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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 · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jan 2019 to 18 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
39 Rose Hill , The Avenue , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7JB
Received 18 Mar 20217 , Dolespring Close , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9DD
Received 18 Mar 2021Moorside , 105 Woodhouse Lane , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7RN
Received 18 Mar 202110 , Victoria Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EA
Received 18 Mar 2021The Chapel , Ashbourne Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1HF
Received 18 Mar 2021Glenwood House Farm , Belmont Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2JR
Received 18 Mar 2021The Red Onion Restaurant , 274 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JS
Received 19 Mar 2021Land at , Anvil Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7FB
Received 19 Mar 2021Gravel Bank Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Received 22 Mar 202122 , Carriage Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7DZ
Received 22 Mar 2021Roebuck Inn , 18 Derby Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5AB
Received 15 Mar 2021Copeland Field Farm , Salters Lane , Hulme , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DA
Received 22 Mar 2021587 Rock Tenement Farm , Cheadle Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BB
Received 22 Mar 2021Telephone Exchange , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire ,
Received 22 Mar 2021Grove Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DQ
Received 23 Mar 2021Holmlea Cottage , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Received 23 Mar 2021162 Mill Street Post Office , Mill Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8ET
Received 23 Mar 2021Overton Farm , Fole Lane , Overton , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HW
Received 23 Mar 2021Overton Farm , Fole Lane , Overton , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HW
Received 23 Mar 2021Holmwood , Ramshorn Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3BZ
Received 23 Mar 2021Clay Lake Farm , Breach Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TR
Received 23 Mar 2021Pemberley House And Farm , Sandy Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9DX
Received 24 Mar 2021Pemberley House And Farm , Sandy Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9DX
Received 24 Mar 202155 , School Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EN
Received 24 Mar 2021Records 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 Moorlands District 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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