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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brow Nook Farm , School Lane , Freehay , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TS
Received 13 Jun 2022Greenways , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BP
Received 13 Jun 20221 White Gables , Ladderedge , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AD
Received 13 Jun 2022Greenfields Farm , Eaves Lane , Armshead , Staffordshire , ST2 8NA
Received 13 Jun 2022Greenfields Farm , Eaves Lane , Armshead , Staffordshire , ST2 8NA
Received 13 Jun 202232 Windrush , Westwood Park Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8LU
Received 15 Jun 20222 , Thames Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1QD
Received 7 Jun 2022The Ramshorn Estate , Ramshorn Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3BZ
Received 16 Jun 2022Barnes Lea Farm , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , SK11 0QZ
Received 16 Jun 2022Norbury House , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DL
Received 16 Jun 2022Wayfields Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BP
Received 16 Jun 2022Lloyds Newsagents , 217 , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9JR
Received 17 Jun 2022Lloyds Newsagents , 217 , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9JR
Received 17 Jun 2022Rosebank , Hay Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 3BQ
Received 17 Jun 202272 , Thorley Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SA
Received 20 Jun 2022Old Mill Farm , Old Mill Lane , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JS
Received 20 Jun 202228 , Milltown Way , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5SZ
Received 20 Jun 20228 , Derwent Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7DL
Received 20 Jun 202257 , Churchill Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1DL
Received 20 Jun 2022359 The Haven , Leek Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BA
Received 20 Jun 202283 Sandown , Chapel Street , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9DA
Received 20 Jun 2022158 The Miners Rest , Froghall Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 2DN
Received 10 Jun 2022New Street , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7NQ
Received 20 Jun 2022Cricket Pavilion , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LX
Received 21 Jun 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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