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Yew Tree Cottage Cross Street Gnosall Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0BX

Awaiting decision Stafford 26/42416/HOU Householder

Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic

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Proposal

4m deep by 6.37m Two Storey extension to the rear elevation of an existing Cottage with Single storey detached garage. Demoliton of a single storey conservatory. Ground floor The exisitng kitchen is small and will be used as a utility room and cloaks WC. The exisitng conservatory currently used for dining will be demolished to make way for the extension, the ground floor of which to the full width of the extension will provide a Kitchen dining room which will imporve living standards. The existing shower room is on the ground floor and has been fitted in what would historically have been the entrance hall. It is proposed to move a cloaks WC to the corner of the utility room and reinstate a front door to the property whcih will make the entrance legible, and the rear garden more secure, as the only access to the dwelling is through the conservatory entrance to the rear, taking away privacy. First Floor The exisitng dwelling has two bedrooms but the second bedroom is little more that a store and well below current standards. The proposed extension to the full width of the rear will provide two bedrooms . The existing staircase will be turned around so that it delivers occupants onto the existing rear elevation to access all three bedrooms from a small landing. The remaining part of the scond bedroom will be refitted to move the shower room upstairs , making this safer for family use. Garage The dwelling used to have a garage to the side of the property. This is refered to in previously approved app 97/35397/FUL - the approval lists new pitched roof to garae, new lounge and bedroom. It is likely that the garage was removed when the Council widened Cross Street and took a slice of the side garden away in the past. The proposal includes construction of a single garage to the end of the drive with shallow pitched roof. This will be set down to the level of the existing drive and will largely be screened by the existing garden wall above which is an...

As published by the council, reference 26/42416/HOU

Application record

Reference
26/42416/HOU
Type
Householder
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Gnosall And Woodseaves
Parish
Gnosall
Postcode
ST20 0BX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Received by Stafford

  2. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 August 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 132 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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This application is with Stafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stafford decided householder applications in a median of 123 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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