DET/2023/0004

1. 25 Jan 2023

   Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

2. 22 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• SMD/2026/0274 Decided

  39B , Tape Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1ET

  Portable nursery classroom on the car park of our nursery.

  3 Jun 2026 28m away Full applications
• SMD/2026/0192 Decided

  1 , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EE

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed change of use to offices

  16 Apr 2026 99m away Lawful development
• SMD/2026/0174 Withdrawn

  1 , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EE

  Change of use application from Class E(e) Medical/Health to Class C(iii) commercial services (office)

  9 Apr 2026 99m away Full applications
• SMD/2026/0078 Decided

  Former Forge Works , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire ,

  Application for the variation of condition 2 for the redevelopment of former dye works for residential purposes comprising the erection of 19no. dwellings (re-submission of planning app: 13/00500/FUL_MJ)

  24 Feb 2026 99m away Full applications
• SMD/2025/0531 Decided

  17 Cheadle Methodist Church Hall , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EE

  Application for the variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 13 and 15 of SMD/2022/0628

  22 Dec 2025 99m away Full applications
• DOC/2025/0080 Decided

  17 Cheadle Methodist Church Hall , Charles Street , Cheadle , Staffordshire , ST10 1EE

  Discharge of condition 4 in relation to SMD/2022/0628

  14 Oct 2025 99m away Conditions

• DET/2026/0008 Refused

  Thorney Edge Farm , Thornyedge Road , Bagnall , Staffordshire , ST9 9LD

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Former Agricultural Building To 1 No. Dwelling at: Thorney Edge Farm, Bagnall, Stoke on Trent, ST9 9LD

  4 Mar 2026 Prior approval
• DET/2026/0011 Refused

  Upper Heakley Farm , Ball Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8SW

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of 2 Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to 4 Dwellinghouses (Class C3), which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

  17 Apr 2026 Prior approval
• DET/2026/0015 Decided

  STABLES CONVERSION , Top Road , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire ,

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Conversion of Existing Stables into Dwelling

  3 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• DET/2025/0031 Decided

  Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of building to a flexible commercial use, specifically Use Class E.

  1 Aug 2025 Prior approval
• DET/2024/0053 Granted

  Holly Dale Farm , Douse Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7NF

  Proposed change of use of a former agricultural building to a further flexible commercial use

  29 Nov 2024 Prior approval