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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/0322
The erection of WeBuyAnyCar Pod (Retention)
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LTD , Newcastle Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0323
First floor side extension to form bedroom
Rock Cottage Farm , The Green , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JR
Received 7 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0324
Garage conversion into a living space.
Shay Cottage , Shay Lane , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HN
Received 8 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0325
Proposed front and rear dormer extension and side extension forming utility, kitchen and store
4 , Philip Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0ER
Received 7 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0326
Conversion of existing coal store building to C3 use , conversion of existing barn to C3 use and alterations to dwelling
WOODHOUSE FARM , Hill Top , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TJ
Received 8 Jul 2025 - CLUE-APPSMD/2025/0328
Certificate of lawfulness for existing storage of agricultural paraphernalia, domestic storage and biomass energy boiler used in association with the main house.
Blythe House Farm , Riverside Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4JW
Received 8 Jul 2025 - PNAPPDET/2025/0027
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of a general purpose agricultural building
Forest Farm , Ashbourne Road , Calton Moor , Ashbourne , Staffordshire , DE6 2BU
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0329
Application for Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved for a single new dwelling within the garden curtilage of 15 Belmont Road
15 , Belmont Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2JN
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2025/0011
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed ground floor kitchen extension to extend beyond the rear wall by 4.60m, have a maximum height of 2.90m and height at the eaves of extension of 2.90m
34 , Queen Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6LP
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Valid application receivedCON/2025/0017
Conversion of an agricultural barn into a single holiday let
Oxensitch Farm , Dovehead And Three Shires Head , Quarnford , Staffordshire , SK17 0TF
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0330
Advertisement consent for the erection of WeBuyAnyCar Pod and associated affixed advertising
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LTD , Newcastle Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0331
Construction of a new 33kV control and switchroom container, concrete access road and fencing located within the existing Cauldon Cement Works
Cauldon Cement Works , Cauldon , Staffordshire , ST10 3EQ
Received 9 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0332
Proposed detached garage and car port
Wuthering Heights , Back Lane , Heaton , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0SH
Received 10 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0333
The ground floor extension to infill the drive and dropped kerb
75 , Portland Drive , Forsbrook , Staffordshire , ST11 9AU
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Valid application receivedCON/2025/0018
Application for prior written approval in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 17, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 relating to the installation of a new water tank and refurbishment of existing water tank at Cauldon Cement Works, Earlsway, Waterhouses, ST10 3EW
Cauldon Cement Works , Earlsway , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3EQ
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0334
Proposed menage
Ellins Field Farm , Crowborough Road , Lask Edge , Staffordshire , ST13 8QW
Received 11 Jul 2025 - FULL-APPSMD/2025/0335
Erection of changing rooms
Checkley Cricket Club , Uttoxeter Road , Checkley , Staffordshire , ST10 4NA
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0336
Replacement forward-facing first floor balcony to the existing clubhouse building
LEEK RUGBY CLUB , Chestnut Walk , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7BJ
Received 11 Jul 2025 - PNAPPDET/2025/0028
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the demolition of single storey industrial building
Unit 5 , Leekbrook Industrial Estate , Leekbrook , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AP
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0045
Discharge of conditions 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20 in relation to SMD/2023/0191
London Mill , Ashbourne Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5AP
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0046
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in relation to SMD/2025/0122
Brook Cottage , The Village , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EY
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Valid application receivedCON/2025/0019
Notification from East Staffordshire Borough Council for the installation of a battery storage system
Land at , Leigh Lane , Upper Leigh , Staffordshire ,
Received 16 Jul 2025 - Valid application receivedCON/2025/0020
Consultation from Peak District National Park - Listed Building consent - Permission to relocate cellar cooler fan
The George , Post Office Road , Alstonefield , Staffordshire , DE6 2FX
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Valid application receivedCON/2025/0021
Proposed external covered seating area attached to the house
Overdale , Elkstones , Longnor , Staffordshire , SK17 0LU
Received 17 Jul 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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