Planning application
Earlsway Farm , Beat Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determin if prior approval is required for change of use from agricultural buildings to 2 dwellinghouses
As published by the council, reference DET/2025/0023
Application record
- Reference
- DET/2025/0023
- Type
- Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
- Status
- Refused As published: PNREF
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 2 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2025
- Parish
- Lea Farm, Meerbrook, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8SR
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SK11 0RU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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DET/2026/0004 Awaiting decision
Earlsway Farm , Beat Lane , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RU
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to two Dwellinghouses (Class C3), which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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28 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Staffordshire Moorlands refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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DET/2026/0040 Decided
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Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of Use of Buildings on Agricultural Units and former Agricultural Buildings to two Dwellinghouses (Class C3), which may include extension of the building and/or building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
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DET/2026/0028 Refused
Oakleys Farm , Little Blakeley Lane Farm , BLAKELEY LANE , DILHORNE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2PT
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a farm shop/kitchen/farm office
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DET/2026/0035 Decided
Cheadle Equestrian Centre , EAVES LANE , CHEADLE , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 1RB
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
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DET/2026/0030 Awaiting decision
53 , ST EDWARD STREET , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 5DN
Application to determine if prior approval is required for change of use back to residential use from mixed use.
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DET/2026/0031 Awaiting decision
55 , ST EDWARD STREET , LEEK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 5DN
Application to determine of prior approval is required for change of use back to residential use from mixed use.