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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- CLUP-APPSMD/2024/0547
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed provision of an underground and overground electric grid connection to be made between a new user bay to the National Grid Cellarhead substation and a previously approved Battery Energy Storage Scheme (BESS) (consented under SMD/2022/0444) under Schedule 2, Part 15, Class B of the General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015, as updated.
Cellarhead Electricity Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BS
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0107
Discharge of condition 4 and 11 in relation to SMD/2024/0180
Hulme Farm , Hollington Road , Freehay , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1RE
Received 11 Dec 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0548
Proposed Reconstruction of Cattery Building to form Annex to Main Dwelling together with an integral reduced scale Cattery Unit.
Henridding Farm , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DF
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0108
Discharge of condition 3 in relation to SMD/2024/0176
Brough Park Leisure Centre , Ball Haye Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AT
Received 10 Dec 2024 - WDNSMD/2024/0549
Two bed bungalow with hipped roof
Land East Of 200 , Armshead Road , Werrington , Staffordshire ,
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0550
Proposed single storey extension and change of use to proposed granny bedroom with ensuite, lounge / kitchen at existing double garage outbuilding & structural alteration works to side of detached house (cottage)
ST DAVIDS COTTAGE , Uttoxeter Road , Fole , Uttoxeter , Staffordshire , ST14 5EF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2024/0012
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - Single storey, mono pitch extension to extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse 4.15M, maximum height 3.70m, height at the eaves 2.50m
Squirrel View , 28 Mossfield Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6UL
Received 11 Dec 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0551
The erection of an agricultural storage building and a twin span polytunnel for the nursery
99 Bank End Farm , High Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8RT
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Valid application receivedSMD/2024/0552
Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Requirement installation of a dropped kerb to the front of the property
8 , Lynmouth Close , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6LT
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0553
Conversion of garage to garden room and associated works
Meadow Place Farm , Brookfields Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LY
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0554
Listed building consent for the conversion of garage to garden room and associated works
Meadow Place Farm , Brookfields Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LY
Received 13 Dec 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0555
Proposed Portal frame agricultural building
Cocket , Basford Green Road , Basford , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7ET
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2024/0556
Development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, to provide balancing services to the local electricity grid.
Land at Newfields Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BS
Received 13 Dec 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0557
Erection of an agricultural building to store machinery and hay bales
Ivy House Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Received 16 Dec 2024 - PNREFDET/2024/0057
Proposed portal frame building.
Land Ajacent to Heatherview , Washerwall Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LY
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0109
Discharge of Condition 7(a), (b), & (c) and Condition 10(a) in relation to SMD/2021/0231
Adderley Mill , Adderley , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Valid application receivedSMD/2024/0558
Certificate of lawfulness Proposed loft conversion with new flat roof rear dormer.
24 , Fold Lane , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SG
Received 16 Dec 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0559
Proposed External Alteration and Dormer Extension Works to Facilitate Larger Bathroom and Study
235 Rossall , Leek Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BH
Received 17 Dec 2024 - FULL-APPSMD/2024/0560
Proposed new four bedroom house within the site boundry
Mount Pleasant , Mount Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6NQ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0110
Discharge of Condition 6 in relation to SMD/2022/0084
Haregate Hall , Haregate Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6PX
Received 17 Dec 2024 - FULL-REFSMD/2024/0561
Erection of a barn for agricultural use and associated works to include access track and yard area involving excavation and spoil dispersal, retaining wall and re-grading to achieve levels
The Grange , Whiston Eaves Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2JB
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0111
Discharge of Condition 20 in relation to SMD/2022/0083
Haregate Hall , Haregate Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6PX
Received 17 Dec 2024 - NMA-APPNMA/2024/0034
Proposal Non-Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2024/0279
Manor House , Town End Road , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2024/0112
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5, 22 and 24 in relation to SMD/2022/0244
Industrial Agricultural Engineering , Brookhouse Way , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SR
Received 18 Dec 2024
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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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