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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 dates4,776Searchable 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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@staffsmoorlands.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries03456053013Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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
- LB-APPSMD/2021/0835
Listed Building Consent for the Proposed single storey extension to rear to form store
Ash Hall Nursing Home , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9DX
Received 20 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0836
Proposed single storey extension to rear to form store
Ash Hall Nursing Home , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9DX
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0837
Construction of single storey rear extension to replace existing single storey conservatory
2 , Cornfield Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6TX
Received 20 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0838
Single Story extension to west Gable
2 , Hillswood Close , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BS
Received 20 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0839
Erection of a detached dormer bungalow on the side garden area of Lansdowne
Lansdowne , Station Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EE
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0840
Proposed garage extension
Land off , Armshead Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0EL
Received 20 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2021/0033
Consultation on PLANNING APPLICATION NO. SCC/21/0069/EIA-SCO for Request for an EIA scoping opinion in connection with proposals for a western extension to existing sand and gravel quarry including use of existing processing plant and quarry infrastructure
Captains Barn Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST3 5BE
Received 20 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0841
The conversion, alterations and extension of the two-storey former Warehouse and Silk Shade to create three 3-bedroom properties. plus a 2-bedroom detached dwelling in place of the former outbuilding.
2 4 Warehouse , Silk Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HX
Received 20 Dec 2021 - FULL-REFSMD/2021/0842
Single storey side extension and part loft conversion.
145 , High Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8RT
Received 21 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0843
Refurbishment and alterations to existing farmhouse together with conversion of adjacent barn and link extension to form a single dwelling.
Stone Barn Farm , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0844
Proposed conversion of existing buildings to form private ancillary leisure/recreation accommodation, construction of an additional bay to an existing garage building, and recladding and increasing height of existing log store
Gratton Hall Farm , Gratton Hall Lane , Gratton , Staffordshire , ST9 9AW
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0845
Listed building consent for a proposed conversion of existing buildings to form private ancillary leisure/recreation accommodation, construction of an additional bay to an existing garage building
Gratton Hall Farm , Gratton Hall Lane , Gratton , Staffordshire , ST9 9AW
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0118
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 6, 7, 14, 15, 18 and 20 relating to SMD/2021/0266
130 Flying Horse Inn , Ashbourne Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5BJ
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0846
Partial retrospective application for external cladding of outbuildings
Ellastone House , Ellastone Road , Winkhill , Staffordshire , ST13 7QY
Received 22 Dec 2021 - FULL-REFSMD/2021/0847
Proposed extension and alterations
Brampton , Cheddleton Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QZ
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0848
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use: The outbuildings to Ellastone House are currently being used as a domestic garage and workshop, ancillary to the main house.
Ellastone House , Ellastone Road , Winkhill , Staffordshire , ST13 7QY
Received 22 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2021/0119
Discharge of condition 4 relating to SMD/2020/0575
Stanhopea , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Received 23 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0849
Demolition of 80 and 82 Prince George Street and the installation of piled retaining wall and associated making safe.
80 and 82 , Prince George Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1HX
Received 23 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0850
New detached double-garage with first-floor office space above to replace an existing redundant store and timber-framed summer house.
Oakhill , Dimble Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BL
Received 23 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0851
Installation of green room cabin
Alton Towers , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4DB
Received 23 Dec 2021 - FULL-APPSMD/2021/0852
Proposed single-storey extension and Juliet balcony.
455 , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9NT
Received 24 Dec 2021 - NMA-APPNMA/2021/0037
Non material amendment in relation to SMD/2021/0544
204 , Abbey Green Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SA
Received 29 Dec 2021 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2021/0853
EIA screening request- Battery energy storage development with ancillary equipment, security fence, access and landscaping
Newfields Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BS
Received 24 Dec 2021 - LB-APPSMD/2021/0854
Listed building consent for the conversion, alterations and extension of the two-storey former Warehouse and Silk Shade to create three 3-bedroom properties plus a 2-bedroom detached dwelling in place of the former outbuilding.
2 4 Warehouse , Silk Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HX
Received 20 Dec 2021
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What these statistics cover
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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