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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0403
Change of use from holiday let to 1no. dwelling house.
DAISYS COTTAGE , Main Road , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HR
Received 5 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0404
Application for Variation of Condition 2 and removal of condition 8 in relation to application SMD/2021/0814
Land adjacent to , 9 Blythe Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9BU
Received 5 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0405
Proposed single storey side extension
7 , Woodside Avenue , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8RX
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0406
Proposed self build detached dwelling
Longslow House , 88 Caverswall Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9BG
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Valid application receivedDET/2024/0038
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - A portal frame building made of steel, with concrete panels to retain farmyard manure
Cote Farm , Hay Lane , Farley , Staffordshire , ST10 3BQ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0407
Single storey side extension including internal and external alterations to create an improved access
1 , Endon Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6NJ
Received 5 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0408
Detached single storey general purpose pitched roof (rectangular plan) outbuilding. Located in the South Eastern corner of 'Meadow View' garden
Meadow View , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0409
Removal of Prefabricated Garage and the Construction of a New Living Room and Entrance Area
Carfield , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD
Received 6 Sept 2024 - CLUP-APPSMD/2024/0410
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Formation of vehicular access and hardstanding
LAND OFF , Marsh Green Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire ,
Received 9 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0411
Retention of external render and timber cladding to dwellinghouse
33 , Hillside Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7JQ
Received 10 Sept 2024 - OL-REFSMD/2024/0412
Outline planning consent for self-build residential purposes with all matters reserved
LAND SOUTH WEST OF 4 MOUNT PLEASANT , Foxt Road , Foxt , Staffordshire ,
Received 10 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0413
Application for Variation of a Condition 9 of SMD/2016/0134
Land Adjacent To The Orchard , Springfield Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6ET
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0075
Discharge of conditions 4, 5 and 17 of SMD/2024/0176
Brough Park Leisure Centre , Ball Haye Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AT
Received 11 Sept 2024 - PNAPPDET/2024/0039
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Farm storage building extension
Little Lymford Farm , Tunstall Road , Bosley , Staffordshire , SK11 0PB
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Valid application receivedNMA/2024/0023
Non Material Amendment relating to SMD/2024/0085
Tongue Lane Farm , Tongue Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8UQ
Received 12 Sept 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0415
Proposed extension to existing manufacturing building to provide an office with facilities
Homeland Farm , Sarver Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PD
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0416
Ancillary Residential Accommodation
Hodgefields Farm , Ladymoor Lane , Ladymoor Gate , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8UD
Received 13 Sept 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0417
General Purpose Agricultural building, to house livestock and to store fodder and implements
ELDERBERRY BARN , Benty Grange Lane , Waterfall , Staffordshire , ST13 7PU
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Valid application receivedCON/2024/0016
Replace 18 Low Voltage Electricity Poles and replace 17 spans of open wire to a bunched conductor
Street Record , Willfield Lane , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire ,
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0076
Discharge of conditions 3, 5, 10, 11 and 14 relating to SMD/2021/0814
Land Adjacent To 9 , Blythe Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire ,
Received 13 Sept 2024 - LB-APPSMD/2024/0418
Listed building consent for proposed fabric repairs to existing building consisting of replacement lead secret gutters, re-bedding of parapet, re-building of chimney and new linings to internal walls.
Faber Roman Catholic Primary School , Cotton Lane , Cotton , Staffordshire , ST10 3DN
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0419
Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection and extension of agricultural building and covered muck store (part retrospective)
Somerdale Farm , Lodge Barn Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7NS
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Valid application receivedNMA/2024/0024
Non material amendment relating to SMD/2018/0234
Fole Dairy , Uttoxeter Road , Fole , Uttoxeter , Staffordshire , ST14 5EH
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0077
Discharge of condition 19 relating to SMD/2022/0244
Industrial Agricultural Engineering , Brookhouse Industrial Estate , Brookhouse Way , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SR
Received 13 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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