East Staffordshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to East Staffordshire Borough Council, updated daily. East Staffordshire Borough Council received 226 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 45 days.
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Recent applications in East Staffordshire
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Carsington and Tittesworth
34km underground water pipeline with pumping station and treatment infrastructure. Severn Trent Water scheme linking Carsington Reservoir to Tittesworth Works, at EIA screening stage. Major civil works encompassing pipeline laying, groundworks, structural installations and specialist…
GroundworksStructural frameDrainage
18 MAIN STREET, BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD, DE13 8AA
6-flat conversion of a Main Street dwelling, Barton under Needwood. Reconfigures an existing house into six apartments with cycle and bin storage and new vehicular access at detailed application stage. Partitioning, M&E rewiring, and bathroom/kitchen fit-out dominate, with new access and external…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
18 MAIN STREET, BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD, DE13 8AA
Listed building conversion to six apartments with secondary glazing, Barton under Needwood. Removes internal walls, installs secondary glazing throughout, and repairs boundary wall for vehicular access at listed building consent stage. Joinery, glazing and structural opening works drive the…
Structural repairJoineryGlazing
LAND NORTH OF, SHOBNALL ROAD, BURTON UPON TRENT
Up to 9-dwelling residential scheme, Burton upon Trent, Permission in Principle. Establishes principle for up to nine homes on a greenfield site, moving toward reserved matters approval. Groundworks, drainage and structural frame packages will follow detailed design, with material supply locked in…
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
4 ST PAULS SQUARE, BURTON UPON TRENT, DE14 2EF
8-flat conversion of an office building with rear extension, Burton upon Trent. Converts a Class E office to eight one-bedroom flats with a two-storey rear extension, cycle and refuse storage, and communal space at full application. Fit-out, bathrooms, kitchens, partitioning and M&E dominate, with…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
UTTOXETER RACECOURSE, WOOD LANE, UTTOXETER, ST14 8BD
Single-storey extensions and kitchen refurbishment at Uttoxeter Racecourse. Demolishes a southern extension, adds side wings to the Chase Lounge and Syndicate Suite, and installs a modular kitchen unit with link corridor at full application stage. Demolition, structural steelwork, cladding and…
DemolitionGroundworksSteel
116 CALAIS ROAD, BURTON UPON TRENT, DE13 0UL
Two-flat conversion from retail and new extensions, Burton upon Trent. Reconfigures a Class E ground floor and adds first-floor and rear extensions to create two residential units at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring, new kitchens and bathrooms, plus the shopfront replacement…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
WAYNES FRUIT AND VEG, UNIT REAR OF TOWN HALL, CARTERS SQUARE, UTTOXETER, ST14 7FN
Listed retail unit converting to a bar, Uttoxeter. Internal and external alterations including toilets, seating, awning, air conditioning, bi-fold doors and fenestration changes, at listed building consent stage. M&E, glazing, joinery and fit-out packages suit specialist contractors experienced in…
Fit-outM&EGlazing
STABLES ON, RANGEMORE HILL, RANGEMORE, DE13 9RF
Agricultural building conversion to one dwelling with solar, East Staffordshire. Class Q prior approval converting an existing stable building to a single home, adding a single-storey rear extension and solar panels at permitted-development stage. M&E, insulation, drainage and renewable…
M&EInsulationDrainage
151 FOREST ROAD, BURTON UPON TRENT, DE13 9TN
Children's residential care home conversion with rear extension, Burton upon Trent. Single dwelling adapted for up to three children aged 5–17, with a new single-storey rear extension and detached play room at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, child-safe glazing and accessible drainage drive…
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
ST GEORGES PARK, NEWBOROUGH ROAD, NEEDWOOD, DE13 9PD
Plant enclosure and screening works at St Georges Park, Needwood. Installs waste and plant enclosures, vehicle screening fence and glazing with landscaping at full application stage. M&E and structural screening packages dominate, with hard landscaping and glazing follow-on trades.
M&EStructural frameGlazing
HOME ORCHARD, VICTORIA STREET, YOXALL, DE13 8NG
Section 73 amendment to a two-storey remodelling, Yoxall. Adjusts roof pitches, dormer positions, chimney and rooflights on an approved dwelling extension scheme. Roofing, structural steels and detailing changes suit specialist frame and carpentry contractors.
RoofingSteelJoinery
20, HAWKINS LANE, BURTON UPON TRENT, DE14 1PT
Ground-floor shop converting to a one-bedroom flat, Burton upon Trent. Changes a Class E retail unit to residential with new windows and reinstated historic apertures at full application stage. Joinery, glazing and fit-out dominate, alongside M&E and drainage for the new kitchen and bathroom.
Fit-outGlazingJoinery
WAYNES FRUIT AND VEG, UNIT REAR OF TOWN HALL, CARTERS SQUARE, UTTOXETER, ST14 7FN
Retail unit converting to a bar, Uttoxeter town centre. Adds internal layout works, toilets, seating, air conditioning and fenestration changes at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E and glazing packages are the lead trades, with joinery for bi-fold doors and awning installation.
Fit-outM&EGlazing
POSTERN HOUSE FARM, POSTERN ROAD, TATENHILL, DE13 9SJ
Listed building consent for alterations to a farm conversion, Tatenhill. Regularises relocation of flue, shared access, solar installation, brick plinths and electric gate on an existing converted property. Heritage compliance work on fixtures and renewables packages suit local listed specialists.
RenewablesBrickworkM&E
Planning appeals in East Staffordshire Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so East Staffordshire Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
East Staffordshire Borough Council, raw rate
34.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.1 percentage points above expected. East Staffordshire Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
186 appeals counted, 178 judged either way (62 allowed, 116 dismissed), 8 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 31.9% | 28.8% | 122 | 119 | 38 |
| Householder (HAS) | 43.2% | 35.6% | 37 | 37 | 16 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 66.7% | 36.9% | 6 | 6 | 4 |
7 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hedgerow | Too few judged | 17% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in East Staffordshire Borough Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in East Staffordshire Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent9 homes
- Affordable rent91 homes
- Shared ownership39 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
East Staffordshire Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder86% (44 decided)
- other95% (44 decided)
- residential100% (14 decided)
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