Planning Application

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Application Details
Application number	SMD/2025/0348	Application type	Listed Building Consent - Alteration
Site address	Nicholson Institute , Stockwell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6DW	Proposal	Application for listed building consent for alterations to modern porch enclosure to form separate accesses for Arts Studios and College
Applicant name	Mr Kieran Townsend Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	Agent name	Mrs Holly Kennedy Roberts Limbrick Ltd
Applicant address	Stockwell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HQ	Agent address	The Carriage Building , Gloucester , GL1 1DG
Application status	Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Received date	25/07/2025	Valid date	11/08/2025
Fee due	0.00	Fee paid	0.00
Determination required date	06/10/2025	Agreed extended date
Case Officer	Jane Curley
Start of Public Consultation period	04/09/2025	End of Public Consultation period	11/11/2025
Referred to Secretary of State date		Referral expiry date
Decision by	Planning Committee	Committee date	22/01/2026
Decision	Under assessment by case officer	Decision Date
Temp permission expiry date		Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name	Address
National Amenity Societies	37 Spital Square, London, E1 6DY,
The Owner / Occupier	FORD HOUSE, MARKET STREET, LEEK, ST13 6JA
SMDC Conservation	Conservation Officer, Town Hall, Buxton,
Cllr Charlotte Atkins	Leek North Ward,
Cllr Mark Johnson	Leek North,
Cllr LynSwindlehurst	Leek North Ward,
The Owner / Occupier	SHEPSON HOUSE 29, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DH
The Owner / Occupier	18, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DS
The Owner / Occupier	RUSSELL HOUSE 20, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DS
The Owner / Occupier	15, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DH
The Owner / Occupier	WAREHOUSE 2-4, SILK STREET, LEEK, ST13 6HX
The Owner / Occupier	GREYSTONES HOUSE, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DH
The Owner / Occupier	LEEK CENTRAL LIBRARY, NICHOLSON INSTITUTE, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DW
The Owner / Occupier	LEEK COLLEGE, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DP
The Owner / Occupier	31, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DH
The Owner / Occupier	MANAGERS ACCOMMODATION, GREYSTONES HOUSE, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DH
The Owner / Occupier	LEEK SCHOOL OF ART AND CRAFT, STOCKWELL STREET, LEEK, ST13 6DW
Historic England	8th Floor, The Axis, 10 Holliday Street, Birmingham, B1 1TG,

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date	Description
04/09/2025	Application Form
04/09/2025	Design, Access and Heritage Statement.
04/09/2025	NIB-RL-NI-ZZ-DR-A-30001-Location Plan
04/09/2025	NIB-RL-NI-ZZ-DR-A-30002-Block Plan
04/09/2025	NIB-RL-NI-ZZ-DR-A-L1204-Demolition Internal Elevations
04/09/2025	NIB-RL-NI-ZZ-DR-A-L2130-Proposed Porch Floor and Ceiling Finishes
04/09/2025	NIB-RL-NI-ZZ-DR-A-L3204-Existing Internal Elevations.
04/09/2025	NIB-RL-NI-ZZ-DR-A-L3254-Proposed Internal Elevations
09/09/2025	Consultation Response SMDC Conservation
24/09/2025	Public comment by Denise Wheat