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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 buildings Contact planning Contact Planning Local plan The Adopted Local Plan 2014 - 2033 Pre-application advice Pre-application advice for businesses Conservation areas Conservation areas Article 4 directions View a list of all conservation areas and Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiries03456053013 Council 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/2025/0473
Change of use and alterations of buildings for educational use ancillary to Fairhaven (occupied by Roaches School) including demolition of conservatory, new single storey rear extension and replacement of windows
The Cottage , Tunstall Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7AB
Received 7 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0474
Application for Listed Building Consent for external repairs, internal alterations, demolition of conservatory, construction of new single storey rear extension and replacement windows to facilitate change to educational use
The Cottage , Tunstall Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7AB
Received 7 Nov 2025
CLUP-APPSMD/2025/0475
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 4 adult carers
Laburnum House , Park Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PD
Received 7 Nov 2025
FULL-REFSMD/2025/0476
Glamping Cabins
Bridge House , Ashbourne Road , Winkhill , Staffordshire , ST13 7PP
Received 10 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedNMA/2025/0028
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2023/0326
Land Rear Of The Royal Oak , High Street , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PE
Received 11 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedNMA/2025/0029
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2025/0267
The Old Post Office , Town End Lane , Swinscoe , Staffordshire , DE6 2HS
Received 11 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedCON/2025/0041
Consultation from Peak District National Park for a change of use from holiday let to local needs dwelling with single storey bedroom extension
Nield Bank Bungalow , Buxton Road , Quarnford , Staffordshire , SK17 0TE
Received 13 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedCON/2025/0042
Consultation from Peak District National Park for alterations, extension and change of use of workshop to form additional living accommodation.
Five Clouds Barn , Upper Hulme , Staffordshire ,
Received 11 Nov 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0477
Erection of single storey rear extension
STONE HOUSE , Macclesfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SF
Received 12 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedNMA/2025/0030
Non Material amendment in relation to application SMD/2024/0349 - Changes to the extension roof to accommodate a Velux roof window
11 , Thames Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1QD
Received 14 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0090
Discharge of Condition 17 in relation to application SMD/2022/0313
NEWFOLD FARM , Sytch Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8QX
Received 14 Nov 2025
FULL-REFSMD/2025/0478
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of replacement orangery
1191 , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST3 6HJ
Received 17 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0091
Discharge of conditions 15, 19 and 22 of SMD/2022/0548
Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 17 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedDOC/2025/0092
Discharge of condition 4 of SMD/2025/0174
Deepdale , Birchall Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RA
Received 17 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedCON/2025/0043
Consultation from Peak District National Park to alter the barn into a small batch production bakery for Brownie Heaven.
Lane Head Farm , Douse Lane , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7SJ
Received 18 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedCON/2025/0044
Consultation from SCC for an Application to Add two Public Footpaths Both Commencing at the Same Location along Tenford Lane and Terminating at Two Different Locations along Gorsty Hill Road
Footpath along , Tenford Lane to Gorsty Hill Road , Tean , Staffordshire ,
Received 18 Nov 2025
PNAPPDET/2025/0045
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings to form 2no. dwellinghouses and associated building operations (Class Q Permitted Development)
Apesford Farm , 1 Apesford Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7EX
Received 19 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0479
Application for Variation of Conditions 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 22 and 24 relating to SMD/2021/0406
The Crown Inn , Tean Road , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TW
Received 19 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedSMD/2025/0480
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Change fo 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 4 adult carers
The Woodlands , Foxt Road , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HJ
Received 19 Nov 2025
FULL-REFSMD/2025/0481
REMOVE THE REMAINS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND HARD LANDSCAPING CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE NEW URBAN TOWN HOUSES
The Old School Canteen , Shepherd Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6HZ
Received 20 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0093
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 in relation to application SMD/2022/0472
Land South Of , Cresswell Old Lane , Cresswell , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0094
Discharge of condition 7 relating to SMD/2022/0656
Alderlee Farm , Gun Hill Road , Meerbrook , Staffordshire , ST13 8SL
Received 20 Nov 2025
Valid application receivedNMA/2025/0031
Non-Material Amendment relating to SMD/2022/0602 - change to the description of development
7A , Derby Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HN
Received 20 Nov 2025
FULL-REFSMD/2025/0482
Proposed riding arena
Land off Alwoodley , Edge Lane , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DG
Received 21 Nov 2025

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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.

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