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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Valid application receivedSMD/2024/0352
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Mobile Home, ancillary accommodation to the main residential bungalow
Brookfields , Ankors Lane , Thorncliffe , Staffordshire , ST13 7LP
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0353
Change of use of Hotel & Restaurant to a Dwelling. Installation of PV panels on the Carport Roof.
Peak Weavers Hotel , 21 King Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NW
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0355
The refurbishment, conversion, and repair of a vacant Victorian property in Leek town centre, to create 3 no. residential units. Due to structural issues, the conversion work will also include taking down and rebuilding the existing two-storey brick front elevation and roof.
REAR OF 14 , Derby Street , Leek , Staffordshire ,
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0356
Change of use to part first floor to community use and alterations to fire escape provision
Royal Oak , Macclesfield Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0SE
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0357
Change of Use from Currently Vacant Public house to form 4 Holiday Lets and associated listing building consent.
Quiet Woman , 73 St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0358
Listed Building Consent for Change of Use from Currently Vacant Public house to form 4 Holiday Lets and associated listing building consent.
Quiet Woman , 73 St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0359
Single-storey oak frame extension
Abbey Grove Farm , Randles Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AT
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0360
Proposed Car Park and one-way system. Relocate pedestrian Access. Existing surfaces, Grass, and Asphalt.
Endon High School , Leek Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EE
Received 1 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0361
Change of use of single storey agricultural building to dwelling and associated external domestic amenity; new vehicular access; temporary siting of static caravan.
Single storey brick built agricultural building to North West of , Cloud Park Farm , Dial Lane , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QJ
Received 1 Aug 2024 - WDNSMD/2024/0362
Existing side attached garage to be replaced with single store side extension
Dunwood Mount , Dunwood Lane , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QW
Received 1 Aug 2024 - WDNSMD/2024/0363
Demolition of current kitchen extension, w/c and garage and replace with new garage with habitable room over to the side, with a single story kitchen extension to the rear.
The Garth , 297 Draycott Old Road , Draycott , Staffordshire , ST11 9AH
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0061
Discharge of Condition 13 in relation to application SMD/2024/0147
Springfields Farm , Hulme Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST3 5BH
Received 2 Aug 2024 - DIS-APPDOC/2024/0062
Discharge of Conditions Condition 4 (Drainage), Condition 5 (Landscaping) in relation to application SMD/2023/0443
Unit 1 , Churnetside Business Park , Station Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EE
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Valid application receivedSMD/2024/0364
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for - Internal Alterations to Convert 2 x One Bedroom Cottages into a Family Home
2 & 3 Red Row , Park Nook , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2NG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0365
Removal of Condition 5 of SMD/2024/0127 relating to the Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2)
THE GRANGE , Oakamoor Road , Highshutt , Staffordshire , ST10 4QR
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Valid application receivedDOC/2024/0063
Discharge of Condition 5 in relation to application SMD/2022/0663
1 Mill Bank , Common Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PA
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2024/0021
Application for a Non-Material Amendment - in relation to application SMD/2024/0047 Re: The amendment being sought applies only to the side elevation extension The external walls are approved as facing brickwork. The requested amendment is that the walls to the side elevation extension be finished with a white render.
Thornleigh , 167 Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LS
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2024/0022
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to - alter the garage to a single garage. Additional window added to the gable-end. The over size of the garage has been altered, including the material used. in relation to application SMD/2023/0427
Orchard Lea , Clewlows Bank , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - PNREFDET/2024/0031
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of 20m high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas, 1 no, transmission dish, 1 no. equipment cabinet, 1 no. meter cabinet and ancillary thereto development including RRUs units.
GRASS VERGE AT , The Village , Endon , Staffordshire ,
Received 7 Aug 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0366
Proposed single Storey extension to front elevation, proposed two-storey side extension, proposed elevational alterations, proposed Solar PV installation and proposed retaining wall
119 , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0367
Proposed building up of existing opening to provide single door access and side screens
Molehouse Barn , Crowborough Road , Lask Edge , Staffordshire , ST13 8QR
Received 9 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0368
Proposed renovation of existing property
Neerhespen , Fieldway , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9ED
Received 9 Aug 2024 - CLUP-APPSMD/2024/0369
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Rear and side extension to a detached property
The Garth , 297 Draycott Old Road , Draycott , Staffordshire , ST11 9AH
Received 12 Aug 2024 - PNREFDET/2024/0032
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - Modern portal frame agricultural storage building. Proposed access track from existing gated field access. Porous crushed Mot with central grass strip to match existing roadway . Building sited in a low level position below the level of the un-adopted roadway minimally visible to the public.
WASSAIL FARM , Eaves Lane , Armshead , Staffordshire ,
Received 12 Aug 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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