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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
22 The Hollies , Bridle Path , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EG
Received 17 May 202212 Black Lion , Hollow Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HP
Received 18 May 202239 , The Uplands , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7ER
Received 18 May 20223 , Rochford Close , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8JH
Received 19 May 2022Abbey View Cottage , Quarry Road , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HP
Received 18 May 2022Land East Of Sandfields , Kingsley Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 May 2022PROPOSED FIELD ACCESS , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 May 2022Bridge 37 , Leek Old Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9JE
Received 19 May 2022Rock Cottage , Cheadle Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AX
Received 20 May 2022Rock Cottage , Cheadle Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AX
Received 20 May 2022Land At Blythe Park , Sandon Road , Cresswell , Staffordshire ,
Received 20 May 2022Land At Blythe Park , Sandon Road , Cresswell , Staffordshire ,
Received 20 May 2022218 , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9JR
Received 23 May 2022Foxtwood Cottages , Foxt Road , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HJ
Received 23 May 2022Barnfields Farm , Porters Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7NQ
Received 23 May 2022Longhurst Farm , Dimmingsdale , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3AS
Received 24 May 2022Longhurst Farm , Dimmingsdale , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3AS
Received 24 May 202240 , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EN
Received 24 May 2022Grosvenor Garage , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LQ
Received 24 May 2022Land At Blythe Park , Sandon Road , Cresswell , Staffordshire ,
Received 24 May 2022Land At Blythe Park , Sandon Road , Cresswell , Staffordshire ,
Received 24 May 2022Greenfields , Thorney Edge Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LA
Received 24 May 202264 The Wentlows , Cheadle Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4DN
Received 24 May 202222 , Ash Grove , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EF
Received 25 May 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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