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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Stafford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Stafford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates174Searchable applications
70Recorded as pending
50%Approval rate · 46 approved or refused records
23Refused applications
23 approved · 23 refused · 5 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Nov 2021 to 11 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Local Plan and Policies | Stafford Borough CouncilPre-application advice Pre-Application Advice | Stafford Borough Council
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@staffordbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiriesinfo@staffordbc.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas31 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas3 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Decided21/35222/FUL
Retrospective replacement fence
Coton House Farm Coton Lane Ranton Stafford ST18 9JU
Received 16 Nov 2021 - Decided24/39633/TWT
TPO 553 2012: Oak (T3) - Crown lift eastern side of the tree to approximately 4m by removing the drooping branches into the garden.
Esperanto House Wedgwood Memorial College Station Road Barlaston Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST12 9DE
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decided25/40870/FUL
Variation of condition 2 of 24/38937/HOU
The Cottage Meadowside Saverley Green Stoke-On-Trent Staffordshire ST11 9QX
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Decided25/41280/LDCPP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed conversion of part of the already converted garage into boarding for small animals. Construction of two outdoor poultry houses and two outdoor hutches
1 The Pippins Mosspit Stafford Staffordshire ST17 9DN
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided25/41312/FUL
Erection of portal frame barn for use as stables and demolition of existing wooden stable block.
1 Brockton House Barns Brockton Road Eccleshall Stafford Staffordshire ST21 6LY
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided25/41335/LBC
Erection of new Padel court
Wetwood Manor Fair Oak Road Wetwood Stafford Staffordshire ST21 6NW
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/41549/FUL
Removal of gas cooler and replacement with new external gas cooler
Unit 11 Stafford Riverside South Walls Stafford Staffordshire ST16 3AL
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision26/41658/FUL
The installation of three new external plants and associated works (retrospective)
Asda Supermarket Lammascote Road Stafford Staffordshire ST16 3TA
Received 9 Jan 2026 - Decided26/41675/ADV
2 x BYD Built up illuminated letters1 x Built up Arnold Clark letters1 x Built up Stafford Letters1 x Built up BYD Service sign illuminated1 x Canopy panel sign with illuminated BYD text1 x Free standing Totem sign Illuminated
Arnold Clark Automobiles Spitfire Close Stafford Staffordshire ST16 1GX
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/41723/FUL
Retrospective application for the retention of play equipment
Hickorys Smokehouse Kingsway Castlefields Stafford Staffordshire ST16 1BE
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Decided26/41724/COU
Proposal to convert a two-storey three bed semi-detached domestic property Use Class C3 changed to C2 residential institution - a two child home with two-three staff with no internal or external alterations
9 Burton Bank Lane Stafford Staffordshire ST17 9JP
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision26/41735/OUT
Outline planning permission for residential development up to 38 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access.
Land At Malthouse Lane Church Eaton Stafford Staffordshire
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41745/FUL
The applicant seeks planning approval for a replacement dwelling and detached garage (Self and custom build).
Spon Farm Uttoxeter Road Milwich Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0HD
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41748/FUL
Erection of agricultural storage building with concrete apron
Offley Grove Wharf Road Adbaston Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0QB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41757/ADV
Advertisement Display: Signwritten house name text, Signwritten house name text, 1off Projection sign, 1off Chalkboard sign. Linked with 26/42157/LBC
4 St Martins Place Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2LA
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/41766/FUL
Change of Use of the Seighford Hall Barn to a School (Class F1a Learning & Non-Residential Institution (For The Provision of Education) (in conjunction with 26/41767/LBC)
Seighford Barn Clanford Road Great Bridgeford Stafford Staffordshire ST18 9PL
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/41767/LBC
Change of Use of the Seighford Hall Barn to a School (Class F1a Learning & Non-Residential Institution (For The Provision of Education) (in conjunction with 26/41766/FUL)
Seighford Barn Clanford Road Great Bridgeford Stafford Staffordshire ST18 9PL
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41769/FUL
Demolition of an existing structurally condemned dwelling, and the construction of a new detached dwelling with associated garage, access, and landscaping.
Quarry Cottage Hollies Common Gnosall Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0JD
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/41773/FUL
Proposed change of use of agricultural land to caravan & leisure vehicle storage with landscaping and boundary treatments (up to 50 caravans) and small diversion of public footpath
The Hollies Farm High Offley Road Woodseaves Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0LH
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41786/FUL
Construction of agricultural building and associated landscaping
Wrekin View Shebdon Road High Offley Stafford Staffordshire ST20 0ND
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41792/ADV
Installation of information totem unit.
1 Staffordshire Place Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2LP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41803/ADV
x 1 fascia sign and x 1 projection sign
Unit 5A Stafford Riverside South Walls Stafford Staffordshire ST16 3AL
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided26/41818/FUL
Variation of condition 11 on 20/32973/FUL
Moreton House Farm Bishton Lane Wolseley Bridge Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0XD
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/41819/FUL
Retention of use Class B2 Manufacturing/Assembling and B8 Storage and Distribution
Bradley Nurseries And Garden Centre Oak Lane Bradley Stafford Staffordshire ST18 9EA
Received 13 Feb 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Stafford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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