Etruria & Hanley planning approval rate
Etruria & Hanley ward in Stoke-on-Trent has a 89.0% approval rate based on 146 planning decisions. Stoke-on-Trent overall: 82.2%.
Last updated: June 2026
89.0%
ward approval rate
146
Decisions
130
Approved
16
Refused
82.2%
Stoke-on-Trent average
Etruria & Hanley is 6.8 percentage points above the Stoke-on-Trent average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Etruria & Hanley compares
Etruria & Hanley ward
89.0%
Stoke-on-Trent overall
82.2%
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Recent decisions in Etruria & Hanley
Demolition of existing single storey building (prior approval) · 2026-06-22
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension · 2026-06-22
Change of use from a vacant commercial unit (Use Class E) to a 5 bedroom House i · 2026-05-25
Sub division of existing unit 3 to create a new unit including new shopfronts an · 2026-05-11
External alterations and an increase to the ridge height to the existing unit, a · 2026-05-04
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Other wards in Stoke-on-Trent
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton (81.8%)
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham (83.6%)
Baddeley, Milton and Norton (85.6%)
Moorcroft & Sneyd Green (89.2%)
Hartshill Park & Stoke (70.7%)
Longton and Meir Hay South (83.8%)
Burslem (77.0%)
Penkhull & Springfields (94.6%)
Fenton West & Mount Pleasant (81.5%)
Basford & Hartshill (75.5%)
Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney (88.5%)