Staffordshire Moorlands planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, updated daily. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council received 194 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Staffordshire Moorlands
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St Edwards Church Of England Middle School, Westwood Road, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8DN
New classroom block replacing a mobile unit, Leek. Erects a permanent teaching building to replace temporary accommodation at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding, M&E and glazing dominate, with the demolition of the existing mobile to precede construction.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
HM YOUNG OFFENDERS INSTITUTION, Ash Bank Road, Werrington, Staffordshire, ST9 0DX
Car park and infrastructure works at a young offenders institution, Staffordshire. Demolishes an existing storage unit and constructs a new car park, pedestrian walkways, retaining walls, drainage improvements and a surface water attenuation tank. Demolition, groundworks, drainage and concrete…
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
LAND ADJACENT 32, Godley Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire
Single new dwelling replacing a workshop, Dilhorne. Demolishes an existing workshop and erects a new residential building at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and frame packages lead, with brickwork and roofing following on a greenfield or brownfield single-dwelling site.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land Rear Of 82 To 96, JUNCTION ROAD, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE
Single new dwelling outline permission with all matters reserved, Leek. Principle of one new home approved; detailed design, access and appearance deferred to reserved-matters stage. Site clearance and groundworks can be scoped while reserved matters are prepared.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Dell Filling Station, Star Bank, Oakamoor, Staffordshire
New timber café and shop building, Oakamoor. Free-standing timber structure for retail and food service use at full application stage. Timber frame, cladding and internal fit-out packages suit specialist installers; the café fit-out requires kitchen M&E.
Structural frameCladdingRoofing
Fawside Farm, Edge Top Road, Hollinsclough, Staffordshire, SK17 0RA
Recording studio with temporary residential use at a Peak District farm. Converts a dwellinghouse and outbuildings to a sui generis use combining studio, temporary accommodation and ancillary facilities. Fit-out, acoustic treatment and utilities upgrade drive the work; temporary residential use…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
Freshways, LEEK ROAD, CELLARHEAD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST9 0DQ
Replacement dwelling on a Staffordshire site. Erects one new house where an existing dwelling stands, requiring demolition and rebuild. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing packages are live, with M&E and drainage following.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
School House, School Lane, Bradnop, Staffordshire, ST13 7ND
Single detached dwelling, Bradnop. New house with associated site works at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages open first; brickwork and joinery follow at volume.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Cheadle Equestrian Centre, EAVES LANE, CHEADLE, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST10 1RB
Prior approval query on E-to-C3 conversion, Cheadle. Seeks determination whether prior approval is required to convert a commercial building to dwellinghouses under permitted development. If approved, fit-out, partitioning, M&E and drainage will drive the work package.
BARN, CASH HEATH FARM, Cash Heath, Forsbrook, Staffordshire
Single barn conversion to dwelling, Forsbrook. Transforms an existing agricultural building into one residential home at full application stage. Structural repair, roofing, drainage and M&E dominate rural conversions, with stone or masonry work likely on an older structure.
Structural repairRoofingDrainage
77, High Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1AN
Listed building consent for bar conversion, Cheadle High Street. Changes a craft shop to a small licensed bar serving drinks and snacks at full consent stage. Fit-out, extraction, bar servery and alcohol-licence compliance work open for specialists in listed building conversions.
Fit-outM&E
77, High Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1AN
High Street bar conversion from retail to licensed premises, Cheadle. Ground-floor unit repurposed to serve alcoholic drinks and light refreshment at full application stage. Bar fit-out, extraction, point-of-sale systems and commercial plumbing are the principal packages.
Fit-outM&E
LAND NORTH OF FAIR VIEW, Ball Lane, Brown Edge, Staffordshire, ST6 8SW
Shepherd's hut holiday let siting, Brown Edge. Retrospective consent for a single mobile unit providing holiday accommodation on rural land, at full application stage. Utility connections and site drainage are the specialist packages; the unit's prefabricated nature limits on-site construction.
GroundworksDrainageM&E
Land at, New Street Farm, Ashbourne Road, Winkhill, Staffordshire, ST13 7PW
Caravan storage facility change of use, Staffordshire. Converts existing land or building to secure storage for twenty caravans at full application stage. Perimeter fencing, hardstanding, lighting and CCTV systems drive the fit-out scope.
Hard landscapingM&EGroundworks
192, Armshead Road, Werrington, Staffordshire, ST9 0EL
Single two-bed bungalow with hipped roof, Werrington. New detached dwelling on residential plot at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages drive the build, with fitted kitchens and bathrooms completing the spec.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Planning appeals in Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, raw rate
32.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.9 percentage points above expected. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
399 appeals counted, 380 judged either way (122 allowed, 258 dismissed), 19 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 30% | 28.8% | 253 | 247 | 74 |
| Householder (HAS) | 37.7% | 35.6% | 108 | 106 | 40 |
| Enforcement Notice | 0% | 13.5% | 20 | 13 | 0 |
8 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent68 homes
- Shared ownership4 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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