Staffordshire Moorlands District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council decided 670 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 22% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 71 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Staffordshire Moorlands District 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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13 October 2026 · Approved
Site conversion to 17 apartments
Well Street Mill , Well Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6JU · SMD/2025/0021
Figures for Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
| Applications decided | 670 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 22%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 71 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 20%of more than 170 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 40%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 42plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the development strategy for the area; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and…”
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“The main issues are: -the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; -the effect of the proposal on biodiversity including whether the proposal makes adequate provision for BNG; -whether the site is a suitable location…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and host property, Elderly Barn.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effects on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt; • the effect…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.