Planning application
Forge Farm Stafford Road Aston By Stone Stone Staffordshire ST15 0BH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a new discount foodstore (Use Class E) and parking with access, landscaping and other associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/42640/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/42640/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Milwich
- Parish
- Stone Rural
- Postcode
- ST15 0BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Stafford
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30 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 October 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.
Who's behind it
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Rapleys LLP Agent
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
About full applications
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