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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596 approved · 15 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Barton Quarry, Walton Lane, BURTON-ON-TRENT, DE13 8EJ
Received 10 May 2022HINTS QUARRY, WATLING STREET, HINTS, TAMWORTH, B78 3DF.
Received 12 Jun 2026Biffa, Poplars, Lichfield Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 8NQ
Received 29 Oct 2025HAWTHORN HOUSE, Burton Old Road West, LICHFIELD, WS13 6EN
Received 12 Nov 2025Croxden Quarry, Croxden Common, Freehay, Cheadle, ST10 1RH
Received 19 Sept 2023Land at Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received Not publishedRawlett High School, Comberford Road, Tamworth
Received Not published2 High Carr Farm, Chesterton, Newcastle under Lyme
Received Not publishedRykneld Metals Limited, Derby Road, Burton on Trent
Received Not publishedLichfield Sewage Treatment Works, Curborough, Lichfield, WS13 8ER
Received 11 Mar 2026Weeford Concrete Plant, London Road, Weeford
Received 4 May 2022Hints Quarry, Watling Street, Hints, Tamworth
Received 17 Oct 2022Madeley Manor Nursing Home Heighley Castle Way Madeley
Received Not publishedUnit 15b Felspar Road, Amington Industrial Estate, Tamworth
Received 29 Dec 2023Fauld Mine, Tutbury, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9HT
Received 13 Jun 2024Wood Farm and Golf and Leisure, on land off Bursnips Road, Essington
Received 18 Dec 2020Uttoxeter Quarry, Spath, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AP
Received 20 Aug 2024Barton Quarry, Walton Lane, Barton Turn, Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, DE13 8EJ
Received 13 Feb 2024Keele Quarry
Received Not publishedShire Oak Quarry, Chester Road, Shire Oak
Received 1 Jul 2021Wilnecote Quarry, Hedging Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth
Received Not publishedCauldon Quarry , Earlsway, Waterhouses, ST10 3EQ
Received 11 Dec 2024Betley Wastewater Treatment Works, Main Road, Betley
Received 10 Jun 2021Kingston Resource And Development Centre, Fairway, Littleworth, Stafford, ST16 3TW
Received 22 Sept 2022Records 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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