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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Booths Hall Farm , Belmont Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2JP
Received 27 Jun 2023160 The Bungalow , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6QN
Received 28 Jun 2023155 Roxboro , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6QJ
Received 28 Jun 2023Rudyard Hotel , Lake Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RN
Received 28 Jun 2023LAND SOUTH WEST OF , Uttoxeter Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire ,
Received 28 Jun 2023GREENWAY HALL GOLF CLUB , Stanley Road , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LJ
Received 29 Jun 202375 , Armshead Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0EG
Received 29 Jun 2023Weatherworth Manor Farm , Cooks Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7HA
Received 30 Jun 2023Little Lymford Farm , Tunstall Road , Bosley , Staffordshire , SK11 0PB
Received 30 Jun 2023Land at , Newfields Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BS
Received 29 Jun 2023TRAVELLERS REST , Leek Road , Leekbrook , Staffordshire , ST13 7DR
Received 30 Jun 202320 , Mulberry Way , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5TL
Received 30 Jun 2023Dilhorne Recreation Centre , New Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PQ
Received 30 Jun 2023Overton Farm , Fole Lane , Overton , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HW
Received 30 Jun 2023Rudyard Hotel , Lake Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RN
Received 30 Jun 202320 , King Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NW
Received 30 Jun 2023151 , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ
Received 3 Jul 2023Land Adj The Bungalow , High Street , Kingsley , Staffordshire ,
Received 3 Jul 2023Land adjacent to The Royal Oak , High Street , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PE
Received 3 Jul 2023Rudyard Memorial Institute , Lake Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire ,
Received 3 Jul 2023Lodge Farm , Basford Hall Road , Basford , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7ER
Received 4 Jul 20234 Ardvulin , Springbank Avenue , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EL
Received 5 Jul 2023Brookside , 8 Moorfields , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5LU
Received 5 Jul 2023Forest Farm , Ashbourne Road , Calton Moor , Ashbourne , Staffordshire , DE6 2BU
Received 5 Jul 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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