yard to site self-storage containers
As published by the council, reference 26/42382/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/42382/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Haywood And Hixon
- Parish
- Colwich
- Postcode
- ST17 0XD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jun 2026
Received by Stafford
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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 133 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
JMI Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Uttoxeter
Active · incorporated 2016 · Uttoxeter
465 applications on PlanIndex · across 27 councils · 81% granted
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