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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0073
Single Storey rear extension
14 , SNEYD CLOSE , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7JR
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0074
First floor side/front extension alongside removal of existing conservatory and erection of new single storey rear extension
Mareham , 125 Meigh Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9QJ
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2026/0003
Application for a Non-Material Amendment in relation to planning application SMD/2022/0249
Land Off , Cheadle Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire ,
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0023
Replacement of existing stables/storage building and construction of a new outbuilding to form domestic annexe
Gag Aye Farm , Carr Lane , Longnor , Staffordshire , SK17 0RJ
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0076
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing single dwellinghouse and associated ancillary domestic outbuildings
Adastra , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2026/0001
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed single storey rear extension forming porch and garden room to extend beyond the rear wall by 3.83m, have maximum height of 3.42m and a height at the eaves of the extension of 2.55m
26 , Portland Drive , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6RY
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0077
Rear single storey extension to provide a wet room with associated external works
13 , Abbotts Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6EX
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0024
Consultation from Stoke on Trent City Council for the erection of 3no. dwellings (Permission in Principle)
Land East of , Brookhouse Lane , Bucknall , Staffordshire ,
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0078
Application for the variation of condition 2 for the redevelopment of former dye works for residential purposes comprising the erection of 19no. dwellings (re-submission of planning app: 13/00500/FUL_MJ)
Former Forge Works , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire ,
Received 24 Feb 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0079
Proposed single storey rear extension to form rehabilitation gym for the physiotherapy business
257 Bank , LEEK ROAD , ENDON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 9HQ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0025
Consultation from Peak District National Park for the change of use of field barn to bunk barn with associated external works and parking area
Field barn to the East of Fenns Farm , Wetton Road , Butterton , Staffordshire ,
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0081
Proposed conversion of existing garage to ancillary living accomodation
Upper Foker Farm , Meerbrook Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8SQ
Received 25 Feb 2026 - PNAPPDET/2026/0007
Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Agricultural Buildings (Two No).
BATE FARM , BATE LANE , DILHORNE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2PU
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0029
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 in relation to SMD/2025/0088
Rudyard Methodist Church , Lake Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RN
Received 26 Feb 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0082
Change of use from currently vacant public house to form 4 holiday lets
73 Quiet Woman , ST EDWARD STREET , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 5DN
Received 26 Feb 2026 - LB-APPSMD/2026/0083
Application for listed building consent for interior and exterior works in connection with change of use to 4 holiday lets
73 Quiet Woman , ST EDWARD STREET , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 5DN
Received 26 Feb 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0084
Conversion of existing roof space to habitable accomodation, increase in ridge height and roof extension to rear to provide dormer
7 , Fairfields Road , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7PE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0085
Erection of 2no self-build dwellings
Lane rear of the Red Lion , Church Lane , Checkley , Staffordshire , ST10 4NJ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0087
Widening of existing driveway by relocating the left-hand wall 1.5m, increasing the wall corner radius to 3.0m, installation of low-level lighting, relocation/removal of small trees and shrubs and the installation of new wider timber five-bar gates to replace existing gates.
22 , Town Head , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AW
Received 3 Mar 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0088
Listed Building Consent for the widening of existing driveway by relocating the left-hand wall 1.5m, increasing the wall corner radius to 3.0m, installation of low-level lighting, relocation/removal of small trees and shrubs and the installation of new wider timber five-bar gates to replace existing gates.
22 , Town Head , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4AW
Received 3 Mar 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0089
Two Storey Rear Extension and Side Porch
LIONS PAW FARM , Sands Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8UF
Received 3 Mar 2026 - HNT-PPREQHNT/2026/0002
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed - single storey rear extension forming bedroom and garden room to extend beyond the rear wall by 3.95m, have a maximum height of 2.85 and height at the eaves of extension of 2.85m
15 , Devon Grove , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6DF
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2026/0090
Listed Building Consent for replacement windows
The Stafford Arms , The Green , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9JR
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0091
Single storey rear extension
33 , The Uplands , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7ER
Received 3 Mar 2026
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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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