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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning and buildings Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan The Adopted Local Plan 2014 - 2033 Pre-application advice Pre-application advice for businesses Conservation areas Conservation areas Article 4 directions View a list of all conservation areas and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries03456053013 Council source

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

FULL-APPSMD/2022/0656
Change of use from 3no. holiday lets to 3no. dwellinghouses
Alderlee Farm , Gun Hill Road , Meerbrook , Staffordshire , ST13 8SL
Received 16 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2022/0041
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a single storey rear extension measuring 8m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, 3m maximum height and 3m to height of eaves
Stonefield House , Tompkin Road , Stanley , Staffordshire , ST9 9LX
Received 16 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0657
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form an additional bedroom (resubmission of planning ref. SMD/2021/0378)
Driftwood , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Received 16 Dec 2022
Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2022/0658
Outline application with some matters reserved for Erection of a detached dwelling house
Land Rear Of The Royal Oak , High Street , Dilhorne , Staffordshire ,
Received 21 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedSMD/2022/0659
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed demolition of existing structures and the construction of a single storey garage and workshop
1 , Highfield Road West , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6HB
Received 20 Dec 2022
FULL-APPSMD/2022/0660
Proposed extensions and alterations
38 , Dilhorne Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PR
Received 20 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedDET/2022/0048
Prior approval is required for a proposed - Twin span steel portal frame building
Upper Stonehouse Farm , Stonehouse Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TF
Received 20 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0661
Replacement roof, alterations to existing eaves and ridge lines, and creation of rooms within new roof space. Rear ground floor and dormer roof extension. Alterations to wall and roof materials. installation of integeral photovoltaic panels to new roof.
12 Rowans , Westwood Park Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8NG
Received 19 Dec 2022
FULL-REFSMD/2022/0662
Construction of a portal frame agricultural style building and change of use to B2 general industrial, B8 Storage and Distribution/ Sui Generis to use the proposed buildings for handling and storage plant of animal by-products and derived products.
Crossways Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7SF
Received 20 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedNMA/2022/0026
Non-Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2020/0057
11 , Woodcroft Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RN
Received 19 Dec 2022
FULL-APPSMD/2022/0663
Demolition of existing outbuilding. Construction of single storey rear extension and retaining wall
1 , Mill Bank , Common Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PA
Received 21 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0664
Extension on the first floor over the garage, ground floor rear extension replacing the conservatory and guarding to be added to garden room roof to create a decking area.
12 Maple House , Maple Grove , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7BF
Received 21 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedNMA/2022/0027
Non material amendment relating to SMD/2021/0098
9A Coppice Barn , Hollow Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HP
Received 21 Dec 2022
FULL-APPSMD/2022/0665
Proposed extensions and alterations
La Casa , Rivendell Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RH
Received 22 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0666
Installation of an external timber clad bike shelter for bikes storage.
Alton Castle , Castle Hill Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4TT
Received 22 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0667
Full planning permission for residential development of 30 homes, including the creation of a new access, car parking and ancillary landscaping
LAND AT , Uttoxeter Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire ,
Received 21 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedNMA/2022/0028
Non-Material Amended to SMD/2021/0240. As built height is 300mm taller than previously approved due to increased roof thickness which was required for extra insulation added over the top of the roof deck (150mm) for revised building regulations.
19 , Adams Grove , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8NX
Received 22 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2022/0087
Discharge of all conditions relating to SMD/2019/0671
68 South View , The Green , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PH
Received 22 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedSMD/2022/0668
Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed garage and store
Oakleigh , Boundary Road , Boundary , Staffordshire , ST10 2NU
Received 23 Dec 2022
FULL-APPSMD/2022/0669
Construction of a manege
White Chimneys , Bradshaw Lane , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LR
Received 28 Dec 2022
FULL-APPSMD/2022/0670
Proposed 2 storey and single storey rear extension
168A , Tunstall Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7AF
Received 23 Dec 2022
Valid application receivedDET/2022/0049
Erection of agricultural building for storage of fodder and agricultural implements
Brook Farm , Porters Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7NQ
Received 28 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2022/0042
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and construction of new single storey rear extension. Extension to extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse by 4m, maximum height of the extension 2.75m and height of the eaves to be 2.50m.
Lark Rise , Stanley Road , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LJ
Received 28 Dec 2022
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2022/0671
Rear single storey and side extension with new canopy
67 , Heath Avenue , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HU
Received 30 Dec 2022

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