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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0100
Discharge of conditions 3, 5 and 6 relating to SMD/2023/0263
LAND OFF , Draycott Cross Road , Brook Houses , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 28 Nov 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0501
Retrospective application for the erection of a Versailles Victory 40' x16' holiday lodge used as a second home, with a summer house and 30'x 20' hay barn
FORMER GOODS YARD ON LAND ON THE SOUTH WEST OF , Post Lane , Endon , Staffordshire ,
Received 1 Dec 2025
PNNOTDET/2025/0049
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural building of standard construction comprising of a steel frame fitted with green corrugated metal cladding and sky lights installed into the roof. Concrete slab floor.
JACKSONS NURSERIES UK LTD , Thornyedge Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LE
Received 3 Dec 2025
LB-APPSMD/2025/0502
Listed Building Consent for the existing staff room and staff WC to be reconfigured � 1No. new additional staff WC to be introduced with new stud walls and door openings. Existing undeveloped room to be reconfigured into the new staff room � 1No. existing wall to be removed and new stud wall to be introduced to allow for the new lockers to sit flush in the back of house corridor. Existing door into the undeveloped room to be removed and door opening to be retained. New stud walls to be installed to introduce 2No. new changing rooms with new door openings. New AC condenser to be installed in the internal plant room. All windows are to be retained but to be redecorated internally and cleaned
Wheatsheaf Inn , High Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1AR
Received 3 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0503
Side and rear two storey extension. Single storey rear extension
8 , School Drive , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3DQ
Received 3 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0101
Discharge of Condition 4 in relation to SMD/2025/0325
4 , Philip Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0ER
Received 1 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0504
Existing disused clinic to be demolished and replaced with proposed 5 new bungalows
Werrington Clinic , Salters Close , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DB
Received 3 Dec 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0505
Two Temporary Portakabins - Office and Welfare Facilities
M F Tyler Transport Click N Drive Limited , Plots 12 To 15 Victoria Business Park , Prospect Way , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7PP
Received 4 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0102
Discharge of condition 15b in relation to SMD/2023/0443
Churnetside Business Park , Unit 1 Harrison Way , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EF
Received 4 Dec 2025
DIS-APPDOC/2025/0103
Discharge of condition 20 in relation to SMD/2022/0548
Land Adjacent Cellarhead Substation , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Received 2 Dec 2025
Valid application receivedDOC/2025/0104
Discharge of condition 3 in relation to SMD/2025/0199
The Oast House , Cheddleton Heath Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7DX
Received 4 Dec 2025
FULL-APPSMD/2025/0506
Proposed Single Storey Extension To Side To Form Bedroom with WC
340 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JS
Received 4 Dec 2025
FULL-REFSMD/2025/0507
Change of use of outbuilding to form 1no. dwellinghouse
Woodside Cottage , Brookhouse Lane , Armshead , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 8ND
Received 5 Dec 2025
Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2025/0508
Proposed change of use and extensions from 2 holiday units into single detached dwelling
Blakeley House , Caverswall Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Received 5 Dec 2025
PNNOTDET/2025/0050
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural building to store fodder and implements
SPRINGFIELD FARM , Consall Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AA
Received 4 Dec 2025
LB-APPSMD/2025/0509
Listed building consent for replacement windows and front door, to replace front porch by an unenclosed tiled door canopy, to replace rainwater goods and external lighting and to remove TV antenna
Lytchgate Cottage , Church Bank , Cauldon , Staffordshire , ST10 3EN
Received 5 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0510
Proposed extension and alterations
2 , Whitmore Avenue , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0LW
Received 5 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0511
Proposed double garage
Moorland View , Clewlows Bank , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LP
Received 8 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2025/0512
CREATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL UNITS & LANDSCAPING
321 325 Late Shop , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9QA
Received 8 Dec 2025
Valid application receivedNMA/2025/0032
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2018/0509
Land Adjacent To Daisy Bank Farm , Uttoxeter Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4LJ
Received 5 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0105
Discharge of condition 8 in relation to SMD/2023/0386
Plot 2 , Hurstons Lane , Alton , Staffordshire ,
Received 8 Dec 2025
Valid application receivedCON/2025/0046
Consultation from Peak District National Park for the demolition of existing extension and construction of new extension.
The Lazy Trout , Blackshaw Lane , Meerbrook , Leek , Staffordshire ,
Received 4 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2025/0106
Discharge of conditions 9, 10 and 11 in relation to SMD/2024/0030
Primitive Methodist Church , New Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AF
Received 9 Dec 2025
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2025/0033
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2022/0472 for the erection of 2no. detached dwellings
Land South Of , Cresswell Old Lane , Cresswell , Staffordshire ,
Received 9 Dec 2025

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