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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Recommendation entered - Pending decisionDOC/2026/0033
Discharge of Conditions 3, 6, 8, 25, 27 & 28 in relation to SMD/2022/0532
Land East Of , SUGAR STREET , RUSHTON SPENCER , STAFFORDSHIRE , SK11 0SE
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0133
Widening of driveway, extension to existing garage and associated landscaping including extension of the existing retaining wall.
1 The Bluebells , Novi Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6NR
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0134
Listed Building Consent for pipe only into front of building for a new gas supply by Cadent - Meter will be fitted inside building
35 Old Co-Op Building , High Street , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4DY
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0034
Discharge of Conditions 3 and 4 in relation to SMD/2023/0539
Clough House , Carr Bank , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3DG
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0035
Discharge of Condition 7 in relation to SMD/2025/0278
The Ramshorn Estate , Ramshorn Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 3BZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0031
Consultation from Peak District National Park for a proposed extension to dwelling
Manifold View , BACK LANE , WARSLOW ,
Received 19 Mar 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0075
Proposed agricultural building with lean to dry store
Glea Glow Cottage , Troughstones Road , Biddulph Common , Staffordshire , ST8 7SL
Received 23 Feb 2026 - ADV-APPSMD/2026/0135
Advertisement Consent for 2no in total aluminium powder-coated fascia signs with push-through acrylic LED illuminated lettering, 2no. in total 55" Samsung digital display screens and 1no. externally applied blue vinyl graphic to glazing around the ATM
The Co-Operative Bank , 65 DERBY STREET , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 6HW
Received 23 Mar 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0136
Proposed 2 storey side extension
43 , Newpool Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 6NT
Received 20 Mar 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0138
Proposed First Floor Extension To Side And Single Storey Extension To Rear, with Alterations to Canopy From Flat Roof To Pitched
91 , Heath Avenue , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HU
Received 20 Mar 2026 - CLUE-APPSMD/2026/0139
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing first/second floor flat (dwelling)
Flat 2 , Bank Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1NT
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0036
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 in relation to SMD/2025/0494
Gate Farm , Foxt Road , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0037
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 6 in relation to SMD/2025/0493
Gate Farm , Foxt Road , Foxt , Staffordshire , ST10 2HN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0140
Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 4 self build homes with low carbon (resource efficient design) techniques
Land Adjacent to , 65 , Cellarhead Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0HW
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0141
Proposed pitched roof over garage and change of use to habitable accommodation
57 , WEDGWOOD ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1LD
Received 24 Mar 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0142
Part Retrospective - Provisions for off-road parking space together with a metal gate entrance (part-retrospective)
Land to South-East of , Fynney Street , Leek , Staffordshire ,
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0143
Two-Storey side extension, single storey side extension and loft extension, including two front dormers and a rear dormer.
Hogs Haven , Apesford Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7EX
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0032
Change of use from redundant hotel ancillary accommodation to C3 dwellinghouse.
Izaak Walton Hotel , THORPE ROAD , ILAM , STAFFORDSHIRE , DE6 2AY
Received 25 Mar 2026 - LB-APPSMD/2026/0144
Application for Listed Building Consent to build buttress on the north side of the kilns. This side already has two existing buttresses but the stonework is bulging and requires further stabilising.
Flint Mill , CHEADLE ROAD , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7HL
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2026/0003
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Larger Home Extension. Extension will extend 4.5m beyond the original rear wall, maximum height 3.6m and 2.5m in the eaves measured from natural ground level.
26 , St Davids Way , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7XA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Recommendation entered - Pending decisionSMD/2026/0145
Application for Variation of Condition 2 in relation to planning application SMD/2019/0428
Land Adjacent To , 20 Caverswall Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9BG
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0146
Erection of a general agricultural machinery store
HIGHER BROWN EDGE FARM , Newtown Road , Newtown , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7SW
Received 27 Mar 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0147
Double storey side extension
1 , Beech Close , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1SN
Received 27 Mar 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0148
Contemporary Link to Extension to enlarge existing kitchen and link Main House to Annexe Building
Lane End Farm , Congleton Road , Mow Cop , Staffordshire , ST7 3PP
Received 30 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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