Planning application
Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference DET/2025/0031
Application record
- Reference
- DET/2025/0031
- Type
- Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
- Status
- Valid application received
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2025
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST9 0DG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 3 refused.
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DET/2026/0014 Granted
Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed new building
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SMD/2024/0543 Refused
Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Portal framed agricultural building.
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DET/2024/0043 Refused
Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultural building. Length 13.4m, Height to eaves 3.6m, Breadth 10.7m, Height to ridge 5.05m
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DOC/2024/0104 Refused
Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultural building. Length 13.4m, Height to eaves 3.6m, Breadth 10.7m, Height to ridge 5.05m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Staffordshire Moorlands took a median of 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Staffordshire Moorlands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Staffordshire Moorlands's median decision took 75 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Foxearth Bungalow , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Proposed alterations and extension to existing bungalow.
Refused Householder Extension 10 docsDomestic -
Ridgefields Farm , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Erection of agricultural storage building
Granted Full applications 9 docs -
Rose Bank , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Erection of replacement agricultural building
Granted Full applications 8 docs -
Ivy House Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
72% historically approved · decision due ~15 Aug
Erection of an agricultural building to store machinery and hay bales
Awaiting decision Full applications 9 docs -
Holmlea Cottage , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Single storey rear extension with flat roof to replace existing rear extension.
Granted Householder Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
Holmlea Cottage , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG
Proposed lean to off existing steel portal framed building
Granted Other 8 docs
Other prior approval applications
In Staffordshire Moorlands
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DET/2026/0040 Decided
BERRISFORD BARNS , Sytch Road , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8QX
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.