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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 29 Aug 2024.SCC/24/0074/EA-DATE
Request to postpone the date for the submission of an application for the Periodic Review of Minerals Permission (ROMPs) CH.00/0577 & S.400/18 under Paragraph 5, Schedule 14, of the Environment Act 1995 from 1 September 2024 to 01 September 2025
RUGELEY QUARRY, WOLSELEY ROAD, RUGELEY, WS15 2TU.
Received 8 Jul 2024 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 09 May 2025.SCC/25/0043/NMA
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to condition 3 (Enhancement and Maintenance of the mobile classroom) of planning permission SCC/24/0039/FULL-MIN to extend the timing of the submission of details to 31 May 2025
Fulford County Primary School, Fulford Road, Fulford, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST11 9QT
Received 18 Mar 2025 - This application was decided on 14 Dec 2020N.02/17/258 MW D8
Submission of details in compliance with clause 3 (providing details of land and minerals to be worked) and clause 4 (providing details of mineral quantities and destinations) of Schedule 3 of the Section 106 legal agreement dated 12 April 2013
Keele Quarry
Received Not published - This application was decided on 04 Dec 2018SM.18/01 NMA1
Non-material amendment to Condition 1 of planning permission SM.18/01 to change the external materials for the new extension
Biddulph High School, Conway Road, Knypersley
Received Not published - This application was decided on 24 Jun 2021N.08/19/210 W D2
Submission for prior written approval in compliance with condition 17 of planning permission N.08/19/210 W relating to the removal of overgrown trees
Land at Turner Crescent, Loomer Road Industrial Estate, Chesterton
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 09 Aug 2024.SCC/24/0082/DA
Submission of details in compliance with condition 2a (Commencement) of planning permission SCC/23/0162/FULL-MAJ
St John's Grange Primary School, on land off Turner Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9GF
Received 19 Jul 2024 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 09 Sep 2022.SCC/22/0111/CON
Consultation from Cannock Chase District Council in connection with an application to them for new food convenience store with associated access and parking - use classification E ref. CH/22/0322
Land at Farm Garage Petrol Station, Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS12 3TE
Received 24 Aug 2022 - This application was decided on 16 Jul 2019SHORT_REF_00202
Consultation from South Staffordshire Council in connection with a request to them for an EIA scoping opinion on proposals for employment development comprising B1, B2 and B8 uses [Original ref. SCO.84/Former Royal Ordnance Site]
Former Royal Ordnance Factory Site and adjacent land to the West of Featherstone
Received Not published - This application was decided on 10 Nov 2020L.EA/10/807 MW NMA3
Application for non-material amendments to conditions 17 (wheel cleaning), 21 (soil management) and 26 (mineral waste disposal) of planning permission L.EA/10/807 MW to amend the submission date to 31 December 2020
Moneymore Quarry
Received Not published - This application was decided on 26 May 2021SS.20/01132 MSA
Consultation from South Staffordshire Council in connection with an application to them for planning permission for 35 holiday lodges with associated shower/toilet block and shop with landscaping reserved for future consideration
Land To The East Of Ashwood Lower Lane Ashwood, Kingswinford
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 23 Apr 2025.SCC/25/0018/PNOPD
Prior notification of the proposed demolition of volumetric classroom/teaching block in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
JOHN BAMFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL, CRABTREE WAY, RUGELEY, WS15 2PA.
Received 7 Feb 2025 - This application was decided on 07 Dec 2020N.18/01 NMA1
Non material amendment to planning permission N.18/01 to widen the footpath running around the west and south of existing school buildings.
Baldwin's Gate CE(C) Primary School, Tollgate Avenue, Baldwin's Gate, Newcastle under Lyme
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 20 Oct 2023.SCC/23/0143/EIA-SCR
EIA screening opinion in connection with an application not comply with (to vary) Condition 5 of planning permission SM.12/04/110 M to extend the cessation date of the bagging plant and storage shed until 7 February 2034 (ref. SCC/23/0128/VOC)
Croxden Quarry, Freehay Road, CHEADLE, ST10 1RH
Received 3 Oct 2023 - This application was decided on 09 Aug 2019CH.19/201 MSA
Consultation from Cannock Chase Council in connection with an application to them for outline planning permission for the creation of development platforms, the demolition of existing office building and environmental centre, site clearance, remediation and mixed-use development
Former Rugeley Power Station, Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 16 Jan 2024.SCC/23/0160/DA
Submission of details in compliance with condition 9 (Tree Protection) of planning permission SCC/22/0100/FULL-MIN
MADELEY HIGH SCHOOL, Newcastle Road, CREWE, CW3 9JJ
Received 28 Nov 2023 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 03 Mar 2026.SCC/26/0021/CON
Stafford Borough Council consultation in connection with an application to them for planning permission for the outline permission for 100 dwellings, open space and associated infrastructure (all matters reserved except for means of access) (ref. 25/406832/OUT).
Land Off Dicky's Lane, Woodseaves
Received 9 Feb 2026 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 10 Mar 2023.SCC/22/0029/FULL-MAJ
Application for a skip hire and recycling facility including the sorting, processing and storage of 100,000 tonnes of waste per annum.
Plot D, Howle Close, Rowhurst Industrial Estate, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 6AT
Received 10 Mar 2022 - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 01 Mar 2022.SS.20/02/613 W
The erection of a proposed office, vehicle storage and maintenance building at the extant renewable energy facility at Cocksparrow Lane, Huntingdon
Land off Cocksparrow Lane, Huntington
Received 9 Jan 2020 - This application was decided on 04 Mar 2020S.20/01
Extension to the existing steel portal framed agricultural building to provide further stock housing
Holding No.23, Green Lane, Whitgreave, Stafford, ST18 9SR
Received Not published - This application was decided on 29 Apr 2020L.20/01
Proposed entrance extension and internal alterations to staff facilities
The Willows Primary School, Anglesey Road, Lichfield, WS13 7NU
Received Not published - This application was decided on 07 Dec 2018SHORT_REF_00164
Submission of details in compliance with condition 3a of planning permission L.15/04/805-808 MW relating to the commencement of soil stripping in Phase 1. [Original ref. L.15/04/805-808 MW D3]
Hints Quarry, Lichfield
Received Not published - This application was decided on 03 Jul 2019ES.14/13/502 M D7
Submission of details in compliance with Condition 4 of planning permission ES.14/13/502 M relating to the notification of commencement of soil stripping
Barton Quarry
Received Not published - This application was decided on 05 Nov 2019S.17/07/4121 W D2
Submission of details in compliance with condition 11 of planning permission S.17/07/4121 W relating to details all external materials and finishes to the waste handling building, including the colour and finishes to all external walls and roofs
Moorfields Industrial Estate, Cotes Heath, Stafford
Received Not published - This case has been determined and the decision was issued on 23 Aug 2022.L.21/02
Proposed silage clamp
2 The Holdings, Rowley Park, Hamstall Ridware, Rugeley
Received 5 Feb 2021
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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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