Planning Applications in
East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire is part of the West Midlands region. Search any postcode in East Staffordshire to see recent planning applications near you — including extensions, new builds, demolitions, and change of use applications.
East Staffordshire Council is often written as ESBC and East Staffs. The authority covers Burton upon Trent and Uttoxeter and the surrounding parishes.
Search East Staffordshire Planning Applications
Search any East Staffordshire postcode above, then save it to a free PlanWatch account so it is ready next time. Paid plans add email alerts for new applications near a saved postcode, sent within hours of them reaching the council register.
Planning Application Types in East Staffordshire
Based on 492 applications tracked between 2026-04-27 and 2026-10-20.
Householder
21% of all applications
Discharge Of Condition
14% of all applications
Detailed Planning Application
14% of all applications
Tree Notice
10% of all applications
Works to a Protected Tree
10% of all applications
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed use/Development
6% of all applications
East Staffordshire Planning Statistics
Data period: 2026-04-27 to 2026-10-20 · Updated 28 October 2026
What PlanWatch Is Tracking in East Staffordshire
PlanWatch currently holds 492 East Staffordshire planning records across 312 unique postcode locations, with tracked application dates from 2026-04-27 to 2026-10-20. The most common categories in this dataset are Householder (101), Discharge Of Condition (70), Detailed Planning Application (68).
Use this page to start with a postcode search, then open the official council record for the decision notice, drawings, consultation deadline and any later conditions. That matters because a short application description rarely shows the details neighbours and buyers care about: side windows, roof forms, access, drainage, tree works, opening hours or amended plans.
Recent Planning Applications in East Staffordshire
Latest applications submitted to East Staffordshire council.
Application for permission in principle for the erection of a detached dwelling.
CRAWFORD NOTCH MANOR LANE LOWER LEIGH ST10 4SP
Non Material Amendment to P/2026/00785 for the installation of combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet to the front elevation to alter the design of the combined defibrillator and bleed kit cabinet
NATIONWIDE 162-163 HIGH STREET BURTON UPON TRENT DE14 1JE
Class MA prior approval for the conversion of an existing office building to form a residential development containing 62 flats.
CARLING HOUSE 137 HIGH STREET BURTON UPON TRENT DE14 1JZ
Prior Approval for the Change of Use of five Agricultural Buildings to 4no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)..
NOAHS ARK FARM THORNEY LANES NEWBOROUGH DE13 8RX
Crown lift to a height of 3.66 metres from ground level of 1 Oak tree (G1 of TPO 295)
ST MODWENS R C PRIMARY SCHOOL TUTBURY ROAD BURTON UPON TRENT DE13 0AJ
Official Planning Portal
View and search planning applications directly on the East Staffordshire council website.
Visit East Staffordshire planning portal →Objecting to a Planning Application in East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire Council can only weigh objections that raise a material planning consideration. Personal disputes, loss of a view and property value are not material and are set aside. These are the grounds that do count, with what East Staffordshire's planning officers will expect you to evidence for each.
Then write the objection letter, or check what counts as a material consideration before you start. Objections normally have to reach East Staffordshire Council inside the 21-day consultation window.
Frequently Asked Questions — East Staffordshire Planning
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Planning Guides for East Staffordshire Residents
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Data Sources
- Planning application data: planning.data.gov.uk
- East Staffordshire council planning portal — eaststaffs-publicportal.statmap.co.uk
- Planning Inspectorate (PINS) appeal decisions
- Data last refreshed: 28 October 2026
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