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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0331
Demolishion of existing conservatory and erection of a single story extension with the same footprint with new lean to roof transitioning to a hip end on existing side extension
2 , Balmoral Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1WB
Received 17 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0332
Replacement of a leaking roof on the two story brick section of building indicated on plan.
W S Engineering LTD , Park Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SA
Received 18 Jul 2024 - ADV-APPSMD/2024/0333
Proposed new Advertisement and Signage along High Street.
26 , High Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1AF
Received 18 Jul 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0334
Proposed carport
12 , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EQ
Received 19 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0335
Single Storey Front Extension
8 , Croxden Close , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1NL
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2024/0020
Application for a Non-Material Amendment in relation to application SMD/2021/0694 - Removal of Landscape bay between parking spaces adjacent to plot 17-18 (to allow diversion of HV cable).
Land at , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 Jul 2024 - PNREFDET/2024/0029
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a portal frame cover over an existing muck store.
Whympney Lodge , Godley Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PF
Received 19 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0336
Loft conversion to form additional living accommodation for family and revised porch entrance
Brooklyn Grange Farm , Thorncliffe Lane , Thorncliffe , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LP
Received 22 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0337
26 and 26A High street will be converted into one unit. New condenser will be installed on the rear elevation and front elevation configuration to be changed.
26 , High Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1AF
Received 18 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0338
Retrospective application for replacement of existing staircase from conservatory down to garden level & low level garden decking.
5 THE COTTAGE , OAK ROW , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0339
Change of use from former agricultural shippon to form 1no. dwellinghouse
The Shippon , Apesford Farm , Apesford Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7EX
Received 24 Jul 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0340
Application for Listed Building Consent for - Installation of doors which differ slightly from those previously approved by application reference DOC/2014/0068 following the granting of planning consent under reference 12/00680/LBC (SMD/2012/0857)
The Old Engine House , Biddulph Road , Mow Cop , Staffordshire , ST7 3PU
Received 24 Jul 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0341
Erection of detached dwelling
LAND OFF , Cheddleton Park Avenue , Cheddleton , Staffordshire ,
Received 24 Jul 2024 - WDNSMD/2024/0342
Proposed bedroom extension to rear
20 , New Avenue , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9AD
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Valid application receivedSMD/2024/0343
Lawful Development Certificate application for the proposed provision of a twin unit mobile home (not operational development) within the garden of the lawful dwelling house for use as additional accommodation by one household (not a material change of use)
Ridgefields Farm , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Received 24 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0344
Proposed black powder-coated metal double-swing automated drive gate to be installed between a pair of existing stone gate piers at the entrance of the property.
Basford Hall , Basford Green Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7ER
Received 25 Jul 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0345
Listed Building Consent for proposed black powder-coated metal double-swing automated drive gate to be installed between a pair of existing stone gate piers at the entrance of the property.
Basford Hall , Basford Green Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7ER
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Valid application receivedDET/2024/0030
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - To build 3 stables inside an existing barn.
New Hill Farm , Tickhill Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PL
Received 26 Jul 2024 - CLUE-APPSMD/2024/0346
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for - Removal of existing wall entrance and widening of entrance
Toll Gate Cottage , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TZ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Valid application receivedSMD/2024/0347
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for - Proposed erection of detached garage
Toll Gate Cottage , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TZ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0348
Proposed extensions with associated internal and elevational alterations, and replacement of existing roof tiles
34 , Brentwood Drive , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0349
Single storey, rear elevation, kitchen extension and part conversion of existing attached garage to form utility room and WC.
11 , Thames Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1QD
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0350
Single storey front extension and alterations
34 , Priory Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6QJ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0351
Two storey side extension to form hall WC utility and store with bedroom en-suite over. Two storey rear extension to form kitchen/dining with bedroom and bathroom over front canopy with lounge bow window
4 , Beech Close , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SN
Received 30 Jul 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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