Understanding planning · 13 min read
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596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Cauldon Cement Works
Received Not publishedSeisdon Quarry
Received Not publishedRoundhill Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Lloyd Way, off A449, Kinver, Stourbridge, DY7 6PX
Received 13 Mar 2025The Cicely Haughton School, Westwood Manor, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BX
Received 10 Feb 2026Cheadle County Primary School, The Avenue, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1EN
Received 18 Apr 2023Hillfield Older Persons Care Home, Hillfield Lane, Stretton
Received Not publishedChatterley Quarry
Received Not publishedFauld Mine, Tutbury
Received Not publishedPenkridge Middle School, Marsh Lane, Penkridge
Received Not publishedMeece Landfill Site, Stone
Received 21 Apr 2021Holditch House, Holditch Road, Chesterton, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 9JA
Received 9 Jul 2021Bishop Lonsdale Cof E Primary School, Shaws Lane, Eccleshall, Stafford
Received 1 Jun 2021Land at Deanslade Farm, Claypit Lane, Lichfield, WS14 0AG
Received 7 Feb 2022Barn Farm, Alstone Lane, Haughton, Stafford
Received Not publishedSevern Trent Green Power, Roundhill Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Roundhill, Staffordshire
Received 5 May 2022Unit 12 Conduit Road, Norton Canes , Cannock
Received Not publishedCauldon Quarries Complex, Yelsway Lane, Cauldon, ST10 3EW
Received 30 Sept 2024Land at Uttoxeter Road, UPPER TEAN, ST10 4LG
Received 9 Jan 2023Sunshine Farm, Hilton Lane, Hilton, Staffordshire, WV11 2AU
Received 11 May 2023St John's Grange Primary School, on land off Turner Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9GF
Received 4 Feb 2025Milestone Way, BURNTWOOD, WS7 3XA
Received 12 Jul 2021Leek County First School, East Street, Leek,
Received Not publishedWest Midlands Interchange, Watling Street/Wolverhampton Road, Gailey, Staffordshire
Received 11 Oct 2024Shire Oak Quarry
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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