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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 dates

4,776Searchable 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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and buildings Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan The Adopted Local Plan 2014 - 2033 Pre-application advice Pre-application advice for businesses Conservation areas Conservation areas Article 4 directions View a list of all conservation areas and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries03456053013 Council 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 issuedSMD/2026/0414
Change of use to Drinking Establishment (sui generis) and replacement advertisement board
36B Staffordshire Wildlife Trust , DERBY STREET , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 5AB
Received 7 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedDET/2026/0033
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Solar PV system totalling 1,024 kWp on the roof of the Klarius Products buildings.
Klarius Products , New Haden Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1UF
Received 3 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0415
Erection of a roof over an existing farmyard manure storage area
Ox Hay Farm , GUN HILL ROAD , MEERBROOK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 8SL
Received 7 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedDET/2026/0034
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a portal frame machinery store
HIGHER BROWN EDGE FARM , Newtown Road , Newtown , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SW
Received 7 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0417
Installation of air source heat pump to front of property
48 , FROGHALL ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1JT
Received 7 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDET/2026/0035
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
Cheadle Equestrian Centre , EAVES LANE , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1RB
Received 7 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDET/2026/0036
Number used in error
Street Record , AA , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 7 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0092
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5 and 6 in relation to SMD/2024/0560
Mount Pleasant , MOUNT ROAD , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 6NQ
Received 8 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0420
Erection of replacement dwelling and associated works
Freshways , LEEK ROAD , CELLARHEAD , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 0DQ
Received 9 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0422
Proposed replacement garage with gym
Hollinhay , Mollatts Wood Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AL
Received 9 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0423
Retrospective application for a replacement dwelling
Primrose Hill , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
Received 9 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDET/2026/0037
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a replacement barn on the site of the existing barn for agricultural use
OHANA FARM , BARRAGE ROAD , LADYMOOR GATE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 8QW
Received 7 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0424
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and associated works
School House , School Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7ND
Received 9 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0425
Single storey rear side extension
310 , NEW STREET , BIDDULPH MOOR , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST8 7NQ
Received 9 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedSMD/2026/0426
Lawful development certificate for a proposed side dormer
The Rocks , Geoffrey Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5PQ
Received 10 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedCON/2026/0067
Consultation from PDNP - Application Number: NP/SM/0826/0842 Location: Fawside Farm, Longnor, Proposal: Change of use of dwellinghouse and outbuildings to sui generis use, residential recording studio with temporary accommodation and ancillary facilities, with associated operational works.
Fawside Farm , Edge Top Road , Hollinsclough , Staffordshire , SK17 0RA
Received 10 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0428
Proposed single story rear extension to form garden room with balcony extension over linking to upper garden
88 Windrush Cottage , NEWCASTLE ROAD , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7AA
Received 14 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedDET/2026/0038
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Feed store / Implement Shed
Rownall Farm , ROWNALL ROAD , WETLEY ROCKS , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 0BT
Received 15 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedNMA/2026/0021
Non material amendment relating to SMD/2018/0234 - to amend condition 9 tom assist with delivery to site
Fole Dairy , Uttoxeter Road , Fole , Uttoxeter , Staffordshire , ST14 5EH
Received 14 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2026/0068
Consultation from PDNP Application Number: NP/SM/0926/0913 Location: Under Wilshaw Cottage, Wilshaw Bottom Lane, Hollinsclough, Proposal: Single storey side extension
Under Wilshaw Cottage , Wilshaw Bottom Lane , Hollinsclough , Staffordshire , SK17 0RE
Received 16 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedCON/2026/0069
Consultation fro PDNP Application Number: NP/SM/0426/0418 Location: Lower Fleet Green, Newtown Road, Newtown, Longnor, Proposal: Portal frame cattle housing building and livestock collecting yard.
Lower Fleet Green , NEWTOWN ROAD , NEWTOWN , LONGNOR , STAFFORDSHIRE , SK17 0NA
Received 16 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedCON/2026/0070
CASE REFERENCE NO. SCC/26/0086/NMA to amend condition 33 (submission of Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission SCC/25/0036/VOC to extend the timing of the submission of details for approval at Redstone Quarry, Quarry Bank, Hollington, Stoke-On-Trent.
Redstone Quarry , Quarry Bank , Hollington , Staffordshire ,
Received 17 Sept 2026
Valid application receivedDET/2026/0039
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed General purpose agricultural building
Crossways Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7QD
Received 17 Sept 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2026/0014
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, 2.85m max height and 2.5m height of eaves
12 , SNEYD CLOSE , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7JR
Received 18 Sept 2026

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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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