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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
7A , Derby Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HN
Received 26 Feb 2025167 Woodseaves , Ladderedge , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AH
Received 26 Feb 2025Section 53 application , upgrade FP38 Heaton , parts of FP 15 & 16 Leekfrith , FP13 Leekfrith to a Bridleway ,
Received 25 Feb 2025Newlands , Royal Walk , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EL
Received 27 Feb 2025Heath House , North Lodge , Hollington Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HA
Received 28 Feb 2025Apple Tree Cottage , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD
Received 27 Feb 2025Heath House , North Lodge , Hollington Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HA
Received 28 Feb 2025The Hollies , Cheadle Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9PW
Received 27 Feb 2025The Grange , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DD
Received 28 Feb 2025Highbury , Church Lane , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9HF
Received 3 Mar 2025HILL VIEW FARM , Tower Hill Road , Mow Cop , Staffordshire , ST7 3PS
Received 3 Mar 2025Showroom , Blakemore And Chell , New Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6EB
Received 3 Mar 202523 25 , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DR
Received 3 Mar 2025Sheepshades Farm , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7NY
Received 4 Mar 2025Land Off , Anvil Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7FB
Received 4 Mar 2025109 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9DS
Received 3 Mar 2025Barley Croft , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3AN
Received 4 Mar 20252 The Green Dragon , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DS
Received 4 Mar 2025Ladygreen Farm , Ladygreen Farm Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7JX
Received 5 Mar 2025Fairview , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DD
Received 6 Mar 202534 , Chestnut Walk , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7BJ
Received 6 Mar 2025IVY COTTAGE , Tythe Barn , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AZ
Received 5 Mar 202510 , Spinney Close , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BP
Received 10 Mar 2025Jacksons Nurseries Uk Ltd , Thornyedge Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LE
Received 10 Mar 2025Records 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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