STOKE/STAFFORDSHIRE: Plans to demolish WMC and this week’s other applications

A working men’s club could be demolished according to a recent planning application. The club on Ball Haye Green in Leek is said to be beyond repair and could be demolished early next year.

Lucille Green of Ball Haye Working Men’s Club has applied to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for a determination of whether a planning application is required to demolish the club. Currently the demolition is set to begin on 8 January and will only take 14 days to complete.

The building currently has no roof or utilities going into the building. Once demolished the site will be cleared of rubble and then put up for sale.

The club was first up for demolition in 2021, when a planning application was lodged to build 41 homes on the site. However the proposals faced severe backlash from the local community.

The application form states: “The building was used as a working men’s club. It has been deemed to be a danger to the public by the council. It is beyond repair and has no roof and not utilities going to it”

Listed below are other planning applications published online by councils in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire during the past week.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

70412/FUL: Erection of two detached two storey residential dwellings (retrospective) at 2 Grantham Place, Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8BU

70404/FUL: Single storey rear extension at 138 Mayne Street, Hanford, Staffordshire, ST4 4QY

70397/FUL: Erection of stand-a-lone car wash at Festival Heights Retail Park, Greyhound Way, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent

70393/FUL: Two storey front extension at 21 Flamborough Grove, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3QZ

70391/FUL: Single storey side and rear extensions with internal alterations and external alterations to the roof at 87 Delaney Drive, Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5RL

70399/PRA: Change of use of first and second floors from use class E to dwellinghouses C3 (prior approval) at Dresden House 96-106 The Strand, Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3QH

70388/PRA: Installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) panels on south facing roof slopes (Prior Approval) at Manor Bakeries, Newcastle Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6PH

70383/FUL: Two storey rear extension with loft conversion to form mezzanine at 2 Appleton Court, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3JF

70402/PNH: Single storey rear extension (Prior Approval) at 13 Matlock Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3BG

70355/FUL: Replacement boundary wall to a maximum height of 2.4m at 64 Princes Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7JL

70362/PRA: Change of use from retail (Use Class E(a)) to four residential units (Use Class C3) (prior approval) at 104 Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1BU

70387/OUT:  Residential development (outline – with all matters reserved) at Land adjacent 2 Watery Lane, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4QY

70327/FUL: Installation of external lighting at 200 Scotia Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4JD

70336/FUL: Single storey rear extension at 35 Avenue Road, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DU

70308/FUL: Conversion of ground floor to one self-contained flat and two retail units and conversion of first and second floor to a largo HMO alongside elevational alterations (Sui Generis) at 94-96 The Strand, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2PD

70321/FUL: Change of use of first and second floors to large house in multiple occupation for up to 13 residents (sui generis) at Victoria House, Victoria Square, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4JH

70299/FUL: Installation of a mezzanine floor to be used for a pet care and treatment within use class E, installation of 21 air conditioning units and louvre, fire exit door and staircase and a gas bottle storage unit at Pets at Home, Phoenix Retail Park, Phoenix Way, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2JB

70273/FUL: External alterations to provide additional parking at NSI Mobile Water Solutions UK, Whittle Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7QD

Newcastle Borough Council

23/00845/FUL: Single storey rear extension and part garage conversion at 6 Sutton Avenue Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 6TB

23/00841/FUL: Single Storey rear extension and outbuilding at 20 Moran Road Knutton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 6EX

23/00840/FUL: Demolition of existing garage to be replaced with new garage at 128 The Avenue Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST4 6BZ

23/00842/FUL: Retrospective planning application for retention of work to front garden area including: New gate, fence, drain and hardstanding at 18 Wedgwood Road Talke Pits Stoke-on-trent Staffordshire ST7 1SL

23/00839/FUL: Proposed First Floor Extension at 35 Moorcroft Avenue Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 4HQ

23/00835/TWA: Works to trees at The Birches Apartment 10 Sidmouth Avenue Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 0QN

23/00837/FUL: Two Storey Side Extension at 24 Grasmere Avenue Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 3HF

23/00836/FUL: Single storey rear extension and partial remodel of the ground floor at 123 Nantwich Road Audley Stoke-on-trent Staffordshire ST7 8DL

23/00821/FUL: Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of proposed single storey rear extension. Proposed pitched roof over existing garage. Retrospective planning permission of existing standout balcony and glass balustrade at The Gables Common Lane Betley Crewe Staffordshire CW3 9AL

23/00805/ADV: Replacement signage comprising of 1no. projecting signage, 1no. fascia panel and 1no. ATM surround and new decals at 108 High Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 1PZ

23/00594/FUL: Retrospective application for a wooden shed at 10 Avon Grove Loggerheads Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 4EA

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

DET/2023/0035: Application to determine if prior approval is required for demolition of building used as a working mens club. It has been deemed to be a danger to the public by the Council. It is beyond repair and has no roof and not utilities going to it at Ball Haye Green Working Mens Club, Ball Haye Green, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6BH

SMD/2023/0513: Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Installation of 123 KWp Solar PV System on the existing roof of Biddulph Leisure Centre at Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre, Thames Drive, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 7HL

SMD/2023/0504: New classroom building in replacement of an existing mobile classroom at St Edwards Church Of England Middle School, Westwood Road, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8DN

SMD/2023/0492: Installation of 10 no. solar PV panels to the east and west facing roof slopes at 9, Chorley Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5EW