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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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More application records

  1. FULL-APPSMD/2022/0101

    Erection of Agricultural Building

    Good Cow Farm , Blackwood House Lane , Horton , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8QD

    Received 21 Feb 2022
  2. FULL-APPSMD/2022/0102

    Single storey rear extension to create bedroom and improved family bathroom.

    8 , Back Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8QS

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  3. Valid application receivedNMA/2022/0004

    Non material amendment relating to 11/01216/REM_MJ - Removal of 3 no. bollards adjacent to plot 81

    Selectus Ltd , Uplands Mill , The Uplands , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7EP

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  4. FULL-APPSMD/2022/0103

    The construction of an artificial outdoor riding area.

    Broadhurst Farm , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3LQ

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  5. FULL-REFSMD/2022/0104

    External Alterations to existing garage

    The Stone House , Malthouse Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AG

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  6. LB-REFSMD/2022/0105

    External Alterations to existing garage

    The Stone House , Malthouse Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AG

    Received 22 Feb 2022
  7. Valid application receivedDOC/2022/0015

    Discharge of conditon 5 in relation to SMD/2021/0685

    7 Leigh House , Daintry Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5PG

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  8. LB-APPSMD/2022/0106

    Replacement of three windows (ground floor, first floor and second floor) to the front of property.

    44 , King Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NW

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  9. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0107

    Erection of Agricultural Building

    Meadow Clough Farm , Thorncliffe Lane , Thorncliffe , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8TP

    Received 23 Feb 2022
  10. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0108

    Proposed detached garage.

    Lark Rise , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  11. FULL-REFSMD/2022/0109

    New rear extension to replace existing, alterations to single storey roof to rear to form balcony, internal alterations, replacement of garage roof and construction of new single storey garden studio space.

    Steinfields Farm , Broad Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TU

    Received 24 Feb 2022
  12. FULL-REFSMD/2022/0110

    Alterations to driveway entrance.

    Bluestone House , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DE

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  13. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0111

    Proposed creation of relocated vehicular access and dropped kerb.

    Greenfields , Station Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DR

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  14. FULL-REFSMD/2022/0112

    Cladding of front elevation (retrospective).

    Waggon And Horses , Leek Road , Kingsley Moor , Staffordshire , ST10 2EJ

    Received 25 Feb 2022
  15. PNREFDET/2022/0016

    Proposed agricultural storage building.

    Lower Moor End Farm , Stoney Lane , Cauldon , Staffordshire , ST10 3EP

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  16. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0113

    Erection of a 10x18' cedar framed greenhouse with a brick built dwarf wall. Manufactured and installed by Woodpecker Joinery Ltd - Uttoxeter.

    The Foxgloves , Star Bank , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3BA

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  17. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0114

    Proposed extension to the first floor.

    4A Transformer House , Well Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6JU

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  18. FULL-APPSMD/2022/0115

    Single storey side and rear extension with garage conversion.

    18 , Brownhill Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8QY

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  19. FULL-APPSMD/2022/0116

    Workshop extension to facilitate maintenance and servicing of motor vehicles with first floor storage.

    Unit 5 , Burton Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8DA

    Received 28 Feb 2022
  20. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0117

    The proposal is to create a new section of steps to connect the parterre area of the garden to Mrs Bateman's garden to match steps elsewhere in the garden.

    Biddulph Grange National Trust , Grange Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SD

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  21. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2022/0016

    Discharge of planning conditions 3, 9, 10, 11 & 13 in relation to planning application SMD/2020/0029.

    Land At , The Green , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  22. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0118

    Listed building application for conservation to the heritage building to include windows and internal alterations.

    Miss Wilson's , Wootton Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 3BQ

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  23. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0119

    New vehicle access to the garden.

    11 Fair View , Battlesteads , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BE

    Received 1 Mar 2022
  24. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2022/0017

    Discharge of conditions relating to application SMD/2021/0586. Conditions 4, 5, 7 and 9.

    Cheadle Equestrian Centre , Eaves Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RB

    Received 2 Mar 2022

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