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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. CLUE-REFSMD/2024/0464

    Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use as a Childrens home

    26 , Abbotts Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6EZ

    Received 10 Oct 2024
  2. HNT-PPNREQHNT/2024/0008

    Proposed single storey rear extension with a lean-to style roof. To extend beyond the rear wall 3.93m, Maximum height of 3.57m, Height of the extension at the eaves 2.66m.

    1 , Sneyd Close , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7JR

    Received 10 Oct 2024
  3. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0082

    Discharge of Condition 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17 in relation to application SMD/2024/0239

    Vulcan Refractories , Brookhouses Industrial Estate , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PN

    Received 10 Oct 2024
  4. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0465

    Change of use of three holiday cottages to Residential Dwellings (C3)

    Banktop Farm, Holiday Cottages , Dilhorne Road , Blakeley , Staffordshire , ST10 2PN

    Received 11 Oct 2024
  5. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0466

    Listed Building Consent for Change of use of three holiday cottages to Residential Dwellings (C3)

    Banktop Farm, Holiday Cottages , Dilhorne Road , Blakeley , Staffordshire , ST10 2PN

    Received 11 Oct 2024
  6. PNREFDET/2024/0042

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for - A new agricultural storage building Length 18.7m, Height to eaves 3.6m, Breadth 12.1m. Height to ridge 5.4m

    Salters Ford Farm , Newtown Road , Newtown , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SW

    Received 11 Oct 2024
  7. FULL-APPSMD/2024/0467

    Application for Removal Condition 3 (Agricultural occupancy) in relation to application 7328

    The Croft , Cheadle Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9RQ

    Received 11 Oct 2024
  8. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0468

    Proposed two storey side extension and replacement porch

    6 , Marsh Close , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LP

    Received 14 Oct 2024
  9. Valid application receivedCON/2024/0020

    S53 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Application to upgrade Public Footpath 11 Wetton to a Restricted Byway

    Public Footpath 11 , Wetton , Staffordshire ,

    Received 11 Oct 2024
  10. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0469

    Proposed Two Storey Side and Rear Extensions and Alterations

    Victoria House , Stanley Moss Lane , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LR

    Received 14 Oct 2024
  11. PNREFDET/2024/0043

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultural building. Length 13.4m, Height to eaves 3.6m, Breadth 10.7m, Height to ridge 5.05m

    Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG

    Received 15 Oct 2024
  12. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2024/0009

    Application for prior approval of a proposed: Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys Proposed Upwards extension Current Height 5575m, Proposed Height 7996m

    Ashlea Farm , Bradley Lane , Bradley In The Moors , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DQ

    Received 15 Oct 2024
  13. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0470

    Proposed rear extension and proposed front porch extension

    19 , Westview Close , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8ES

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  14. FULL-APPSMD/2024/0471

    Alterations to Existing Approved Detached Garage (inc. self-contained home office with ancillary facilities) to Single Storey Garage and Home Office incorporating alternative roof design.

    12 , Epsom Close , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TG

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  15. FULL-APPSMD/2024/0472

    Proposed First Floor Extension Above Existing Ground Floor Structure With Balcony

    Meadowbank , Willfield Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8SN

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  16. Valid application receivedCON/2024/0021

    Section 53 application to upgrade Whitty Lane, Leekfrith Parish to a Restricted Byway

    Whitty Lane, , Leekfrith , Leek , Staffordshire ,

    Received 14 Oct 2024
  17. CLUE-APPSMD/2024/0473

    Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing garden room

    May Cottage , Commonside , Boundary , Staffordshire , ST10 2NU

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  18. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0083

    Discharge of Conditions 21, 24, 25 in relation to application SMD/2020/0563

    Land South Of , Turners Pasture , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1UN

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  19. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0474

    Retrospective application for the change of use of detached garage to form self contained ancillary accommodation.

    Alicia , Edge Lane , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DG

    Received 16 Oct 2024
  20. Valid application receivedNMA/2024/0025

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment in relation to application SMD/2022/0391 To Move the proposed dwelling 3m backwards (to the west) to avoid a fault line in the ground build up.

    Outlands , 340 Cheadle Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7BW

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  21. Valid application receivedCON/2024/0022

    Change of use of the outbuildings to residential

    Little Brookhouse Farm , Werrington Road , Bucknall , Stoke on Trent , ST2 9DN

    Received 17 Oct 2024
  22. FULL-APPSMD/2024/0475

    Proposed detached garage

    Holme Lea , Heath House Lane , Lower Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4LP

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  23. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0476

    One storey rear extension

    6 , Brook Close , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9HB

    Received 21 Oct 2024
  24. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2024/0023

    Prior Approval for roof-mounted solar PV on non-domestic buildings at Cauldon Cement Works, Yelsway Lane, Cauldon, Stoke- on-Trent ST10 3EQ.

    Cauldon Cement Works , Yelsway Lane , Cauldon , Stoke- on-Trent , ST10 3EQ

    Received 21 Oct 2024

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