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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Vicarage , Heath House Lane , Horton , Staffordshire , ST13 8PH
Received 28 Jan 2022Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 28 Jan 202219 , Brookfield Avenue , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9ED
Received 1 Feb 20227 , Florence Terrace , The Village , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EX
Received 31 Jan 20227 , Derby Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HN
Received 1 Feb 2022113 , Mill Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EU
Received 2 Feb 202253 , Portland Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6JZ
Received 2 Feb 2022Eavesford Farm , Ross Road , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2JF
Received 3 Feb 202210 , Derwent Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7DL
Received 3 Feb 202220 , Derby Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5AB
Received 3 Feb 2022Gorseydale , Cheddleton Heath Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7DX
Received 3 Feb 2022Houghwood Cottage Farm , Stanley Road , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LL
Received 4 Feb 202282 St Gotthard , Caverswall Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9BG
Received 4 Feb 2022160 , Park Lane , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BQ
Received 4 Feb 20225 , Westbourne Close , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EN
Received 4 Feb 2022The Dormers , Willfield Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8SN
Received 4 Feb 2022Bramble Cottage , Stanley Moss Lane , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LH
Received 7 Feb 20222 Bridgend , Cecil Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6QG
Received 7 Feb 202211 , Monyash Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5SY
Received 7 Feb 2022Land Between Brook Cottage And Sneyd Arms , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire ,
Received 7 Feb 2022Nab End Cottage , Buxton Road , Longnor , Staffordshire , SK17 0RL
Received 7 Feb 2022Helvellyn , 3 Woodlands Lane , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9NW
Received 7 Feb 202228 , Asquith Close , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7LN
Received 8 Feb 2022112 , Heath Avenue , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HU
Received 8 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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