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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 buildingsContact planning Contact PlanningLocal plan The Adopted Local Plan 2014 - 2033Pre-application advice Pre-application advice for businessesConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions View a list of all conservation areas and Article 4 Directions

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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

  1. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2023/0528

    Full Planning Application for the erection of 5 dwellings with associated means of access and hard and soft landscaping works

    Land Off , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  2. Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2023/0529

    Residential 2-storey side extension

    6 , Beech Grove , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8LT

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  3. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0530

    Proposed change of use from public house (Use Class A4) to offices

    Royal Oak , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BH

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  4. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2023/0531

    Proposed Construction of Single Storey Rear/Side Porch to create sheltered access from kitchen to utility. (Part retrospective)

    29 , Chapel Lane , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7JY

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  5. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2023/0532

    Reserved matters application proposing details for the appearance, layout, scale and landscaping for Phase 2 of the leisure development comprising 60 lodges, archery centre and watersports centre, internal roads and car parking and hard and soft landscaping.

    Moneystone Quarry , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 2DZ

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  6. Valid application receivedNMA/2023/0028

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment in relation to application SMD/2022/0621

    Croda Chemicals Europe Ltd , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  7. PNREFDET/2023/0035

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for demolition of building used as a working mens club. It has been deemed to be a danger to the public by the Council. It is beyond repair and has no roof and not utilities going to it

    Ball Haye Green Working Mens Club , Ball Haye Green , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6BH

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  8. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0533

    Proposed new garage and associated alterations to driveway

    The Quarry , Overton Road , Biddulph Common , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7ST

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  9. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2023/0083

    Discharge of condition 15 of planning permission SMD/2024/0314

    Land South East Of A521 , Uttoxeter Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire ,

    Received 25 Oct 2023
  10. FULL-REFSMD/2023/0534

    Demolish conservatory and replacement single storey extension

    Hillside House , Dunwood Lane , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RG

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  11. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0535

    Portal frame calf rearing unit for the purposes of agriculture. The proposed building will be a dedicated building designed for the rearing of calves focusing on the health and welfare of the calves.

    Sprinks Farm , Dingle Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RX

    Received 26 Oct 2023
  12. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0536

    Proposed change of use from ancillary accommodation to full dwelling

    Field House Cottage , Dilhorne Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9DL

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  13. LB-APPSMD/2023/0537

    Listed Building Consent for - Proposed change of use from ancillary accommodation to full dwelling

    Field House Cottage , Dilhorne Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9DL

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  14. Valid application receivedSMD/2023/0538

    LAWFUL CERTIFICATE FOR A PROPOSED ENTRANCE CANOPY TO FRONT ELEVATION 3SQM FOOTPRINT AND 3M MAX HEIGHT. RE-SITING OF FRONT DOOR TO EXISTING WINDOW OPENING. PROPOSED DORMER TO REAR ROOF SLOPE.

    5 , Mill Hayes Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BH

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  15. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2023/0019

    Proposed single rear extension extending 8.00m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling, 3.00m maximum height and 3.00m to height of eaves

    5 , Mill Hayes Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BH

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  16. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2023/0539

    Two storey rear extension, alterations to roofline of existing single storey rear extension, hard landscaping works, and replacement windows to front elevation.

    Clough House , Carr Bank , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3DG

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  17. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2023/0085

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 4, 5 and 6 re SMD/2023/0165 and SMD2023/0166

    Drinking Troughs , Overton Road , Biddulph Common , Biddulph , Staffordshire ,

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  18. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2023/0029

    Non-Material Amendments to Conditions 2 and 5 of SMD/2021/0694 relating to teh design and materials of Plots 1 -3 only

    Land Adjacent To Werrington House Farm 426 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire ,

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  19. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2023/0540

    Combination of a single storey rear extension and a double storey side and rear extension to enlarge the kitchen and dining area and provide a master bedroom suite.

    1 , Marsh Close , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LP

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  20. Valid application receivedSMD/2023/0541

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extnsion

    161 , Station Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EE

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  21. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0542

    Proposed single storey sides and rear extension with garage conversion and modernisation works

    58 , Uplands Croft , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LF

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  22. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0543

    Conversion of existing building to form dwelling

    Birchendale Farm , Hollington Fields , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HL

    Received 31 Oct 2023
  23. FULL-APPSMD/2023/0544

    Proposed new civil burial area at St John's Drive, Wetley Rocks

    LAND AT , St Johns Drive , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,

    Received 27 Oct 2023
  24. Valid application receivedCON/2023/0033

    S53 Application to add a restricted by way road from Weags barn to Sladehouse, Grindon

    Weags barn to Sladehouse , Grindon , STAFFORDSHIRE ,

    Received 30 Oct 2023

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