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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596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Saredon Quarry
Received Not publishedCAULDON CEMENT PLANT , EARLSWAY, WATERHOUSES, ST10 3EW
Received 7 Jan 2025Lane End Farm, Shippey Lane, STAFFORD, ST18 9GY
Received 23 Nov 2022Old Drayton Farmhouse, Stafford Road, ST19 5RD
Received 4 Jun 2026Nether Stowe High School, St. Chad's Road, Lichfield
Received 7 Apr 2020THOMAS ALLEYNES HIGH SCHOOL, DOVE BANK, UTTOXETER, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST14 8DU
Received 16 Jun 2025Greywood Primary School, Baker Way, Lichfield, WS14 9GF (Formally known as St. Johns Grange Primary School, Primary, Shortbutts Lane)
Received 18 Aug 2025West*Midlands*Interchange*WatlingStreet/ WolverhamptonRoad, Gailey
Received 22 Jan 2026Land north of Harehedge Lane
Received Not publishedLand North West of Bar Hill, Madeley, CW3 9QE
Received 21 Dec 2023Newbold and Tucklesholme Quarry
Received Not publishedBlymhill Sewage Treatment Works, Brockton Lane, Brineton. TF11 8NH.
Received 16 Oct 2024Cotes Hall Farm, Cotes Lane, Swynnerton, Stone
Received Not publishedWeavers Hill Sand Pit, Guild Lane, Newport, TF10 9DE
Received 3 Nov 2021Field to the north of Rawnsley Road, Cannock
Received Not publishedLand off Norman Terrace, Claymills, Burton upon Trent
Received Not publishedPrincefield First School, Saxon Road, Penkridge, ST19 5EP
Received 3 Oct 2022Stafford Western Access Road on land between A34 Foregate Street and Martin Drive, Castlefields, Stafford
Received Not published268, Bradbury Lane, Hednesford, Cannock
Received Not publishedCauldon Quarries Complex, Yelsway Lane, Cauldon, ST10 3EW
Received 14 Sept 2023Poplars Landfill Site, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 8NQ
Received 15 May 2024St Stephens Primary School, Church Lane, Fradley, Lichfield
Received Not publishedBurntwood Sewage Treatment Works, Peter's Lane, Burntwood
Received 24 Sept 2024Lower Reule Bioenergy Ltd, Brookfield Farm AD Plant, Cowley, Gnosall, STAFFORD, ST20 0BG
Received 24 Sept 2019Records 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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