Planning in Stoke-on-Trent

Person drawing up plans with a ruler and pencil

Our planning service helps to shape the future of Stoke-on-Trent. We help business to grow and expand. We help people build new homes, schools and community facilities. We protect the environment and heritage and make sure people don’t carry out development that causes harm.

Viewing Planning Applications 

Major development in Hanley - type the application ref.s below into the search page to view the plans and associated documents:

51668 / 52596 - "City Sentral" development (2011)

52967 - new bus station canopy (2012). See also New City Centre Bus Station.

52739 - Potteries Shopping Centre development (2012)

Planning Enquiries

Click here for general planning advice.

Applying for Planning Permission

Click here to find out how to apply.

Local Planning Policies

Our planning policies help to shape the future of the city’s towns, buildings and spaces. They help us to make quality and consistent planning decisions. All our planning policies are available for you to view online by following this link.

Important 

The information on our website is not a complete record of the statutory planning register. For example, certain information may be withheld from web publication where it is sensitive or confidential. Access to the full content of planning applications is available at the council offices.