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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
4,776Searchable applications
37Recorded as pending
82%Approval rate · 3,737 approved or refused records
684Refused applications

3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning and buildingsContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan The Adopted Local Plan 2014 - 2033Pre-application advice Pre-application advice for businessesConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions View a list of all conservation areas and Article 4 Directions

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas17 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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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.

More application records

  1. Valid application receivedSMD/2021/0340

    Certificate for proposed use of a Single storey rear extension to form a ground floor bedroom

    1 , Litley Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1NJ

    Received 18 May 2021
  2. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0049

    Discharge of condition 4,6 and 8 in realtion to SMD/2018/0163

    Gutters Cottage , Eliases Lane , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LG

    Received 19 May 2021
  3. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0341

    Second Storey on Rear Extension

    43 , Albert Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6DT

    Received 20 May 2021
  4. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0342

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    14 , Millstream Close , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1XN

    Received 21 May 2021
  5. FULL-REFSMD/2021/0343

    First Floor Side Extension

    Meadowcroft , Common Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PA

    Received 20 May 2021
  6. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0344

    Single storey extension to the side and rear

    18 , Elm Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SG

    Received 21 May 2021
  7. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0345

    Change of use of part domestic garage / garden room with loft over, into proposed living accommodation / annexe.

    Wayside House , Clewlows Bank , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LP

    Received 21 May 2021
  8. FULL-REFSMD/2021/0346

    Two storey/single storey rear extension

    6 , Lowther Place , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5BB

    Received 24 May 2021
  9. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0347

    Proposed single storey front extension and new bay window

    16 , Orme Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7BS

    Received 24 May 2021
  10. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0050

    Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 relating to SMD/2020/0101

    South Fields Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR

    Received 24 May 2021
  11. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0348

    Proposed new separate garage block and stable block

    Barnfields , Town End Lane , Swinscoe , Staffordshire , DE6 2HS

    Received 24 May 2021
  12. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0051

    Discharge of conditiond 16,17,18,21 and 26 in relation to SMD/2020/0049

    171 Biddulph Arms , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6QJ

    Received 24 May 2021
  13. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0349

    Single storey rear and side extension

    Grafton , Clewlows Bank , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LP

    Received 25 May 2021
  14. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0052

    Discharge of condition 6-21 relating to SMD/2016/0427

    The Old Vicarage , Dimble Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BL

    Received 25 May 2021
  15. Valid application receivedHNT/2021/0017

    Larger home rear extension, the extension will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse 8m, maximum height of the extension 2.40m, height at the eaves of the extension 2.40m.

    The Bungalow , Lask Edge Road , Lask Edge , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8QS

    Received 25 May 2021
  16. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0350

    Proposed Rear two storey extension including small single storey side extension to Four Winds to create extended kitchen/diner and extended first floor bedroom

    Four Winds , Moss Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1QZ

    Received 27 May 2021
  17. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2021/0018

    Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 5.8m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, 2.8m maximum height and 2.8m height to eaves

    38 , Shepherd Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6JA

    Received 26 May 2021
  18. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0053

    Discharge of conditions 2, 3 & 5 relating to DET/2020/0061

    Old Engine Farm , Perkins Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PX

    Received 26 May 2021
  19. FULL-APPSMD/2021/0351

    Proposed single storey wrap around extension to the rear

    2 , Ash Way , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9DZ

    Received 26 May 2021
  20. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2021/0018

    Non material amendment relating to SMD/2016/0344

    The Crown Inn , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TW

    Received 27 May 2021
  21. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0352

    Adoption of an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion

    Land East of Cellarhead Battery Site , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,

    Received 14 May 2021
  22. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0353

    Blythe Vale, Phase 2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion

    To the West of Woodlands Lane , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire ,

    Received 27 May 2021
  23. Valid application receivedNMA/2021/0019

    Non material amendment relating to SMD/2019/0057

    Consall Hall , Consall Lane , Consall , Staffordshire , ST9 0AG

    Received 28 May 2021
  24. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0354

    Proposed Ground Floor Extension to form Study

    68 , Willow Drive , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7FF

    Received 28 May 2021

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