Stafford Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Stafford Borough Council decided more than 900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 20% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 95 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Stafford Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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28 October 2026 · Approved
Highfields Social Club Barnes Road Highfields Stafford Staffordshire ST17 9RL · 25/40211/FUL
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27 October 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Stafford Martin Drive Castlefields Stafford Staffordshire · 25/41077/REM
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5 August 2026 · Approved
Plot 16 Beacon Business Park Weston Road Stafford Staffordshire · 25/41380/FUL
Figures for Stafford Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 20%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 95 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of more than 230 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 39%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 27plan adopted 2014 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Stafford Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; the effect of the proposal on the openness of…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the openness of…”
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“Although they are the same as those I identified at the start of the Inquiry, I have re-ordered the main issues to better reflect how the main parties’ cases were presented. Accordingly, the main issues are the effect that the…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would be essential to meet an agricultural need; and • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.