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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0166
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing C2 Children's Care Home
Hollyoaks , Uttoxeter Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9AQ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Valid application receivedNMA/2026/0005
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2023/0441 for a solvent tank farm, charge room, access gantries and pipe bridge
CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0167
This application seeks approval of the reserved matters relating to layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping for the proposed development previously granted outline planning permission.
CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0168
Rear extension with enlarged balcony, internal reconfiguration with altered and additional window openings, rendering of front of property
9 , Woodvale Crescent , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9BN
Received 7 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0169
Two storey rear extension
1 , Victoria Court , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8BS
Received 7 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0170
Application for the Variation of Conditions 2 and 14 in relation to SMD/2020/0563 - Change of wording of Conditions 2 and 14
Land South Of , Turners Pasture , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1UN
Received 2 Apr 2026 - CLUP-APPSMD/2026/0171
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed Two Storey Rear Extension to Existing House
HILLCREST , TOMPKIN ROAD , STANLEY , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 9LX
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0172
The application proposes a self build development involving the change of use and alteration of an existing barn to form a dwellinghouse.
BARN , HEATON LOWE FARM , Heaton Village Road , Heaton , Staffordshire ,
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2026/0034
Consultation from East Staffordshire Borough Council for the Change of use of land to equestrian for the formation of a manege with associated fencing and erection of a single storey stable block for personal use, installation of ground mounted solar panels with associated works including creation of an access.
THE OLD VICARAGE , Rocester Road , Croxden , ST14 5JQ
Received 8 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0175
Single Storey Side Extension to Existing House to form Orangery
Broadgate Hall , Cheadle Road , Winnothdale , Staffordshire , ST10 4HU
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0044
Discharge of Conditions 2, 3 and 5 in relation to SMD/2022/0610
Woodhead Hall , Cherry Lane , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 4QS
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0177
Application for approval of Reserved Matters following outline approval in relation to SMD/2020/0502
Land South Of , Thorley Drive , Cheadle , Staffordshire ,
Received 10 Apr 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0178
Proposed first floor extension to bedroom with alterations to existign roof, proposed balcony and alterations to external wall finishes
75 , Rudyard Road , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7JW
Received 10 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0179
Proposed alterations to garage building including re-roofing works and fenestration works
Heathersett , GUN BATTERY LANE , BIDDULPH MOOR , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST8 7NJ
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0180
Portal frame agricultural building
Little Greenhills Farm , Dog Lane , Ipstones Edge , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LP
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0181
Retrospective Permission for the extension to an existing steel framed Agricultural Building (more than 15 years old)
High View Farm , HOLT LANE , KINGSLEY , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2BA
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Valid application receivedDET/2026/0010
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposd portal frame extension to an existing building to be used as a fodder and bedding store
Bridge Cliff Farm , CHEDDLETON LANE , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7EP
Received 13 Apr 2026 - RM-APPSMD/2026/0182
Application for approval of reserved matters following outline approval for SMD/2024/0479, appearance, Scale, Landscaping and Layout
Building Plot Adjacent to Southfields , Basford View , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HJ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0183
Proposed single storey rear extension
Country View , Sandon Road , Cresswell , Staffordshire , ST11 9RB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0184
Self build bungalow with means of access and associated hard and soft landscaping works
LAND OFF , Basford View , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7HJ
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0185
Proposed part demolition, extension and alterations to construct replacement two storey kitchen/bedroom and detached garage
1 , Bluestone Cottage , Hough Hill , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8TN
Received 14 Apr 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0186
Proposed first floor extension above existing extension together with alterations to form new bedroom and bathroom
9 The Cottages , Hulme Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST3 5BQ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0187
Proposed retention of agricultural building for livestock housing and fodder storage, associated agricultural vehicular access and associated agricultural track
Land East Of , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0188
Full planning application for residential development including public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure works
LAND AT , AUGUSTUS WAY , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 16 Apr 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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