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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Elderberry Barn , Benty Grange Lane , Waterfall , Staffordshire , ST13 7PU
Received 24 Feb 2022Heather Rocks , Moss Hill , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9NW
Received 13 Jan 2022St Annes Cottage , Church Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TB
Received 14 Jan 202238 , Queen Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1BJ
Received 13 Jan 2022186 , Draycott Old Road , Draycott , Staffordshire , ST11 9AH
Received 13 Jan 2022Greywoods , Cheddleton Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QZ
Received 14 Jan 202257 Willow House , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HS
Received 14 Jan 2022135 , Willow Drive , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7FG
Received 14 Jan 2022Hallwater Farm , Hallwater , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9HG
Received 17 Jan 2022Alton Castle , Castle Hill Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4TT
Received 17 Jan 2022Springfield House , School Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7ND
Received 17 Jan 2022Meadow View , Clewlows Bank , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LP
Received 17 Jan 2022Hm Young Offenders Institute , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DX
Received 14 Jan 2022Hm Young Offenders Institute , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DX
Received 14 Jan 2022Upper Moor End , Stoney Lane , Cauldon , Staffordshire , ST10 3EP
Received 18 Jan 2022Stonefield House , Tompkin Road , Stanley , Staffordshire , ST9 9LX
Received 17 Jan 2022Broadhurst Cottage , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3LQ
Received 18 Jan 2022Phoenix Stables , Bottom Lane , Bottom House , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7QJ
Received 18 Jan 2022Dell House , Cotton Dell , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3DJ
Received 18 Jan 2022Hazel Mount , Hazles Cross Road , Kingsley , Staffordshire , ST10 2AY
Received 18 Jan 2022Heathersett , Gun Battery Lane , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7NJ
Received 19 Jan 2022Land Adjacent to Gorsty Croft Farm , Park Nook , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2NG
Received 19 Jan 2022Veterinary Surgery , St Lukes House , Vicarage Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AS
Received 19 Jan 2022Anzio Camp , Buxton Road , Blackshaw Moor , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8TN
Received 20 Jan 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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