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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Heath House , North Lodge , Hollington Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HA
Received 30 Aug 2023Heath House , North Lodge , Hollington Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HA
Received 30 Aug 2023Land Off Tenford Lane , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EN
Received 31 Aug 2023Greenfields Farm , Crowborough Road , Lask Edge , Staffordshire , ST13 8QR
Received 1 Sept 20234 , Haigh Close , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EW
Received 1 Sept 20235 , Froghall Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2NA
Received 30 Aug 2023Land to the west of , Caverswall Lane , Meir , Staffordshire ,
Received 1 Sept 20231 , Meigh Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JY
Received 6 Sept 2023Scrapyard , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Received 7 Sept 2023Land South East Of A521 , Uttoxeter Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire ,
Received 6 Sept 202315 , Crossfield Avenue , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7AG
Received 7 Sept 2023Priory Hotel , Abbotts Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6EZ
Received 7 Sept 2023Land On Ne Side Of , Rivendell Lane , Leek , Staffordshire ,
Received 7 Sept 20231 , Greenwood Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9DB
Received 8 Sept 2023Bradley Hall Farm , Bradley Lane , Bradley In The Moors , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DF
Received 8 Sept 2023Easing Farm , Easing Lane , Thorncliffe , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8UR
Received 11 Sept 2023LAND ADJACENT TO SUNNYHILL , Clerks Bank , Ipstones , Staffordshire ,
Received 11 Sept 2023Land Off , Smithy Lane , Mobberley , Staffordshire ,
Received 11 Sept 202331 , Heath Avenue , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HT
Received 11 Sept 2023Nettlebeds House , Woodhouse Lane , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7RN
Received 12 Sept 2023Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre , Thames Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7HL
Received 13 Sept 2023The Cross Inn Caravan Park , Ash Tree Road , Hoftens Cross , Cauldon Low , Staffordshire , ST10 3EX
Received 13 Sept 2023Baileys Hill Farm , Over The Hill , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LA
Received 13 Sept 2023Tearne Quarry , Main Road , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HR
Received 14 Sept 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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