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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Calton Moor House , Ashbourne Road , Calton Moor , Ashbourne , Staffordshire , DE6 2BU
Received 3 Aug 202141 Red Roofs , Westwood Park Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8NH
Received 3 Aug 202168 Heakley , High Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8RU
Received 3 Aug 20213 , Holt Lane , Kingsley , Staffordshire , ST10 2BA
Received 4 Aug 2021The Croft , Dilhorne Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Received 4 Aug 202190 , Coleridge Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1XA
Received 4 Aug 202129 , Meadow Close , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5TX
Received 5 Aug 20211 , Moorland Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5BN
Received 6 Aug 20212 Mill House , Stanley Moss Lane , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LH
Received 6 Aug 2021Halfords , Broad Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NS
Received 6 Aug 20219 , Beech Close , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7NZ
Received 6 Aug 2021Goldhurst Farm , Hollington Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HY
Received 6 Aug 2021Goldhurst Farm , Hollington Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HY
Received 6 Aug 2021Bank Top Cottage , Rakeway Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RA
Received 6 Aug 20212 , Old Vicarage Cottage , Dimble Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BL
Received 9 Aug 202120 , High Street , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AQ
Received 10 Aug 2021Provender Mill , Under The Hill , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7RR
Received 10 Aug 2021Helvellyn , 3 Woodlands Lane , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9NW
Received 9 Aug 202161A , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DN
Received 9 Aug 20219 , Menai Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7BN
Received 10 Aug 202193B , Park Lane , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BG
Received 10 Aug 20218 , Mulberry Way , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5TL
Received 10 Aug 2021Brook Cottage , The Village , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EY
Received 10 Aug 2021Little Stonehouse Farm , Old Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TG
Received 10 Aug 2021Records 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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