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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 issuedDOC/2024/0064
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3, 28, 29 part C of SMD/2022/0249
Land Off , Cheadle Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire ,
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0065
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 22 of SMD/2018/0674
Hen Cloud Residential Home , Buxton Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6EQ
Received 12 Aug 2024 - CLUP-APPSMD/2024/0370
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Ground floor, single storey rear extension.
17 , Marshall Avenue , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8SD
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0371
Outline Permission with details of access (all other matters reserved) for demolition of existing dwelling and redevelopment of site to provide four detached dwellings
Dane Heights , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DD
Received 12 Aug 2024 - CLUE-APPSMD/2024/0372
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Existing occupation of the dwelling in breach of the agricultural occupancy condition
The Croft , Cheadle Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9RQ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0373
Agricultural building for the storage of fodder
Mount Pleasant Farm , Lask Edge Road , Lask Edge , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8QG
Received 13 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0374
Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations
5 , Meadowside , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6NP
Received 13 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0375
Conversion of detached ancillary domestic stores to ancillary domestic accommodation.
151 , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0376
Excavation works to form timber retaining walls for new parking area at highway level and works to form raised patio area (retrospective). Extension of existing dropped kerb to serve new parking area/driveway
13 , Long Valley Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6RA
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0066
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 7 in relation to application SMD/2021/0301
Draycott Sports Centre Ltd , Cresswell Lane , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9AF
Received 15 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0377
Single storey side extension to form takeaway premises
Cross Street Mill , Cross Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6BL
Received 15 Aug 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0378
Listed Building Consent for - Single storey side extension to from takeaway premises
Cross Street Mill , Cross Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6BL
Received 15 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0379
Change of use from retail/shop to residential
31 , Russell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5JF
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0067
Discharge of Conditions 5, 9. in relation to application SMD/2023/0510
Lower Heath Hayes , Troughstones Road , Biddulph Common , Staffordshire , ST8 7RT
Received 15 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0380
This application is for change of use from chapel (use class D1) to holiday let accommodation.
Methodist Church , Ankors Lane , Thorncliffe , Staffordshire , ST13 7LP
Received 19 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0381
Proposed conversion from 2 flats to one dwelling.
1 and 1A Southfields , Westfields , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5LR
Received 19 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0382
Retrospective planning for a canopy above existing two storey extension
28 , Prince George Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1HX
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2024/0006
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey rear extension extending 8m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height 4m and 2.1m to height of eaves
Highfield House , Bagnall Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JY
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0068
Discharge of Conditions 4, 8 and 12 in relation to application SMD/2023/0496
THE OLD BOWLING GREEN , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0JQ
Received 20 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0383
Proposed two storey rear house extension
146 , Leek Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1JL
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0384
Replacement porch to former 'utilitarian entrance' on side elevation of existing dwelling and flat roof dormer to existing garage.
Westerdale , Birchall Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RA
Received 21 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0385
Change of use of land to enlarge external seating area associated with existing farm shop
Caverswall Creamery , B Holding , Roughcote Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9ES
Received 21 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0386
Application for a Variation of Condition 3 in relation to application SMD/1979/1273
Wills Croft , Abbey Green Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SA
Received 22 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0388
Application for a Variation of Condition 17 in relation to application SMD/2024/0147 to allow use of land to the south of the application site for any purpose for no more than 28 days per calendar year.
Springfields Farm , Hulme Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST3 5BH
Received 22 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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