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Staffordshire County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Staffordshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,168Searchable applications
26Recorded as pending
98%Approval rate · 611 approved or refused records
15Refused applications
596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@staffordshire.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries03001118000Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 15 Jun 2023.SCC/22/0075/FULL-MAJ
The construction and use of a vehicle test track within the quarry
Wardlow & Wredon Quarry Complex, Cauldon Lowe, Staffordshire
Received 20 Jun 2022 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 13 Jun 2024.SCC/24/0035/DA
Submission of details in compliance with condition 7 (Drainage) of planning permission SCC/23/0071/FULL-MIN
WALTON HALL SCHOOL, STAFFORD ROAD, ECCLESHALL, STAFFORD, ST21 6JR.
Received 26 Mar 2024 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 15 Dec 2023.SCC/23/0124/PNOPD
Prior notification of the proposed demolition of Lower House, Garages and Former Staff House in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
Hawthorn House, Hawthorn Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6EN
Received 25 Aug 2023 - This application was decided on 01 Jul 2019L.16/05/809 MW D2
Submission of details in compliance with condition 6 of planning permission L.16/05/809 MW relating to notification of the commencement of soil stripping operations
Shire Oak Quarry
Received Not published - This application was decided on 12 Sep 2019S.19/07
Formation of a new vehicular access off Ash Tree Rise and pedestrian route alterations
Manor Hill First School, Manor Rise, Walton, Stone
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 23 Feb 2023.SCC/23/0011/DA
Submission of details in compliance with condition 12 (Ecological Appraisal) of planning permission SM.04/06/111 M
Cauldon Shale Quarry, Cauldon Cement Works, Yelsway Lane, Cauldon, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST10 3EQ
Received 31 Jan 2023 - This application was decided on 04 Jul 2019SHORT_REF_00259
Screening opinion for application to vary (not to comply with) condition 8 of planning permission ref. ES.12/03/501 MW to extend the hours of operation from 1900 to 2200 Monday to Friday, 24 hour/day maintenance of processing plant, and up to 5 lorries associated with the on-site mineral operations to enter the site and park after 1900 [Original ref. SCE.254/ES.19/03/501 MW]
Newbold Quarry
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 27 Feb 2024.SCC/24/0015/NMA
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to conditions 11 (Landscaping), 25 (Odour), 29 (Lighting) and 31 (Drainage) of planning permission ref. S.19/08/4004 W and conditions 9 (Landscaping), 20 (Odour), 25 (Lighting) and 27 (Drainage) of permission ref. S.20/01/4004 W to extend the timing of the submission of details for approval to 31 May 2024
Lower Reule Bioenergy Ltd, Brookfield Farm AD Plant, Cowley, Gnosall, Stafford, ST20 0BG.
Received 29 Jan 2024 - This application has been determined and is awaiting completion of a legal agreement before the decision notice containing the conditions of the planning permission is issued.SCC/24/0014/FULL-MAJ
Application for a revised, viable, restoration scheme to achieve long term stability of slopes involving the importation of inert materials
Campions Wood Quarry, Wolverhampton Road, Cheslyn Hay, WV10 7LY
Received 23 Jan 2024 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 17 Jul 2024.SCC/24/0066/NMA
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission SCC/21/0076/FULL-ES to amend the timing of the approval of the details for Conditions 27 (Flora & Amphibians) and 56 (Liaison Committee).
Croxden Quarry, Freehay Road, CHEADLE, ST10 1RH
Received 21 Jun 2024 - We are currently awaiting more information from the applicant to address matters that have been raised during the consultation process.SCC/25/0148/VOC-ES
Application to vary (not comply with) condition 3 of planning permission ref. SM.EA/5 to extend the life of mineral operations at the Site.
Freehay and Mobberley Quarries, School Lane, Freehay, Nr. Cheadle
Received 10 Dec 2025 - This application was decided on 25 Jul 2019SM.19/05/111 MW
Application under Schedule 14 to the Environment Act 1995 for postponement of the review date for planning consents IDO/SM/6 and IDO/SM/9 and the wider mining site from 31 December 2019 to 31 December 2021
Cauldon Cement Works
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 10 Aug 2023.SCC/23/0084/DA
Submission of details in compliance with condition 37 (Protected Species Survey) of planning permission SS.18/06/602 MW
Saredon Hill Quarry, Saredon Road, Little Saredon, WV10 7LJ
Received 16 Jun 2023 - This application was decided on 30 Jan 2020SM.09/14/113 M D6
Further submission of the results of noise monitoring in compliance with the approved scheme ref. SM.09/14/113 M D3
Wardlow and Wredon Quarries
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 14 May 2025.SCC/25/0037/EA-DATE
Request to postpone the date for the submission of an application for the Periodic Review of Minerals Permission (ROMPs) – ref SM.EA/5, SM.89/232 and IDO/SM/5 under Paragraph 5, Schedule 14, of the Environmental Act 1995 from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026.
FREEHAY & MOBBERLEY QUARRY, TEAN ROAD, MOBBERLEY, CHEADLE.
Received 10 Mar 2025 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 15 Sep 2021.SCC/21/0016/PNOPD
Prior Notification of the Proposed Demolition of the 'ablutions' building in accordance with the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO)
BRITISH GYPSUM, FAULD MINE, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 9HT
Received 3 Aug 2021 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 31 Jan 2023.SCC/23/0010/CON
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Consultation in connection with application (SMD/2022/0249) to them for residential development of 67 houses with a mix of two and two and a half storey dwellings, consisting of new access to Cheadle Road, new public open space, sustainable urban drainage, landscaping, pumping station and associated works
Land Off Cheadle Road, Upper Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4EW
Received 25 Jan 2023 - This application was decided on 23 Nov 2020SS.18/05/602 MW D5
Submission of details in compliance with condition 44 of planning permission SS.18/05/602 MW (groundwater monitoring results)
Saredon Quarry
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 27 Jan 2023.SCC/22/0116/FULL-MAJ
Installation of a rooftop Photovoltaic (PV) system
Wilnecote Brickworks, Hedging Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5EU
Received 12 Sept 2022 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 04 Jun 2021.S.17/02 D2
Submission of details in compliance with conditions 2 (b) and 7 (Replacement Tree Planting and Aftercare Scheme) of planning permission S.17/02
Bishops Lonsdale CE(C) Primary School, Shaws Lane, Eccleshall, Stafford
Received 12 May 2021 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 18 Oct 2023.SCC/23/0078/FULL-MIN
Provision of a single storey Special Educational Needs (SEN) building
Rocklands Primary School, Purcell Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7PH
Received 7 Jun 2023 - This application was decided on 22 Jun 2020L.18/06 D1
Submission of details in compliance with condition 4 of planning permission L.18/06 relating to Landscaping
Holding 2, Rowley Farm, Hamstall Ridware, Rugeley
Received Not published - This application was decided on 11 Dec 2020L.19/06 D3
Submission of details in compliance with condition 8 (Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity) relating to planning permission L.19/06
King Edward VI School, Lichfield, Upper St. John Street, Lichfield
Received Not published - This application was decided on 26 Mar 2019SS.18/05/602 MW NMA1
Application for non-material amendments to conditions 44 (Ground Water Monitoring Scheme) and 46 (Planting details for tree group G1) relating to planning permission SS.18/05/602 MW to extend the timescales for the submission of details
Saredon Quarry
Received Not published
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What these statistics cover
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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