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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0190
Single storey extension
Sprinks Farm , Dingle Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RX
Received 23 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0192
Erection of an insulated single storey timber building to be used for business purposes.
7 , Travis Way , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9FD
Received 24 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0193
Single storey rear extension, raising existing garage roof, application of external wall insulation with render finish.
35 , Hillside Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7JQ
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0031
Discharge of Condition 11 and 13 in relation to application SMD/2021/0550
Fole Dairy , Uttoxeter Road , Fole , Uttoxeter , Staffordshire , ST14 5EH
Received 25 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0194
Proposed two storey extension to side together with new garden wall and patio
57 Mayfield , Caverswall Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9BG
Received 24 Apr 2024 - RM-APPSMD/2024/0195
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters as laid out in condition 2 of the outline planning approval along side condition 5. in relation to application SMD/2022/0576
100 , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6EG
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2024/0196
Proposed erection of livestock building
Park View Farm , Stoney Lane , Cauldon , Staffordshire , ST10 3EP
Received 25 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0197
Safeguarding fencing works.
St Giles Roman Catholic Primary School , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1ED
Received 25 Apr 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0198
Listed Building Consent for Safeguarding fencing works.
St Giles Roman Catholic Primary School , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1ED
Received 25 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0199
Single storey extension to existing kitchen
Auctioneers Arms , The Green , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EQ
Received 25 Apr 2024 - NMA-APPNMA/2024/0011
Non material amendment relating to SMD/2022/0350 - a resubmission of application NMA/2023/0034
Vulcan Refractories , Brookhouses Industrial Estate , Brook Houses , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PN
Received 26 Apr 2024 - PNREQDET/2024/0015
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - The land is remote to the current farming business base, hence the need for a building for secure storage of machines and equipment, animal feed etc.
Land lying approximately 300m to the North of , New Buildings Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL
Received 29 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0200
Application for the variation of a Condition 2 in relation to application SMD/2021/0066
Smithy Farm , Dial Lane , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QN
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Valid application receivedCON/2024/0007
Proposed erection of local needs dwelling.
Former Staffordshire Knott Inn car parkl , Pown Street , Sheen , Staffordshire ,
Received 29 Apr 2024 - PNNOTDET/2024/0016
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to three-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) There will be no structural works, with rooms sizes remaining the same with reallocated uses. Replacement windows will be provided as part of the works as well as other thermal improvements
1 , Wharf Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6AJ
Received 29 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0201
Proposed new rear ground floor Kitchen extension, toilet and entrance lobby.
6 Rosslyn , Greenways Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1JQ
Received 30 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0202
Proposed Security Gates to Entrance and Exit
THE OLD CHAPEL , Blakeley Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PS
Received 30 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0203
Proposed single storey sunroom and utility extension together with veranda at rear
Hunters Way , 69 Caverswall Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9BG
Received 30 Apr 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0204
Build extensions to front and rear of property. Remove render to exterior walls and return to original stone. Re-configure internal rooms and renovate as required.
Cloud Park Farm , Dial Lane , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QJ
Received 30 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0205
Alterations and single storey rear extension
Springfields , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3HS
Received 30 Apr 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0206
Single storey side extension including internal and external alterations to create an improved access
5 , Carlton Terrace , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HE
Received 1 May 2024 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionDOC/2024/0032
Discharge of Condition 15(a) in relation to application SMD/2023/0443
Unit 1 , Churnetside Business Park , Station Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EE
Received 1 May 2024 - Valid application receivedCON/2024/0008
S53 Application to upgrade Footpath 76 Waterhouses to a Restricted Byway (Stony Lane to Main Road A523)
Footpath 76 Waterhouses , Stony Lane to Main Road A523 ,
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Valid application receivedCON/2024/0009
Alleged Footpath between Public FP No. 28 Longsdon & St Edwards Hospital, Cheddleton
Alleged Footpath between , Public FP No. 28 Longsdon , & St Edwards Hospital , Cheddleton , Staffordshire ,
Received 2 May 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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