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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3,053 approved · 684 refused · 169 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decisionSMD/2026/0309
Permision in Principle application for Residential development
Two Trees , CONSALL LANE , CONSALL , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST9 0AF
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0310
Single new build dwelling
Land adjacent to , 104 , BASFORD BRIDGE LANE , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7EQ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0311
Construction of a raised terrace in the rear garden, also the application of a rendered finish to the rear and part side walls of the property.
50 , Kniveden Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5BE
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0312
Extension to an agricultural building
Land Off High Up Road , HIGH UP ROAD , POOLEND , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE ,
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0313
Change of use from Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Use Class C3 (dwellinghouse), application to also include the restoration of the pre existing openable windows to the ground floor fixed closed windows to match all other existing windows
Hall Yard Buildings , High Street , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4DZ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0050
Consultation from the Peak District National Park - S.73 application for variation of condition 2 on NP/SM/0226/0138.
40 , Waterfall Lane , Waterhouses ,
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0051
Consultation from the Peak District National Park for Listed Building consent - Proposed re-roofing of rear single storey extension and reinstatement of rear first floor window.
Dove Cottage , ILAM MOOR LANE , ILAM ,
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0314
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion & formation of new dormer to rear
447 , NEW STREET , BIDDULPH MOOR , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST8 7LP
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0052
Proposed re-roofing of rear single storey extension and reinstatement of rear first floor window.
Dove Cottage , ILAM MOOR LANE , ILAM , STAFFORDSHIRE , DE6 2AZ
Received 25 Jun 2026 - DIS-APPDOC/2026/0071
Discharge of Conditions 5 and 6 in relation to SMD/2025/0089
Manor Farm , Park Lane , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9JA
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Valid application receivedSMD/2026/0316
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension for disabled use, with facing brickwork walls, a mono-pitched roof to front leading to a flat roof at the rear and upvc windows and doors to match the existing
50 , Ladderedge , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7AE
Received 25 Jun 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0317
Proposed ground and lower ground floor extension and proposed side extension above existing garage
153 , High Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8QA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0318
Listed Building Consent for new external client standard signage to replace existing signage
1 Veterinary Surgery , Watt Place , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1NY
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0319
New garage/workshop to replace existing
Tree Tops , CHEADLE ROAD , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7HW
Received 29 Jun 2026 - FULL-APPSMD/2026/0320
Demolition of former outbuildings and conservatory, construction of a single storey rear extension linking to the annex (former garage)
7 , Villa Road , Cheddleton , Staffordshire , ST13 7EA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0321
Proposed garage roof extension
6 , Heather Hills , Stockton Brook , Staffordshire , ST9 9PS
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Valid application receivedNMA/2026/0015
Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2025/0229
Land Off , Quarry Bank , Hollington , Staffordshire , ST10 4HS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - FULL-REFSMD/2026/0322
'Change of Use' of part of existing Industrial Site to a Hot Food Takeaway'
Hardstanding at Industrial Site adjacent to The Woodlands , Kingsley Road , Kingsley Moor , Staffordshire , ST10 2EN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Valid application receivedDOC/2026/0072
Discharge of Conditions 4 and 5 in relation to SMD/2026/0014
80 Alexandra Cottage , MILL ROAD , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1NE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0323
Erection of a self-build replacement dwelling and associated works and proposed wildlife pond
Bracks Farm , School Lane , Freehay , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1TR
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0324
Retrospective alteration of an outbuilding
THE SHAMBLES , SUGAR STREET , RUSHTON SPENCER , STAFFORDSHIRE , SK11 0SH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0325
Permission in Principle for residential development for up to 5 dwellings
Land to the South of Longlands , 312 CHEADLE ROAD , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7BL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Consultations/Re-consultations issuedSMD/2026/0326
Request for EIA Scoping Opinion - for the proposed development of a wind farm comprising eight turbines.
Padwick Farm , Bradshaw Lane , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST13 7NN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Valid application receivedCON/2026/0053
Staffordshire County Council (Upgrade of Public Footpath no.6 Heaton Parish approximately 177 metres north north-east of Heaton to west side of Rudyard Road approximately 170 metres east of Hawksley Farm to a Bridleway) Modification Order 2026
Public footpath no 21 , Heaton Village to Hawksley Farm and county road , Heaton , Staffordshire ,
Received 2 Jul 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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