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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 dates4,776Searchable 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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@staffsmoorlands.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries03456053013Council 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
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.
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/2024/0013
Detached double garage
Meadow View Farm , Kerry Hill , Bucknall , S-O-T , ST2 8NA
Received 11 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0014
Rear, single storey extension and general alterations to enlarge bedroom and improve the accommodation, including alterations to the existing parking arrangement
Bara Brith , Castle Hill Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AJ
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0016
Application for Variation of a Conditions 1, 3, 4 and 6 in relation to application SMD/2021/0330 Re:Installation of a seasonal temporary stage.
Alton Towers , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4DB
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0004
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4 relating to SMD/2021/0301
Draycott Sports Centre Ltd , Cresswell Lane , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9AF
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0018
Single story rear extension
1 , The Mount , High Street , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AQ
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0005
Discharge of conditions 1 to 20 relating to SMD/2023/0067
Land Adj Knott Inn , Station Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire ,
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0019
Development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, to provide balancing services to the local electricity grid.
Land at , Newfields Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BS
Received 15 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0020
Slurry tower with domed roof
Easing Farm , Easing Lane , Thorncliffe , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8UR
Received 15 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0021
Single Storey Rear Extension
33 , Grosvenor Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NA
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0022
Installation of 3 No. freestanding banner signs
MCDONALD'S , Churnet Way , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8YG
Received 16 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0023
Application for Removal or Variation of a Conditions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 15of SMD/2022/0304
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0024
The Development of 2 Charles Street, ST10 1ED: Conversion from Commercial Restaurant (Use Class E) and Upper Floor Residential to Supported Living (Use Class C2) to Establish 5 Supported Living Bedspaces and 1 Overnight Bedspace, Along with the Construction of a Rear Outbuilding and Landscaping Enhancements
2 , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1ED
Received 16 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0025
Erection of new detached dwelling and associated landscaping works.
Land Adj Knott Inn , Station Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire ,
Received 16 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0026
Proposed alterations and two-storey extension
Morridge Side House , Cooks Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7HA
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0027
Proposed conversion from 2 flats to one dwelling.
1 and 1A , Southfields , Westfields , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5LR
Received 17 Jan 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0028
Application for Variation of Condition 9 re: SMD/2023/0343
Ball Green Farm , Woodhouse Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire ,
Received 18 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0029
First floor side extension above existing garage. First floor rear extension above existing ground floor garage area with internal works
Treetops , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DD
Received 18 Jan 2024 - PNREFDET/2024/0003
Installation of solar panels to roof of building (24 panels total)
Cheddleton Community Centre , Hollow Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HP
Received 18 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0030
Change of use of property to holiday let including refurbishment.
Primitive Methodist Church , New Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AF
Received 19 Jan 2024 - RM-APPSMD/2024/0031
Variation of Conditions 1 and 10 of Reserved Matters approval SMD/2021/0491 to provide the following changes to the approved development (Revision to application SMD/2023/0240) - Introduction of two new house types (type F which is single storey with an additional storey served by rooflights and G which is a single storey properties) on plots 31-40 across the frontage of the site. These bungalows would replace previous type 1 which were 4-bedroom detached two storey dwellings, some type 2, detached 3 bedroom, 2 storey dwelling (with an additional storey served by dormer windows in the roofspace) and some type 3 detached two storey dwellings. There is no change in the finished floor level from the approved scheme. - Changes to ground levels around the distributor road. The levels remain as approved where the distributor road meets the highway and for the first few metres to the rear of the highway i.e. an increase in levels for plot 1 to 10 and a decrease in levels for plots 11-24. - Removal of one of the three drainage basins to the north of the distributor road. - Removal of detached garage and introduction of an attached garage on house type A. - Removal of 1no. dormer on house type B. - Rearrangement of plots 13, 14 and 17. - Rearrangement of plots 18, 23 and 24. - House types B & C have changed from 3 beds to 4 Beds - Addition of an ensuite above the porch on House Type C. - Driveway alterations on plots 2 - 5. - The 2 roads to the north of the site have been made private.
Land Off , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0032
Proposal for a 40m x 25m sand and fibre all-weather outdoor arena
LAND , School Lane , Longsdon , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0033
Retrospective application for change of use from agricultural building to residential
Croney Bank Farm , Bagnall Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JY
Received 22 Jan 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0035
Proposed single storey rear extension.
82 , Brown Lees Road , Brown Lees , Staffordshire , ST8 6PH
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0006
Discharge of conditions 5, 8. 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 23 relating to SMD/2023/0422
Springfields Farm , Hulme Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST3 5BH
Received 24 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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