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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 , Hammersley Hayes Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 2DW
Received 28 Apr 2025West Lodge , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3AN
Received 29 Apr 20254 , Hazelhurst Drive , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HB
Received 29 Apr 2025Land East of Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 29 Apr 202518 , Withystakes Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JD
Received 28 Apr 2025Bath House , Basford Hall Road , Basford , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7ER
Received 29 Apr 2025Brough Park Leisure Centre , Ball Haye Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AT
Received 29 Apr 2025COLTSLOW FARM , Stanley Moss Lane , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LH
Received 30 Apr 202550 , Park Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0EB
Received 29 Apr 2025Public Footpath , Tittesworth No5 (Part) , ST13 7LP
Received 1 May 2025Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Received 1 May 2025Holly Dale Farm , Douse Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7NF
Received 1 May 202527 , Bangor Terrace , Main Road , Cauldon Low , Staffordshire , ST10 3EU
Received 2 May 2025Little Blakeley Lane Farm , Blakeley Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PT
Received 6 May 20251 , Parklands , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7JL
Received 2 May 2025Wild Thorn Farm , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7EY
Received 6 May 2025Totmonslow Farm , Draycott Road , Totmonslow , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4JJ
Received 6 May 202583 , Haywood Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5JN
Received 6 May 2025St Giles Roman Catholic Primary School , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1ED
Received 6 May 2025Nicholson Institute , Stockwell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6DW
Received 7 May 2025Brackencroft , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD
Received 7 May 202516 , St Leonards Avenue , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2QD
Received 8 May 2025Totmonslow Farm , Draycott Road , Totmonslow , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4JJ
Received 8 May 2025Land West Of Woodlands , Cheddleton Road , Leekbrook , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AU
Received 8 May 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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