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Application Details
Application number SMD/2025/0480 Application type Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Site address The Woodlands , Foxt Road , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HJ Proposal Application for Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Change fo Use from Class C3(a) to a residential home for up to 2 young people aged between 3 and 17 who would be cared for by up to 4 adult carers
Applicant name Hancock
Capstone Therapeutic Care
Agent name Mr Richard Jewkes
Simpatico Town Planning
Applicant address Foxt Road , Foxt , ST10 2HJ Agent address 33 , Lower Gomal , DY3 2UJ
Application status Valid application received
Received date 19/11/2025 Valid date 19/11/2025
Fee due 294.00 Fee paid 294.00
Determination required date 14/01/2026 Agreed extended date
Case Officer Ben Hurst
Start of Public Consultation period 21/12/2025 End of Public Consultation period 11/01/2026
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 26/02/2026
Decision Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved) Decision Date 11/03/2026
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date 10/03/2031
Legal Obligation ref.

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
21/11/2025 Application Form
21/11/2025 Location Plan
21/11/2025 Planning Statement
21/11/2025 Floor Plans
10/12/2025 Consultee Response Early Intervention And Prevention Unit
06/01/2026 Public Comment Jackie Wilbraham
09/01/2026 Public Comment Jeremy and Jacqueline Worrall
10/01/2026 Public Comments Andrea Beetles
10/01/2026 Public Comment Andrea Beetles
11/01/2026 Consultation Response Ipstones Parish Council
12/01/2026 Public Comment Nicola Moss and Anthony Cobb
14/01/2026 Public Comment Matt Telford
14/01/2026 Public Comment Jan Birch
19/01/2026 Public Comment Mark Redfern
21/01/2026 Public Comment Jon Prescott
30/01/2026 Public Comment Susan Barnett
02/02/2026 Public Comment Anna Richardson
25/02/2026 Public Comment Andrea Beetles
11/03/2026 Decision

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