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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

  1. FULL-APPSMD/2026/0189

    Proposed Dormer Roof and Alterations.

    7 Avalon , Overdale Place , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8LZ

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  2. PNREFDET/2026/0011

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of 2 Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to 4 Dwellinghouses (Class C3), which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

    Upper Heakley Farm , Ball Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8SW

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  3. FULL-REFSMD/2026/0190

    Creation of a slurry store for use as a natural fertiliser on the land

    LAND NORTH OF , Beat Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire ,

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  4. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0191

    First floor extension over the footprint of the existing ground floor porch and garage

    9 , Moorland Avenue , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0EQ

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  5. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0192

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of use to offices

    1 , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EE

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  6. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedNMA/2026/0006

    Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2016/0378

    Moneystone Quarry , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 2DZ

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  7. Valid application receivedNMA/2026/0007

    Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2019/0646

    Moneystone Quarry , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 2DZ

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  8. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0045

    Discharge of Conditions 5, 12, 16, 22, 27 and 28 in relation to SMD/2016/0378

    Moneystone Quarry , Cheadle Road , Oakamoor , Staffordshire , ST10 2DZ

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  9. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0194

    Part Retrospective application for extensions to a single storey outbuilding

    Tall Chimneys , NEW CLOSE AVENUE , FORSBROOK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST11 9DN

    Received 17 Apr 2026
  10. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2026/0035

    S53 Application from Staffordshire County Council to Add a Public Footpath Commencing at Caverswall Old Road and Terminating at Trent Road, Forsbrook

    Footpath between Trent Road , and Caverswall Old Road , Forsbrook , Staffordshire ,

    Received 16 Apr 2026
  11. FULL-APPSMD/2026/0193

    Proposed front and rear single storey extensions inc. entrance canopy and internal alterations

    38 , Chamberlain Way , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7BB

    Received 20 Apr 2026
  12. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0196

    Application for the Variation of Conditions in relation to SMD/2023/0379 approved on appeal APP/B3438/W/24/3344763

    51A , PARK LANE , KNYPERSLEY , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST8 7AS

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  13. FULL-APPSMD/2026/0197

    Erection of first floor side and rear extension

    Gable View , PARK LANE , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7JS

    Received 21 Apr 2026
  14. FULL-APPSMD/2026/0198

    Front porch extension

    393 , CHEADLE ROAD , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7BH

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  15. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0046

    Discharge of Conditions 6, 7, 13, 16 in relation to SMD/2024/0519

    Ivy House Farm , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BT

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  16. FULL-APPSMD/2026/0199

    New installation of sewage treatment plant with associated drainage

    Overton Hall , Overton Road , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QW

    Received 22 Apr 2026
  17. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0201

    Outline planning application, with all matters reserved, except for access, for the erection of up to 55 dwellings.

    Land Off , Breach Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire ,

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  18. Valid application receivedSMD/2026/0203

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion

    18 , Newpool Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 6NS

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  19. FULL-APPSMD/2026/0204

    Proposed new chimney breast

    1 , Clewlows Bank , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9LN

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  20. FULL-REFSMD/2026/0205

    Alterations and Extensions

    Humble Bee Bank , Red Road , Alton , Staffordshire , ST10 4BT

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  21. Valid application receivedCON/2026/0036

    Decision Notice - Submission of details in compliance with condition 3 (Bat Method Statement) of planning permission SCC/25/0064/FULL-MIN at The Cicely Haughton School, Westwood Manor, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BX

    CICELY HAUGHTON SCHOOL , WESTWOOD MANOR , Westwood , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BX

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  22. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0047

    Discharge of Condition 5 in relation to SMD/2021/0780

    Land east of Froghall Road and North of Ayr Road , and Cheltenham Avenue , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE ,

    Received 23 Apr 2026
  23. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0048

    Discharge of Condition 18 in relation to SMD/2023/0496

    THE OLD BOWLING GREEN , LEEK ROAD , CELLARHEAD , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 0JQ

    Received 24 Apr 2026
  24. Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0206

    Replacment windows to the front elevation

    11 Russell House , Russell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5JF

    Received 24 Apr 2026

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