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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- FULL-APPSMD/2025/0304
Proposed first floor side extension.
36 The Gables , Caverswall Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9BG
Received 26 Jun 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0305
Erection of 9no. bungalows: 4no. for the over 55s and 5no. Standard market
Playing Fields , Holt Lane , Kingsley , Staffordshire , ST10 2BA
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0042
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 in relation to DET/2023/0017
LAND AT NORTH PLANTATION , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Received 26 Jun 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0306
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT FLAT ROOF WITH HIPPED ROOF
2 , Cedar Crescent , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DB
Received 26 Jun 2025 - PNAPPDET/2025/0026
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed barn conversion to a dwellinghouse at Rose Cottage, Rushton Spencer
Rose Cottage , Beat Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0QY
Received 26 Jun 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0307
Proposed agricultural outbuilding to provide sheep & equipment storage
High Lee Farm , Mill Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RS
Received 27 Jun 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0309
Proposed two storey rear extension
4 , Hazelhurst Drive , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HB
Received 27 Jun 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0310
Take down and rebuild existing agricultural unit with extension to rear to form secure store area for implements
Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0312
Partial demolition of rear extension and erection of community multi-purpose events venue with associated ancillary facilities. Internal and external alterations to retained listed building to facilitate development and external works/landscaping.
The Foxlowe , Market Place , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AD
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0313
Listed building consent for partial demolition of rear extension and erection of community multi-purpose events venue with associated ancillary facilities. Internal and external alterations to retained listed building to facilitate development and external works/landscaping.
The Foxlowe , Market Place , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6AD
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionDOC/2025/0043
Discharge of Conditions 5, 14 & 15 in relation to application SMD/2020/0413
158 , Froghall Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 2DN
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2025/0016
Refurbishment of Existing Building to provide 4 no. additional teaching blocks, plus associated toilet block, office with boiler and 5 no. additional parking spaces
CICELY HAUGHTON SCHOOL , WESTWOOD MANOR , Westwood , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BX
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0314
Proposed single storey rear extension
31 , Southlowe Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HR
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0315
Erection of home office
Bank Top House , Greenway Bank , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7QX
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2025/0010
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey, rear extension extending beyond the rear wall by 4m, maximum height of 3.66m and a height at the eaves of the extension of 2.78m
52 , Westwood Park Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8LU
Received 1 Jul 2025 - WDNSMD/2025/0316
Proposed single storey side extension and alterations. Demolition of existing garage and construction of new detached garage
19 , Sawyer Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6SU
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0317
Demolition of existing stables and outbuildings, and removal of sheds. Erection of a single domestic storage building.
2 , Cash Heath Cottages , Cash Heath , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9DE
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0318
Proposed new front porch, a two storey extension to the rear of the property replacing an existing single storey flat roof extension and a new garage
5 , Town Head , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AW
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Valid application receivedNMA/2025/0014
Non material amendment in relation to SMD/2025/0171
HIGGINS HILL BUNGALOW , Basford View , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HJ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2025/0015
Non material amendment in relation to SMD/2021/0456
Land East Of Froghall Road and North of Ayr Road , And Cheltenham Avenue , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 3 Jul 2025 - FULL-REFSMD/2025/0319
Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses in lieu of the 2no. dwellinghouses approved by application DET/2024/0005
Apesford Farm , Apesford Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7EX
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0044
Part discharge of condition 4 in relation to SMD/2023/0539
Clough House , Carr Bank , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3DG
Received 3 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0320
Single-storey rear extension
Fourwinds , Hillswood Avenue , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EG
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0321
Listed building consent for proposed internal works required to bring the existing attics back into use as living accommodation as well as associated improvements to parts of the first floor accommodation
Hollington House , Main Road , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HH
Received 7 Jul 2025
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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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