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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
3 , Grangefield Close , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7NW
Received 2 Mar 2022The Oaklands , Dam Lane , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LB
Received 2 Mar 2022Holly Villa , Willfield Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8RY
Received 3 Mar 2022Hayes Gate Farm , Star Bank , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3BN
Received 3 Mar 2022Alton Towers , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4DB
Received 7 Mar 2022Meadow View , Well Lane , Gillow Heath , Staffordshire , ST8 6QU
Received 8 Mar 20225 , Merthyr Grove , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7XF
Received 8 Mar 20227 Leigh House , Daintry Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5PG
Received 8 Mar 2022Peakstones Farm , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DH
Received 9 Mar 2022Touchwood , Lake Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RN
Received 10 Mar 20224 , New Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9DY
Received 10 Mar 2022Hales View Farm , Oakamoor Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 4QR
Received 10 Mar 2022Wetley View , Cheadle Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BA
Received 11 Mar 20225 Lavender Cottage , Vicarage Row , Dimble Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BL
Received 11 Mar 20225 Lavender Cottage , Vicarage Row , Dimble Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BL
Received 11 Mar 202246 , Hillswood Drive , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BW
Received 11 Mar 2022Shawe Farm , Shawe Park Road , Kingsley Holt , Staffordshire , ST10 2DL
Received 11 Mar 2022S2 , Newspaper House , Brook Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5JE
Received 11 Mar 2022Westerly , Biddulph Park Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SH
Received 11 Mar 2022Land Adjacent 76 , Huntley Lane , Huntley , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 11 Mar 20223 , The Doves , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6RB
Received 14 Mar 202262 East View , Brookfields Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LY
Received 14 Mar 202262 East View , Brookfields Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LY
Received 14 Mar 2022Land Off , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 14 Mar 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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