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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Staffordshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 May 2004 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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Land at Deanslade Farm, Claypit Lane, Lichfield, WS14 0AG
Received 4 Oct 2022Wilnecote Brickworks, Hedging Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5EU
Received 14 Mar 2023Former SCC workshops/offices, 1a Bailey Street, Stafford
Received Not publishedBrookfields Farm, Church Eaton Road, Church Eaton, Staffordshire, ST20 0BG
Received 27 Mar 2024King Edward VI School, Upper St. John Street, Lichfield
Received Not publishedLand West of Roman Road and Little Aston Park Road, Little Aston, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire
Received 27 Apr 2026BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD, POPLARS LANDFILL SITE, Poplars Landfill Site, Lichfield Road, CANNOCK, WS11 8NQ
Received 18 May 2026Cannock Sewage Treatment Works
Received Not publishedChatterley Valley Development Site, Peacock Hay Road, Newcastle under Lyme
Received 21 Jun 2021Springfield Farm, Lowfield Lane, Gnosall, Stafford
Received Not publishedHolly Bank, Alton Lane, Greatgate, Staffordshire, ST10 4HF
Received 16 Sept 2026Betley Wastewater Treatment Works, Main Road, Betley, CW3 9BS
Received 26 Oct 2021Poplars landfill site Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 8NQ
Received 15 Aug 2023Pentalver, Pentalver Way, Cannock, WS11 8XY
Received Not publishedPoplars landfill site Anaerobic Digestion Facility , Lichfield Road, CANNOCK, WS11 8NQ
Received 11 Aug 2022Rocklands Primary School, Purcell Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Received 29 Jan 2025Raleigh Hall Industrial Estate - Eccleshall Biomass Facility, Swynnerton Road, Sturbridge, Stafford
Received Not publishedCauldon Lowe Quarry, Earlsway, Waterhouses, ST10 3EW
Received 19 Mar 2024W J & A J W RYMAN LTD, MANOR FARM, Manor Farm, Wall Lane, LICHFIELD, WS14 0AH
Received 28 Jun 2021RUGELEY QUARRY, WOLSELEY ROAD, OFF STAFFORD BROOK ROAD, RUGELEY, STAFFORDSHIRE
Received 19 Mar 2025Redstone Quarry, Quarry Bank, Hollington, Stoke on Trent
Received 20 Aug 2026SWINDON GOLF CLUB, Swindon Golf Club, Bridgnorth Road, SWINDON, DY3 4PU
Received 16 Mar 2022Silverdale Enterprise Centre, Silverdale Enterprise Park, Kents Lane, Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Received Not publishedWhiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Staffordshire County 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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