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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
55 , School Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EN
Received 24 Mar 2021Woodroyd , Denford Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QG
Received 24 Mar 2021Highfield , Gratton Lane , Gratton , Staffordshire , ST9 9AG
Received 24 Mar 2021Hillcrest , Fole Lane , Overton , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST14 5EE
Received 24 Mar 202195 , School Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EN
Received 25 Mar 2021Greywoods , Cheddleton Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QZ
Received 25 Mar 2021Wildwood , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4BZ
Received 24 Mar 2021Wildwood , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4BZ
Received 24 Mar 2021Old Engine Farm , Perkins Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PX
Received 24 Mar 202136 , Brentwood Drive , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DW
Received 25 Mar 2021Wildwood , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4BZ
Received 24 Mar 2021Roselea , 1 Badnall Close , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8HB
Received 25 Mar 2021Land Off , Woodhouse Lane , Biddulph , Staffordshire ,
Received 25 Mar 2021Pasture House , 20 Ox Pasture , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HT
Received 26 Mar 2021Bulls Head Inn , High Street , Kingsley , Staffordshire , ST10 2AE
Received 26 Mar 2021Land off Gratton Lane , The Village , Endon , Staffordshire ,
Received 26 Mar 20213 , Nursery Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6RE
Received 26 Mar 20215 , Park Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0EB
Received 26 Mar 2021Lower Whitemore Farm , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , CW12 3NF
Received 26 Mar 2021Knowsley Farm , Knowsley Road , Stanley , Staffordshire , ST9 9NB
Received 29 Mar 202174 , Southbank Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5LN
Received 29 Mar 20218 , Nevin Avenue , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BP
Received 29 Mar 2021Fairview Cottage , 76 Leek Road , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9NH
Received 29 Mar 2021Willgate House , Green Lane , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8PN
Received 29 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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