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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

FULL-APPSMD/2025/0067
Agricultural building to cover a manure storage area
The Withering Farm , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DH
Received 5 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0006
Discharge of Condition 6 in relation to SMD/2024/0323
165 , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LS
Received 5 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0007
Discharge of condition 8 relating to SMD/2021/0301
Draycott Sports Centre Ltd , Cresswell Lane , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9AF
Received 5 Feb 2025
HNT-PDHNT/2025/0002
Application to dermine if prior noitification is required for a proposed Larger Home Extension - extension will extend by 5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, maximuim height 2.9m and height in eves 2.9m measured from the natural ground level.
Woodpecker Cottage , Roughcote Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EG
Received 5 Feb 2025
FULL-REFSMD/2025/0068
Conversion, alteration and extension of agricultural building to form dwellinghouse, and associated works
LAND NORTH EAST OF , Brund Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire ,
Received 6 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0069
Installation of stable doors to turn existing field shelters into 4x secure stables and 2x storage rooms.
LAND , School Lane , Longsdon , Staffordshire ,
Received 6 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0070
Single storey side extension
18 , Beech Avenue , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7JA
Received 6 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0071
Erection of Roof Cover over Existing Slurry Store
Huddale Farm , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3LQ
Received 6 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0072
Proposed single storey side extension to create master bedroom, proposed entrance canopy, proposed alterations to exterior facing materials
26 , Basnetts Wood Road , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DQ
Received 10 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0073
Erection of single storey rear extension, installation of replacement dormer windows, and erection of replacement detached garage with ancillary accommodation above.
218 Abbey Dairy , Abbey Green Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SA
Received 10 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0074
Timber framed carport sited on the side elevation of Basford Hurst Lodge
1 , Basford Hurst Lodge , Cheddleton Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EP
Received 10 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0075
Proposed extensions and re-modelling to form 4 bedrooms and open living kitchen, dining and lounge
11 Wayside , Belmont Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2JN
Received 10 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0076
Change of use from office to dwelling
Flat 23 , High Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1AA
Received 10 Feb 2025
Valid application receivedCON/2025/0005
Consultation from Peak District National Park - Proposal: Proposed agricultural building to house and feed livestock
Upper Green House , Green Lane , Calton , Staffordshire , ST10 3LA
Received 10 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0077
Outline permission with some matters reserved, appearance and landscaping for the demolition and removal of existing 8 garages and erection of a pair of semi detached houses.
LAND ADJACENT TO 10 , Thorpe Rise , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 10 Feb 2025
Valid application receivedSMD/2025/0078
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed current length of low kerb in front of existing driveway to be extended and some hedge removed to widen usable driveway
10 , Dales Close , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LZ
Received 10 Feb 2025
PNAPPDET/2025/0002
Application to determine if prior approval is needed for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to form 1no. dwellinghouse and associated building operations
Tompkin Head Farm , Tompkin Road , Stanley , Staffordshire , ST9 9NA
Received 10 Feb 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2025/0003
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2024/017 Conditions 7 & 15
Brough Park Leisure Centre , Ball Haye Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AT
Received 11 Feb 2025
LB-APPSMD/2025/0079
Replacement of existing wood twin entrance gate in listed perimeter stone wall of the Grade II listed Quakers Meeting House with iron fabricated twin gate.
Quakers Meeting House , Overton Bank , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5ES
Received 12 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0080
Change of Use of former Chapel to Office and separate Dwelling with proposed retrospective consent for rooflights and replacement windows
Rushton Methodist Church , Sugar Street , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0SQ
Received 12 Feb 2025
Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2025/0081
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale following Outline Planning Permission SMD/2022/0568 for residential development (farm workers dwelling).
Land Adj to The Orchard , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ
Received 12 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0082
Conversion and alteration of agricultural buildings to form 2no. dwellinghouses, and associated works
Tompkin Head Farm , Tompkin Road , Stanley , Staffordshire , ST9 9NA
Received 11 Feb 2025
CLUP-REFSMD/2025/0083
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey flat roof extension to the rear of the dwelling with internal alterations. Rainwater drainage to pick up the existing storm system to the rear elevation. Paved hard standing to the rear elevation to be stepped up to the floor level of the extension with a landing area fronting the side elevation patio doors.
16 , St Leonards Avenue , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2QD
Received 11 Feb 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0084
Erection of general purpose storage shed at Gorstead Mill Farm
GORSTHEAD MILL FARM , Gorsthead Mill Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7NL
Received 11 Feb 2025

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