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Planning appeals in Staffordshire Moorlands, 2025
45 appeals decided in 2025, 43% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.
- Dismissed18 December 2025· minor3371499Akesmore Lane, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 6RU
residential development of former commercial yard
- Unknown11 December 2025· other3359116Appeal 3359116
- Allowed10 December 2025· householder600088216 Friars Close, Cheadle, Staffs, ST10 1AT
to build a garage in front of the house on the drive
- Dismissed26 November 2025· minor3371465Shrub Cottage, Denstone Lane, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DE
a single self-build dwelling
- Allowed21 November 2025· minor3366600Oakamoor Forest Lodges Ltd, Little Ranger Dimmingsdale, Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3AS
siting of two woodland holiday cabins
- Dismissed8 October 2025· householder33622708 Southlowe Road, Cellarhead, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST9 0HR
a first-floor side extension
- Allowed6 October 2025· minor3363739Land Adjacent to Heatherview,, Washerwall Lane , Werrington , Staffordshire, ST9 0LY
Erection of an agricultural building (24.4m x 12.2m, height 5.3m, floor area 297 sq m) for storage of machinery, equipment, haylage, silage, bedding and feed
- Dismissed24 September 2025· householder336997410 Spinney Close, Endon , Staffordshire, ST9 9BP
two storey extension to front & side elevations and single storey extension to rear
- Allowed17 September 2025· other3368362Banktop Farm Bank Top Holiday Cottages, Dilhorne, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2PN
- Dismissed17 September 2025· minor3368361Banktop Farm Bank Top Holiday Cottages, Dilhorne, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2PN
change of use of three holiday cottages to Residential Dwellings (C3)
- Allowed17 September 2025· minor3364059Big Shaffalong Farm, Shaffalong Lane, Cheddleton, Staffordshire, ST13 7LE
Change of use of an agricultural building to two dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) and associated operational development
- Allowed9 September 2025· minor3367834Land at Basford View , Cheddleton, Staffordshire , ST13 7HJ
a single dwelling with all matters other than access reserved
- Allowed5 September 2025· minor3367938Well House Farm, Rudyard Road, Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire, ST8 7JW
Proposed 40m x 20m all-weather manège to exercise horses for private use and associated landscaping
- Dismissed5 September 2025· householder33675395 Moorhead Drive , Bagnall, Stoke on Trent , Staffs, ST9 9LQ
elevational alterations to facing materials
- Dismissed5 September 2025· minor3367303Hayes Gate Farm Star Road, Oakamoor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 3BN
erection of an extension to ancillary accommodation
- Dismissed2 September 2025· minor3362683Land Adjacent to Izaak Walton, Cresswell Road, Cresswell, Staffordshire, ST11 9RE
residential development of 8 dwellings
- Allowed27 August 2025· householder336854230 Rudyard Road, Biddulph Moor, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7JN
a single-storey side and rear extension, replacing an existing garage, utility room, and conservatory
- Allowed14 August 2025· householder3360042146 Leek Road, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1JL
two storey rear house extension
- Dismissed11 August 2025· minor3365632Elderberry Barn, Benty Grange Lane, Winkhill, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7PU
general purpose agricultural building, to house livestock and to store fodder and implements
- Dismissed7 August 2025· householder336552012 Sneyd Close, Cheddleton, Staffordshire, ST13 7JR
a single storey front extension
- Dismissed7 August 2025· householder336521433 Church Road, Brown Edge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8RA
a rear extension, alterations and extension to existing garage and extension and alterations to the first floor
- Dismissed7 August 2025· minor3361144Berrisford Barns, Sytch Road, Brown Edge, Staffordshire, ST6 8QX
demolition of existing buildings, construction of two dwellings and associated works to include a comprehensive landscape scheme
- Dismissed4 August 2025· minor3365426Land at Park Lane, Cheadle, Staffs, ST10 1PD
outline application for erection of a single dwelling including details of means of access
- Allowed25 July 2025· minor3361129Lodgedale Farm, Main Road, Hollington, Staffordshire, ST10 4HS
change of use of buildings on agricultural units and former agricultural buildings to 7 dwellinghouses (Class C3), which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Dismissed26 June 2025· minor3358820The Hermitage Ipstones Bank, Froghall, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 2HQ
‘Conversion of barn to holiday accommodation’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 04/01361/FUL (SMD/2004/0970), dated 20 January 2005
- Dismissed18 June 2025· minor3361939Woodbine Cottage, Saltersford Lane, Alton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 4AU
change of use of annexe to separate dwelling
- Allowed3 June 2025· minor3360659Grass Verge of the Village, Endon and Stanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9BA
the installation of 20m high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas, 1 no. transmission dish, 1 no. equipment cabinet, 1 no. meter cabinet and ancillary thereto development including RRUs units
- Dismissed3 June 2025· minor3359213Land off Caverswall Road, Caverswall, Nr Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST11 9EL
Change of use to part of the land for use as enclosed secure dog walking field (resubmission of SMD/2023/0179)”
- Dismissed28 May 2025· minor3358776Cookshill Hall, Roughcote Lane, Caverswall, Staffordshire, ST11 9EG
erection of self-build dwelling including resource efficient design
- Dismissed20 May 2025· minor3358635Land Off Main Road, Hollington, Staffordshire , ST10 4HX
Erection of 3 no. affordable dwellings (Discounted Market Sales Housing)
- Allowed7 May 2025· major3351328Land Off Bemersley Road, Brown Edge, Staffordshire, ST6 8UL
Construction of a temporary 49.35MW battery storage facility, to include a compound, a DNO control room, a customer substation, security fencing, landscaping and other associated infrastructure
- Dismissed2 May 2025· other3354499The Green Man, Ashbourne Road, Bottomhouse, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7QJ
Manager's Lodge to supervise existing holiday accommodation and proposed lodges
- Dismissed2 May 2025· minor3354476The Green Man, Ashbourne Road, Bottomhouse, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7QJ
Manager's Lodge to supervise existing holiday accommodation and proposed lodges
- Dismissed17 April 2025· minor3357832Land off Cheddleton Park Avenue, Cheddleton, Staffordshire, ST13 7NS
erection of detached dwelling
- Allowed16 April 2025· major3352966Lower Tean Leys Farm, Tean Leys, Lower Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4NS
‘Installation of a 49.9MW solar photovoltaic array/solar farm with associated infrastructure’
- Allowed26 March 2025· major3351035Land East of Froghall Road, Cheadle, ST10 2DW
Residential development with access to the site (all other matters reserved)
- Allowed25 March 2025· minor3354428Land off Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
full planning application for the erection of 5 dwellings with associated means of access and hard and soft landscaping works”
- Dismissed12 March 2025· minor3354028Apesford Farm, Apesford Lane, Bradnop, Staffordshire, ST13 7EX
the ‘erection of 2no. dwellinghouses in lieu of the 2no. dwellinghouses approved by application DET/2024/0005’
- Allowed12 March 2025· commercial3350423McDonalds Restaurants Ltd, Churnet Way, Leek, ST13 8YG
a freestanding banner sign
- Dismissed7 March 2025· minor3355480Land Opposite 1 Dorian Way, Endon, Staffordshire, ST9 9EP
detached new build bungalow and detached garage
- Allowed5 March 2025· minor3357062Greenacres Stables Farm, Akesmore Lane, Gillow Heath, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6RT
replacement of existing stable buildings with single detached dwelling, landscaping features and a ground-mounted solar array
- Dismissed4 March 2025· householder335771613 Long Valley Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 6RA
‘excavation works to form timber retaining walls for new parking area at highway level and works to form raised patio area (retrospective). Extension of existing dropped kerb to serve new parking area/driveway’
- Dismissed3 March 2025· minor3349985Stonehouse Farm, Ash Bank Road, Werrington, Staffordshire, ST9 0JR
demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of a Class E retail unit, alongside access, car parking and associated works
- Allowed28 February 2025· minor3354279Land Adjacent to The Firs, Sutherland Road, Longsdon, Staffordshire, ST9 9QD
outline consent for the erection of a single dwelling with means of access considered and all other matters reserved”
- Allowed17 January 2025· major3340461Land at Oakamoor Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1SS
an application for outline planning permission for the erection of up to 48 no. dwellings
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