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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596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Nether Stowe School, St. Chads Road, LICHFIELD, WS13 7NB
Received 14 Jul 2021St. Johns Grange Primary School, Turner Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9GF
Received 9 Jan 20246 The Holdings, Rowley Park, RUGELEY, WS15 3SL
Received 7 Sept 2021Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley Road, Armitage, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 4AZ
Received 17 Nov 2025Land to the south of Cotes Lane, Swynnerton
Received Not publishedSaredon Hill Quarry, Saredon Road, LITTLE SAREDON, WV10 7LJ
Received 1 Sept 2021NEWBOLD QUARRY, LICHFIELD ROAD, BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD, DE13 8EG.
Received 8 Sept 2025East and West Side (North of Penkridge), Stafford Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire
Received 1 May 2023Alrewas Quarry, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Burton on Trent
Received 10 Sept 2019VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED, 1 STATION ROAD, FOUR ASHES, WV10 7DG.
Received 11 Sept 2025Eccleshall Biomass Facility, Raleigh Hall Industrial Estate, Swynnerton Road, Sturbridge, Stafford
Received 2 Jul 2021Land off New Road, Madeley
Received Not publishedChasetown Community Special School , Church Street , Burntwood WS7 3QL
Received 10 Jul 2026Former Rugeley Power Station, Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received Not publishedSt. Johns Grange Primary School, on land off Turner Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9GF
Received 4 Jul 2024Cranebrook Quarry, Watling Street, LICHFIELD, WS140BD
Received 11 Feb 2022Land adjacent to Wredon Quarry, Ashbourne Road, Rue Hill, Cauldon Low
Received Not publishedLand south of Foston, Derbyshire
Received 17 Jul 2023Alrewas Quarry, Croxall Road, Alrewas
Received Not publishedDon Bur Bodies and Trailers Limited, Mossfield Road, Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5BW
Received Not publishedOLDFIELDS HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL, STONE ROAD, UTTOXETER.
Received 14 Jun 2024Wredon and Wardlow Quarries
Received 2 Nov 2022Land at Deanslade Farm, Claypit Lane, Lichfield, WS14 0AG
Received 15 Feb 2022Former SCC workshops/offices, 1a Bailey Street, Stafford
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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