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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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

  1. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0033

    Discharge of conditions 10, 11, 14, 16, 23 and 26 in relation to SMD/2022/0474

    Land Off , Quarry Bank , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HS

    Received 9 May 2025
  2. WDNSMD/2025/0228

    Single storey side extension to provide increased living space

    79 Brooklands , Brookfields Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LY

    Received 8 May 2025
  3. RM-APPSMD/2025/0229

    Approval of reserved matters following outline approval SMD/2022/0474

    Land Off , Quarry Bank , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HS

    Received 9 May 2025
  4. LB-APPSMD/2025/0230

    Listed building consent to take down and rebuild the two chimneys in brick to the same form profile as exisitng.

    Red Lion Cottage , Smithy Bank , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AD

    Received 9 May 2025
  5. FULL-APPSMD/2025/0231

    Proposed Alterations and Extension Works

    32 , Warrington Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8NA

    Received 9 May 2025
  6. FULL-APPSMD/2025/0232

    Construction of a Retail Pod (Class E)

    Sainsbury's , Wharf Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6AJ

    Received 13 May 2025
  7. ADREFSMD/2025/0233

    Advertisement consent for installation of 2x circular logo panels and 1x name board

    Hollybush Hotel And Restaurant , 1 Stanley Road , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9NL

    Received 13 May 2025
  8. FULL-APPSMD/2025/0234

    Advertisement consent for proposed tablet to be placed around existing ATM.

    Atm 63 , High Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6AD

    Received 13 May 2025
  9. Valid application receivedCON/2025/0011

    Consultation on: Application to Upgrade Public Footpath 140, Waterhouses (part) to a Public Bridleway, to Add a Public Bridleway between Public Footpath 140 Waterhouses, and Public Footpath 66, Waterhouses, to Upgrade Public Footpath 66, Waterhouses (part) to a Public Bridleway and to Add a Public Bridleway from Steps Cottage to the A523, Waterhouses.

    Public Footpath 140 , Waterhouses , STAFFORDSHIRE ,

    Received 12 May 2025
  10. NMA-APPNMA/2025/0012

    Non material amendment relating to SMD/2020/0150

    12 , Park Avenue , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1LZ

    Received 13 May 2025
  11. ADV-APPSMD/2025/0235

    Advertisement consent for installation of illuminated and non-illuminated signage to proposed retail pod

    Sainsbury's , Wharf Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6AJ

    Received 13 May 2025
  12. FULL-APPSMD/2025/0236

    Proposed replacement garage and storage building

    147 , Ostlers Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DQ

    Received 14 May 2025
  13. Valid application receivedCON/2025/0012

    Request to postpone the date for the submission of an application for the Periodic Review of Minerals (ROMP) SM.EA/5, SM.89/232 and IDO/SM/5 under Paragraph 5, Schedule 14 of the Environmental Act 1995 from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026 at Freehay and Mobberley Quarry, Tean Road, Mobberley, Cheadle

    Freehay & Mobberley Quarry , Tean Road , Mobberley , Cheadle ,

    Received 14 May 2025
  14. FULL-REFSMD/2025/0237

    Siting of 4 no. glamping pods for overnight guest use, partially-covered external timber decking, associated footpaths, improvements to permeable track, new parking & turning area, secure bicycle storage, recycling/refuse storage, new septic tank and associated works.

    Side Farm , Cotton Bank , Cotton , Staffordshire , ST10 3DU

    Received 15 May 2025
  15. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0238

    Front and rear, flat roof single-storey extensions, with the internal ground floor layout being reconfigured to create an open-plan living space. The existing roof will be altered to accommodate for a rear flat roof dormer and a front pitched roof dormer. The scheme will offer a bedroom and bathroom to the roof space, including a study and store cupboard.

    22 , Mill Hayes Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7BU

    Received 15 May 2025
  16. PNNOTDET/2025/0019

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed steel portal frame agricultural building

    Holbrook Farm , Denstone Lane , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DE

    Received 15 May 2025
  17. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0239

    Single Storey Rear/Side Extension and pitched roof

    48 , Uplands Croft , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LF

    Received 15 May 2025
  18. FULL-APPSMD/2025/0240

    Renewal of temporary planning permission for siting of portacabins

    TITTESWORTH FLY FISHING LODGE , Meerbrook Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SH

    Received 16 May 2025
  19. PNREFDET/2025/0020

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed steel framed portal building and poly tunnel greenhouse

    Windy Meadows , Land South of A523 , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire ,

    Received 16 May 2025
  20. CLUP-APPSMD/2025/0241

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed non-material change of use from Class C3(a) to a residential home for up to 2 young people aged between 3 and 17 who would be cared for by up to 2 adult carers.

    Laburnum House , Park Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PD

    Received 16 May 2025
  21. FULL-APPSMD/2025/0242

    Single storey rear extension

    22 , Carriage Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7DZ

    Received 19 May 2025
  22. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0243

    Outline planning permission with some matters reserved for access for residential development and associated landscaping and on-site infrastructure

    LAND EAST OF MANIFOLD DRIVE AND SOUTH OF RAKEWAY ROAD , Manifold Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,

    Received 19 May 2025
  23. FULL-REFSMD/2025/0244

    Proposed two storey extension to front and side elevations and single storey extension to rear

    10 , Spinney Close , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BP

    Received 20 May 2025
  24. PNREFDET/2025/0021

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for the change of use of agricultural building to form 1no. dwellinghouse and associated building operations (Class Q Permitted Development)

    Bradley Hall Farm , Bradley Lane , Bradley In The Moors , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4DF

    Received 20 May 2025

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