Planning decisions in Stoke on Trent
As of 10 Apr 2025, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Stoke on Trent approved 83% of 750 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 88% approved (256 decided, ~56 days)
- Rear extension : 89% approved (174 decided, ~56 days)
- Change of use : 60% approved (121 decided, ~79 days)
- Side extension : 86% approved (77 decided, ~59 days)
- Two-storey extension : 83% approved (59 decided, ~71 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 89% approved (36 decided, ~71 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 78% approved (27 decided, ~82 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Stoke on Trent, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.
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