New housing in Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
We read Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 13,105 of its planning applications going back to 2015, and 103 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 94% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 95%, so it must publish an action plan to speed up delivery.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 94% (2025): action plan
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 13,105
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 93 | 41 | 17 |
| 2025 | 109 | 82 | 20 |
| 2024 | 105 | 84 | 11 |
| 2023 | 104 | 74 | 14 |
| 2022 | 85 | 66 | 12 |
| 2021 | 111 | 90 | 10 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Former Civic Offices Merrial Street Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire Residential development comprising 175 dwellings and associated landscaping 24/00840/FUL | Approved | 27 Nov 2024 |
| 170 | Land At Slacken Lane Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire Erection of 170 dwellings (including 43 affordable homes) with associated access and landscaping 24/00089/FUL | Refused | 12 Feb 2024 |
| 155 | Land To The North West Of Bar Hill Madeley CW3 9QE Outline planning permission for the construction of up to 155 dwellings with some matters reserved 23/00979/OUT | Approved | 19 Dec 2023 |
| 150 | Land South Of Eccleshall Road Loggerheads Market Drayton Shropshire EIA Screening Opinion for outline planning application for the erection of up to 150 dwellings (including affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access.… 24/00932/EIA | Awaiting decision | 4 Dec 2024 |
| 138 | Land North Of Mucklestone Wood Lane And East Of Rock Lane Loggerheads Market Drayton Shropshire TF9 4EF Application for approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for residential development comprising 138 dwellings, public open space and associated works pursuant to outline consent… 25/00352/REM | Approved | 19 May 2025 |
| 114 | Land West Of Galingale View Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire Full planning application for the erection of 114 dwellings with landscaping and sustainable drainage, public open space including play space, and vehicular access off Galingale View, Dill Close, and Gadwall Croft 26/00429/FUL | Awaiting decision | 24 Jun 2026 |
| 111 | Midway Multistorey Car Park The Midway Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire Proposed repurposing of existing car park structure into new residential accommodation consisting of 111 apartments and associated communal facilities. 24/00678/FUL | Approved | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 96 | Land West Of Bullocks House Road Harriseahead Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire Full planning application for residential development of 96 dwellings (amended plans received 09.03.2026) 25/00358/FUL | Awaiting decision | 15 May 2025 |
| 63 | Former Site Of The Zanzibar Marsh Parade Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire Full (detailed) application for the erection of 63 apartments within Use Class C3, hard and soft landscaping works and provision of access and parking provision 25/00349/FUL | Approved | 6 May 2025 |
| 42 | 5 - 7 York Place Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire ST5 2AH Re-purposing of an existing shopping centre into commercial units at ground floor and 42 apartments on upper floors. 24/00795/FUL | Approved | 19 Nov 2024 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.