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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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-REFSMD/2024/0231
Two storey extension
579 , Cheadle Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BB
Received 13 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0232
Listed building consent for the proposed conversion and extension of outbuilding to a holiday let and new conservatory
The Old Rectory , Holt Lane , Kingsley , Staffordshire , ST10 2BA
Received 14 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0233
Change of use of land for equestrian purposes and erection of stables
PARCEL OF GRASSLAND OFF , Caverswall Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire ,
Received 14 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0234
Installation of replacement windows
The Dairy , Hollington Road , Freehay , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RE
Received 14 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0036
Discharge of Conditions 10 and 11 in relation to application SMD/2022/0589
Land East Of Sandfields , Kingsley Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire ,
Received 15 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0235
Manager's Lodge to Supervise existing holiday accommodation and proposed lodges
Managers Accommodation , The Green Man , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7QJ
Received 15 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2024/0010
Alterations to unauthorised built form to create garage with first floor gym and ancillary accommodation
Leigh Bank Cottage , Leigh Bank , Lower Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4NR
Received 15 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0236
Detached garge
Baileys Hill Farm , Over The Hill , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LA
Received 16 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0037
Discharge of Condition 3 in relation to application SMD/2022/0199
Land Adjacent To Daisy Bank Farm , Uttoxeter Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4LJ
Received 16 May 2024 - Valid application receivedNMA/2024/0013
Application for a Non-Material Amendment - This application is to alter a proposed finishing material for planning application reference number SMD/2020/0197. The previous document �Facing and Surfacing materials Condition 3 ASQST15001� specified Dreadnought slate grey roof tiles which can be seen in Figure 1. We request approval and permission from Staffordshire Moorlands Council to swap to Gemini slate grey Roof tiles.
Butchers Arms , Cheadle Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9AS
Received 17 May 2024 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2024/0237
Erection of 4no. Bungalows for the over 55s.
Land Off , Shawe Park Road , Kingsley Holt , Nr Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 2DJ
Received 17 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0238
Proposed garage conversion to bedroom for disability needs, provision of 1nr additional parking space
1 , Church Mews , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7FR
Received 20 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0239
Application for Removal or Variation of a Condition 2 in relation to application SMD/2022/0350
Vulcan Refractories , Brookhouses Industrial Estate , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PN
Received 20 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0240
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion for a proposed development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Land Adjoining , New House Farm , Luzlow Lane , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JZ
Received 20 May 2024 - PNAPPDET/2024/0017
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to two Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary forthe conversion
Pool Meadows Farm , Old Mill Lane , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JS
Received 20 May 2024 - NMA-APPNMA/2024/0014
Non material amendment relating to SMD/2023/0197 - vary the wording of Condition 13
Totmonslow Farm , Draycott Road , Totmonslow , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4JJ
Received 21 May 2024 - Valid application receivedCON/2024/0011
Consultation request SCC - PLANNING APPLICATION NO. SCC/24/0047/FULL-ES for Importation, Processing, Reuse, And Storage of Reclaimed Bituminous
Cauldon Low Quarry , Earlsway , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3EW
Received 20 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0038
Discharge of condition 7 realting to SMD/2021/0809
Mill House , 10 Stallington Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9PN
Received 21 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0241
Change of use application to convert a C3 dwelling into a use class C2 Residential Institution for care of children including conversion of existing detached garage into 2 bedroom bungalow as already approved on application SMD/2023/0139
4 , Millers View , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1XP
Received 22 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0242
Change of use and alteration of former public house to form 3no. apartments
Blacksmiths Arms , Tythe Barn , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AZ
Received 22 May 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0039
Discharge of Conditions 6 and 8 in relation to application SMD/2023/0591
Park Hayes Farm , Blackwood Hill Lane , Gratton , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9AH
Received 23 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0243
Demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of a single dwelling with associated curtilage, parking, hard and soft landscaping works
New House Farm , Luzlow Lane , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JZ
Received 23 May 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0244
Single storey rear extension
1 , Fieldway , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9ED
Received 23 May 2024 - PNREFDET/2024/0018
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - the erection of a forestry building with a track
Land off , Leek Road , Stoke on Trent , ST10 2EJ
Received 23 May 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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