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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Thompson Farm , Haddon Lane , Heaton , Staffordshire , SK11 0RR
Received 30 Dec 202138 , Colwyn Drive , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BL
Received 4 Jan 2022Winkhill Garage , Ashbourne Road , Winkhill , Staffordshire , ST13 7PP
Received 4 Jan 2022Barnes Lea Farm , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , SK11 0QZ
Received 5 Jan 202215 , Crossfield Avenue , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7AG
Received 5 Jan 2022Stonemoor , Rownall Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JB
Received 5 Jan 202220 , Cellarhead Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HW
Received 6 Jan 2022183 , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LS
Received 7 Jan 2022Hm Young Offenders Institute , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DX
Received 7 Jan 2022Pike Low Farm , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 3EZ
Received 10 Jan 20226 Rose Cottage , Hollow Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HP
Received 10 Jan 2022Kirk House , Malthouse Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AG
Received 10 Jan 2022Manor Farm , Dukes Lane , Winkhill , Staffordshire , ST13 7QZ
Received 11 Jan 2022342A , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9LY
Received 11 Jan 202234 , Mossfield Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6UL
Received 11 Jan 20228 , Brackendale , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8PD
Received 11 Jan 2022Moneystone Quarry , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 2DZ
Received 11 Jan 2022Broadgate Hall , Cheadle Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HU
Received 11 Jan 2022STABLES TO THE SOUTH EAST OF GATESCARTH , Bagnall Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire ,
Received 11 Jan 2022Dell House , Cotton Dell , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3DJ
Received 12 Jan 2022The Barn , Ringe Hay Farm , Basford Green Road , Basford , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7ET
Received 12 Jan 2022S1a , Newspaper House , Brook Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5JE
Received 2 Feb 2022Ivy House Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BT
Received 13 Jan 2022Square Meadow Farm , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DT
Received 7 Feb 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 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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