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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0138
Removal of existing flat roof canopy. Erection of new front porch with pitched roof and replacement pitched roof canopy.
126 , Washerwall Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0019
Discharge of Condition 5 in relation to application SMD/2023/0572
Ellastone House , Ellastone Road , Winkhill , Staffordshire , ST13 7QY
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0139
Side and rear extension
15 , Hillside Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2024/0007
Non material amendment relating to Condition 18 of SMD/2018/0234
Fole Dairy , Uttoxeter Road , Fole , Uttoxeter , Staffordshire , ST14 5EH
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0020
Discharge of conditions 8, 13, 15 and 16 relating to SMD/2018/0234
Fole Dairy , Uttoxeter Road , Fole , Uttoxeter , Staffordshire , ST14 5EH
Received 22 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0140
A two-storey extension to the right hand side of the property in replacement of the current garage and a single storey extension to the front of the property.
119 , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ
Received 25 Mar 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0142
Change of use from chapel (use class D1) and conversion to residential dwelling (use class C3)
Methodist Church , Ankors Lane , Thorncliffe , Staffordshire , ST13 7LP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0021
Discharge of conditions 6 and 7 relating to SMD/2023/0497
Buttermarket , Market Place , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5HH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0022
Discharge of conditions 1,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 and 21 relating to SMD/2022/0350
Vulcan Refractories Ltd , Draycott Cross Road , Brook Houses , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PN
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2024/0008
Non-Material Amendment relating to SMD/2023/0471
Apple Tree Cottage , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD
Received 26 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0143
Proposed single storey entrance area and alterations to existing front gable, proposed single storey rear extension, proposed render finish
4 Shebri , Mill Hayes Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BH
Received 26 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0144
Proposed single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory
Almont , Beaver Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PH
Received 27 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0145
Change of use from 3no. holiday lets to 3no. dwellinghouses
Oakhill Farm , Draycott Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4JH
Received 26 Mar 2024 - CLUP-APPSMD/2024/0146
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed use of property as residential care home for up to 2 children aged between 5 and 18 with care provided by up to three nonresident members of staff (Sui Generis).
1 , Windy Arbour , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1BL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0147
Change of use from retail to mixed use of retail and cafe within Use Classes E(a) and E(b)
Springfields Farm , Hulme Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST3 5BH
Received 27 Mar 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0148
Alterations and extension to existing dwellinghouse, extension of domestic curtilage and retention of detached garage
PADDOCK HOUSE , Eaves Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RB
Received 28 Mar 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0149
Listed Building consent for Replacement Windows & Door (Part Retrospective)
Stoney Rock Farm , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3LH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0150
Proposed extensions with associated internal and elevational alterations, and replacement of existing roof tiles
34 , Brentwood Drive , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DW
Received 2 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0152
Removal of an existing oil tank to the school basement and then the installation of a new Oil Tank to the school to be installed in a new location externally.
CICELY HAUGHTON SPECIAL SCHOOL , WESTWOOD MANOR , Westwood , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0153
Proposed first floor extension and internal alterations, and replacement windows and doors
The Shambles , Sugar Street , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0SH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0154
Proposed new access,parking area and extension to existing stable for agricultural storage
Rock End Stables , New Street , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7NW
Received 2 Apr 2024 - RM-APPSMD/2024/0155
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters in relation to application SMD/2022/0344 Approval of matters of scale, siting, appearance, landscaping and means of access, as per the requirements of Condition 3 of the outline consent
Gravel Bank Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Valid application receivedDET/2024/0010
Agricultural building to store fodder and implements.
Lane End Farm , Cowallmoor Lane , Ladymoor Gate , Lask Edge , Staffordshire , ST13 8QL
Received 2 Apr 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0156
Proposed demolition of existing domestic store buildings and erection of new attached garage, home workshop, utility and rear entrance with store come gym with ensuite annexed above, replacement of existing porch with new bay window. Extension of hardstanding to existing drive to existing vehicular entrance gate
Mainwaring Farm , Congleton Road , Mow Cop , Staffordshire , ST7 3PJ
Received 3 Apr 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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