Planning application
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed conversion of an agricultural building with associated building operations to form 4 dwellings.
As published by the council, reference DET/2025/0035
Application record
- Reference
- DET/2025/0035
- Type
- Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
- Status
- Consultations/Re-consultations issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2025
- Parish
- Lea Farm, Meerbrook, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8SR
- Postcode
- CW12 3QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 2 refused.
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SMD/2025/0446 Refused
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Demolition of agricultural buildings and redevelopment of site to provide two detached dwellings with associated garage block, means of access, hard and soft landscaping works
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SMD/2025/0393 Awaiting decision
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Demolition of existing garage, store and outbuildings, single storey extension to dwelling, erection of detached garage and alterations and change of use of adjoining barn to form additional living accommodation
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DET/2021/0019 Refused
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 4 dwellinghouses
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SMD/2021/0291 Granted
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Change of use of redundant barn to form single dwelling with associated parking and amenity space
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SMD/2021/0292 Granted
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Alterations and two storey rear extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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21 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 21 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Change of use of agricultural buildings to 4 dwellinghouses
Refused Prior approval 24 docsSeveral homes -
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Change of use of redundant barn to form single dwelling with associated parking and amenity space
Granted Full applications 21 docsDomestic -
Beech Tree Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Extension to an existing portal frame agricultural building
Refused Full applications Extension 13 docs -
Cloudside House, Cloudside, Congleton, Staffordshire, CW12 3QQ
Outline planning permission with all matters reserved (except access and layout) for a dwelling
Refused Outline 15 docsDomestic -
Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ
Demolition of agricultural buildings and redevelopment of site to provide two detached dwellings with associated garage block, means of access, hard and soft landscaping works
Refused Full applications Demolition 22 docs -
Mill House, Cloudside, Congleton, Staffordshire, CW12 3QQ
Erection of single storey extension and conversion/ alteration of outbuilding to form additional accommodation
Granted Householder Extension 12 docsSmall domestic
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.