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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0139
Request for EIA Screening Opinion - for the development of an Onshore wind farm for the purposes of commercial electricity
LAND AT , Bradshaw Lane , Ipstones , Staffordshire ,
Received 18 Mar 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0138
Single storey side and rear extension
82 , Portland Drive , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9AU
Received 18 Mar 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0140
Internal and external alterations and erection of rear covered walkway
45 47 , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DN
Received 19 Mar 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0141
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
344 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JS
Received 19 Mar 2025 - PNNOTDET/2025/0011
Application to determine if prior approval is required for an agricultural building for the storage of implements and fodder
Land East Of , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AX
Received 19 Mar 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0142
Application for the variation of a condition following granted planning permission for 5 No. Dwellings created from converting 4 No. of existing Barn Buildings - variation of approved plans
Shaw House Farm , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DH
Received 20 Mar 2025 - CLUE-APPSMD/2025/0143
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use of former residential dwellinghouse as a Children's Care Home for 2no. Children (C2 Use) which has been operational since April 2012
West View , Thornyedge Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LD
Received 21 Mar 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0144
Proposed extension to form a Living / Kitchen and Utility room
The Old Vicarage , Dimble Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BL
Received 21 Mar 2025 - DIS-APPDOC/2025/0017
Discharge of Condition 16 in relation to SMD/2023/0197
PROPOSED SOLAR FARM , Draycott Road , Totmonslow , Upper Tean , Staffordshire ,
Received 21 Mar 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0145
Proposed self build dwelling with associated means of access and hard and soft landscaping works
LAND ADJACENT TO COPPICE BARN , Hollow Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire ,
Received 24 Mar 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0146
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form enlarged shop store room
75 , High Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1AN
Received 24 Mar 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0147
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
94 , Attlee Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LJ
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Valid application receivedCON/2025/0007
Application to not comply with (to vary) conditions 1, 8, 9, 19, 22 of planning permission SM.19/10/111 MW to revise the feedstock mix from the permitted 68% solid and 32% liquid to 100% solid fuel; and, ancillary development to facilitate the importation and storage of wholly solid fuels at Cauldon Cement Plant, Earslway, Waterhouses, Staffordshire, ST10 3EQ
Aggregate Industries Ltd , Earlsway , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3EQ
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0148
Proposed Enercon E82 (3MW) replacement Wind Turbine to be installed
Slate House Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7SF
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0149
Proposed Enercon E82 (3MW) replacement Wind Turbine to be installed at Garstones Farm
Garstones Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7SF
Received 24 Mar 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0150
Retrospective application for retention of Carport
1 , Agnes Way , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9FA
Received 24 Mar 2025 - PNREQDET/2025/0012
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed steel portal frame storage building
PARKFIELDS FARM , Cherry Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 4QS
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Valid application receivedDET/2025/0013
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed steel portal frame general purpose building
PARKFIELDS FARM , Cherry Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 4QS
Received 25 Mar 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0151
Proposed full width rear balcony with extended/overhanging roof detail, with access steps to external ground level and storage area below, and garage conversion to habitable room space
9 , Woodvale Crescent , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BN
Received 25 Mar 2025 - PNREQDET/2025/0014
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed steel portal frame general purpose building
LAND WEST SIDE OF , Huntley Lane , Huntley , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0153
Demolish conservatory and replacement single storey extension.
Hillside House , Dunwood Lane , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RG
Received 25 Mar 2025 - DIS-APPDOC/2025/0018
Discharge of conditions 5, 6, 7 and 8 in relation to DET/2022/0044.
Barn off , Heath House Lane , Lower Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4LR
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionDOC/2025/0019
Discharge of conditions 4, 8 and 9 in relation to DET/2024/0002
Shaw House Farm , Cheadle Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DH
Received 26 Mar 2025 - LB-APPSMD/2025/0155
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations and erection of rear covered walkway
45 47 , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DN
Received 19 Mar 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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