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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 issuedSMD/2026/0256
Installation of solar panels
Plum Tree Cottage , FOXT ROAD , FOXT , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2HN
Received 21 May 2026
FULL-APPSMD/2026/0257
Single storey side extension
26 , RAKEWAY ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1QH
Received 22 May 2026
RM-APPSMD/2026/0258
Application for Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline Approval of SMD/2022/0593 for the construction of a single dwelling to the rear of the existing house
LAND REAR OF MEADOW PLACE FARM , Brookfields Road , Ipstones , Staffordshire ,
Received 21 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0259
Part retrospective application for repair works previously undertaken and interior and exterior alterations; formation of a ground floor lean-to entrance, and the construction of a front porch
Longcroft Farm , FROGHALL ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2DL
Received 20 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0260
Listed Building Consent part retrospective for replacement of doors and windows, existing front porch to be removed and replaced by slightly larger porch. Formation of a ground floor lean-to entrance. Retrospective planning permission sought for repair works previously undertaken
Longcroft Farm , FROGHALL ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2DL
Received 20 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedDOC/2026/0060
Discharge of Conditions 4, 5, 7 and 10 in relation to SMD/2025/0179
Gorsty Hill United Reform Church , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EQ
Received 21 May 2026
FULL-REFSMD/2026/0261
Retrospective permission for Entrance walls and gate
Toll Gate Cottage , TEAN ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1TZ
Received 20 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0262
Application for proposed Target Sports Facility (Archery, Air Rifle shooting and Tomahawk throwing) along with a covered single story open timber shelter for year round use.
Barnswood Scout Camp , Leek Old Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RB
Received 22 May 2026
FULL-APPSMD/2026/0263
Proposed change of use of existing commercial unit to a martial arts and fitness (Use Class E).
Unit 5 , Sarraine Industrial Park , The Green , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1PJ
Received 26 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0264
Conversion and alteration of agricultural building to form 1no. self-build dwelling and associated works
Kingsley Moor Farm , Kingsley Road , Kingsley Moor , Staffordshire , ST10 2EN
Received 22 May 2026
FULL-REFSMD/2026/0265
Erection of self-build agricultural workers dwelling
Lower Haddon Farm , GUN HILL ROAD , MEERBROOK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 8SL
Received 26 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0266
Erection of 3no detached portable outbuilding�s for ancillary use to main nursing home
Spring Bank Nursing Home , Mill Hayes Road , Knypersley , Staffordshire , ST8 7PS
Received 22 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0267
Proposed demolition of existing rear extension and proposed new rear extension, and front porch
Fair Lawns , BLITHE VIEW , BLYTHE BRIDGE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST11 9SD
Received 26 May 2026
PNNOTDET/2026/0014
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed new building
Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Received 26 May 2026
Valid application receivedNMA/2026/0012
Non-material amendment in relation to Condition 18 of Planning Permission SMD/2023/0368
Land at , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9JR
Received 27 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedCON/2026/0045
S.73 application for the removal or variation of condition 3 on SM/0798/092
DARFAR & REDHURST COTTAGE , Wettonmill Mill Farm , Manifold Valley , Staffordshire ,
Received 28 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0268
Variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14 & 17 in relation to SMD/2023/0246
Moorside Lodge , Moor Court , FARLEY ROAD , OAKAMOOR , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 3BD
Received 28 May 2026
Valid application receivedCON/2026/0046
Change of use of existing staff welfare accommodation to holiday let accommodation
The Barn , Longnor Wood Holiday Park , NEWTOWN , LONGNOR , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 28 May 2026
LB-REFSMD/2026/0269
Listed building consent for a replacement of the current rotting single glazed windows with historically accurate wood-effect double glazed units. Replacement of all windows with wood-effect small pane double glazed units.
Hermitage Farm , FROGHALL ROAD , FROGHALL , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2HQ
Received 28 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0270
Internal alterations and front extension
Wayside , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , CW12 3NE
Received 28 May 2026
FULL-APPSMD/2026/0271
Demolish greenhouse, garage conversion, single storey rear extension and alterations
2 , The Gables , The Drive , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RN
Received 29 May 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0272
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing residential use of land and outbuildings
Mainwaring Farm , Congleton Road , Mow Cop , Staffordshire , ST7 3PJ
Received 1 Jun 2026
Consultations/Re-consultations issuedHNT/2026/0008
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed replacement single storey extension to extend beyond the rear wall by 5.20, have a maximum height of 3.12m and a height at the eaves of extension of 2.64m.
83 Freshfields , High Street , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST10 2LB
Received 1 Jun 2026
Valid application receivedNMA/2026/0013
Application for Non-material Amendment following a grant of planning permission SMD/2021/0749 - minor elevational alterations and additional wall opennings
CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ
Received 1 Jun 2026

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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.

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