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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ADV-APPSMD/2024/0096
Directional and information signage for business use, placed on access way and entrance gates.
Derelict Garage , Broad Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NS
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0097
Certificate of lawfulness application to establish that the existing building is used for both commercial B2/B8 use and domestic use C3 and that the existing domestic extensions and outbuildings are lawful.
Gratton Haye Farm , Dams Lane , Gratton , Staffordshire , ST9 9AJ
Received 27 Feb 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0098
Proposed single storey rear extension, extension of existing double garage and new flat roof dormer to front elevation.
33 , Church Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8RA
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2024/0004
Application for a Non-Material Amendment in relation to application SMD/2023/0002
89 , Conway Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7AW
Received 28 Feb 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0099
Proposed erection of detached garage
28 , Irvine Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DR
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0014
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 in relation to application SMD/2023/0349
Endon Cricket Ground , Post Lane , Stanley , Staffordshire , ST9 9LH
Received 28 Feb 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0100
New fencing to existing site
Units off A523 , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3HS
Received 28 Feb 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0101
PROPOSED TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO FRONT FACING GABLE END, ALTERATIONS TO LANDSCAPING AND RE-CLADDING OF DORMERS
Sycamore House , 28 Leek Lane , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7NE
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2024/0002
SUBMISSION OF DETAILS REF. NO. SCC/24/0027/DA in compliance with condition 47 of planning permission SM.20/05/171 M at Captains Barn Farm Quarry
Captains Barn Farm Quarry , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST3 5BE
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Valid application receivedCON/2024/0003
Removal of part front elevation, rebuilding like for like. Removal of existing single storey lean to and rebuilding an upward extension. Building a new 2 storey side extension along with minor internal works. And the demolition of existing pigsty and W.C to be replaced with Plant Room, Laundry and W.C.'
Greenside Farm , Lower Elkstones , Warslow ,
Received 29 Feb 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0102
Erection of oak framed garage with rear log store
Long Edge House , Pines Lane , Biddulph Park , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SP
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0103
Application for Listed Building Consent for - A programme of maintenance required for the lower ground floor of the Nicholson Institute building
Nicholson Institute , Stockwell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6DW
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0015
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 and 6 in relation to application SMD/2022/0361 - retrospective
Land at , Churnet Way , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8YG
Received 1 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0105
Two Storey Front and Single Storey Rear Extension
7 Railway Cottages , Cheddleton Road , Leekbrook , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AU
Received 1 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0106
Proposed Structual work and renovation/ alterations to change use of barn from Agricultural to C3
Whitehough , Coley Hole , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0108
Erection of 2no. Holiday Lodges
Rosehill , Nabb Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AY
Received 4 Mar 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0109
Erection of detached bungalow
LAND ADJACENT TO , Hurstons Lane , Alton , Staffordshire ,
Received 4 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0110
Retrospective application for change of use of a detached outbuilding into self contained ancillary accommodation
Butterlands Equestrian Centre , Butterlands Farm , Top Road , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LF
Received 4 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0111
Ground floor extension forming new orangery
5 , Stallington Gardens , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9QG
Received 5 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0112
Change of use to joinery workshop / showroom with ancillary store, office and welfare facilities (Class E(g)(iii))
St Johns Church , Belle Vue Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EP
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Valid application receivedDOC/2024/0017
Discharge of condition 3 relating to SMD/2023/0128
J P G Cars , Burton Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8BU
Received 6 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0113
Install new Dropped Kerb, remove front stone wall. Dig out part of front garden, build new retaining wall in block with Timber cladding. Tarmac hardstanding to create off road parking with aco drain and soakaway to front of hardstanding. Create new steps and path to the left for property access, remove hedge to the right side and install new fencing. Retain Hedge to the Left.
95 , Tunstall Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6LB
Received 6 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0114
Removal of the existing 2 no. static and 1 no. portacabins and the decluttering of the site in general to provide a storage and visitor attraction (Multi use) building that consists of 6 no. containers (3 per side lengthways) and tensile domed roof between.
Alton Towers , Farley Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 4DB
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2024/0002
Application for Prior Approval for Larger Home Extension extending 4.05m beyond the original rear wall, maximum height 3.64m and maximum height in eves 2.58m measured from natural ground level.
65 , Hencroft , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EZ
Received 6 Mar 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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