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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0389
Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Replacement Conservatory with Extension to Lounge Area and New Utility Area
52 , Nab Hill Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EE
Received 23 Aug 2024 - PNAPPDET/2024/0033
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to one Dwellinghouse (Class C3), which mayinclude extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
WEATHERWORTH MANOR FARM , Cooks Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7HA
Received 27 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0390
Removal of existing side extensions. Creating a new two storey extension to the side of the property with side access to a rear full length extension. The proposal will create a open plan kitchen living area, utility, play room and a master bedroom with en-suite to the first floor.
157 Greystones , Leek Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EJ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0391
Engineering operations to create an earth bank slurry store
Forest Farm , Ashbourne Road , Calton Moor , Ashbourne , Staffordshire , DE6 2BU
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Valid application receivedDET/2024/0034
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - Formation of Hardstanding
Ball Green Farm , Gorsey Bank , Ball Green , Stoke-on-Trent , ST6 8AR
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Valid application receivedDET/2024/0035
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - Erection of agricultural storage building
Ball Green Farm , Gorsey Bank , Ball Green , Stoke-on-Trent , ST6 8AR
Received 28 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0393
Replace the existing lighting with LED, this would include removal of the old wooden columns installed, installing new foundation for the columns. The new columns are going to 8m galvanised base hinged columns datasheet to be supplied.
Leek Bowling Club , Beggars Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8DB
Received 28 Aug 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0394
Proposed Internal Alteration and Dormer Extension Works to Facilitate Larger Bathroom and Study
Rossall , 235 Leek Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BH
Received 29 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0395
Agricultural building to house muck store.
Whympney Lodge , Godley Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PF
Received 29 Aug 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0396
Front and Rear single storey extension and internal alterations
Cloud Park Farm , Dial Lane , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QJ
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2024/0397
Alterations to the farmhouse, outbuilding and garden at Cumberledge Farm
The Farmhouse at Farmstead , Cumberledge Farm , Huntley Road , Denford , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7JU
Received 2 Sept 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0398
Listed Building Consent for alterations to the farmhouse, outbuilding and garden at Cumberledge Farm
The Farmhouse at Farmstead , Cumberledge Farm , Huntley Road , Denford , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7JU
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0069
Discharge of condition 15 relating to SMD/2022/0444
Land East of , Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Valid application receivedDET/2024/0036
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed extension of existing building roofs to cover an open yard area
Hermitage Farm , Froghall Road , Froghall , Staffordshire , ST10 2HQ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0070
Discharge of conditions 3,5, 6,9, 10 and 11 relating to SMD/2021/0775
THE BOATHOUSE , Lakeside Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RP
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0399
Proposed front dormers - re-submission of applicaiton SMD/2024/0230
29 , Goldhurst Drive , Lower Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4LS
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0071
Discharge of Conditions 17 & 18 in relation to application SMD/2023/0263
Land at , Draycott Cross Road , Cheadle ,
Received 3 Sept 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0400
Erection of 10no. bungalows: 5no. for the over 55s and 5no. standard market
Playing Fields , Holt Lane , Kingsley , Staffordshire , ST10 2BA
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0072
Discharge of Conditions 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15 in relation to application SMD/2023/0381
Land Off , Stile House Lane , Leek , ST13 7LS
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0073
Discharge of Condition 7 in relation to application SMD/2022/0244
Industrial Agricultural Engineering , Brookhouse Way , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SR
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0074
Discharge of Conditions 10, 20, 26 and 29 in relation to application SMD/2022/0244
Industrial Agricultural Engineering , Brookhouse Way , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SR
Received 4 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0401
Construction / provision of 333No proposed cremation burial plots and proposed 'Garden of Remembrance' area including a 2.1m high brick wall, metal gazebo, paving and seating.
Cemetery , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7RG
Received 4 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0402
Demolition of existing conservatory and store and erection of single storey rear extension
17 , Hamil Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EX
Received 4 Sept 2024 - PNAPPDET/2024/0037
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the Change of Use of an existing agricultural building into a single dwelling with associated building operations
Holly House Farm , 387 Cheadle Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7BH
Received 5 Sept 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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