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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
New House Farm , Luzlow Lane , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JZ
Received 16 Jan 2023Bromley Wood Farm , Hill Lane , Morrilow Heath , Staffordshire , ST10 4PF
Received 18 Jan 2023Broadgate Hall , Cheadle Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HU
Received 17 Jan 2023Black Head Inn , High Street , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4DY
Received 13 Jan 2023Land at , Oakamoor Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 4QT
Received 17 Jan 202362 The Old Stone House , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DL
Received 17 Jan 2023111 Church View , Park Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8JU
Received 18 Jan 2023Land Adjacent , 4 , Brookfield Close , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2JG
Received 18 Jan 2023181 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9DX
Received 7 Oct 202235 , Barnfield Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4LA
Received 18 Jan 202344 , Kenley Avenue , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9HX
Received 19 Jan 2023Fleece House , Marten Hill , Swinscoe , Staffordshire , DE6 2BW
Received 20 Jan 20232 , Oulton Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1DB
Received 20 Jan 20232 , Oulton Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1DB
Received 20 Jan 2023Home Farm , Bradshaw Lane , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LJ
Received 20 Jan 2023The Old Bowling Green , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HQ
Received 23 Jan 2023Tean Leys Farm , Tean Leys , Lower Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4NS
Received 20 Jan 2023The Hollies , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BH
Received 23 Jan 2023Hodgefields Farm , Ladymoor Lane , Ladymoor Gate , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8UD
Received 23 Jan 2023305 Tesco Express , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9QA
Received 23 Jan 202316 , Conway Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7AL
Received 23 Jan 202373 , High Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6AA
Received 24 Jan 202387 , Sandon Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QS
Received 23 Jan 2023161 , Park Lane , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7PN
Received 23 Jan 2023Records 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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