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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Greenway Bank Farm , Greenway Bank , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7QX
Received 11 Jun 2026The Haven , 72 Folly Lane , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7DA
Received 11 Jun 2026Chapel House , TOWN END LANE , SWINSCOE , STAFFORDSHIRE , DE6 2HS
Received 12 Jun 20264 , Tape Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1BD
Received 9 Jun 2026Land Off Tenford Lane , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 15 Jun 2026Owl Cottage , The Village , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9EY
Received 15 Jun 202669 , Meigh Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JY
Received 15 Jun 2026Land Off , Quarry Bank , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HS
Received 12 Jun 2026Land at Southern End of , Quarry Bank , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HS
Received 12 Jun 2026Gorsty Hill Cottage , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL
Received 12 Jun 2026LAND NORTH OF FAIR VIEW , Ball Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire ,
Received 15 Jun 20269 , The Cottages , Hulme Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST3 5BQ
Received 15 Jun 2026The Orchard , Church Lane , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9HF
Received 16 Jun 2026JACKSONS NURSERIES UK LTD , Thornyedge Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LE
Received 16 Jun 20268 , KINGSFIELD ROAD , BIDDULPH , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST8 6DN
Received 17 Jun 20261 Veterinary Surgery , Watt Place , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1NY
Received 16 Jun 2026Moorville Cottage Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Received 17 Jun 2026ALLOTMENT GARDENS , WELL STREET , BIDDULPH , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 18 Jun 2026Castle Way Energy ,
Received 17 Jun 202697 Cleeve House , Uttoxeter Road , Blythe Bridge , Staffordshire , ST11 9JG
Received 22 Jun 2026215 Ash Bank Fish Bar , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EE
Received 22 Jun 2026Russell House , 11 Russell Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5JF
Received 22 Jun 2026Rock End Stables , NEW STREET , BIDDULPH MOOR , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 23 Jun 2026Bank , 257 LEEK ROAD , ENDON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 9HQ
Received 24 Jun 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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