Planning application
Heaton House Farm , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed extensions to two agricultural sheds and provision of a detached toilet block
As published by the council, reference DET/2025/0037
Application record
- Reference
- DET/2025/0037
- Type
- Agricultural/Forestry Determination
- Status
- Refused As published: PNREF
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SK11 0RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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DET/2026/0001 Granted
Heaton House Farm , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed hay shed
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DET/2022/0031 Awaiting decision
Heaton House Farm , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
Proposed portal-framed open shelter for the storage of hay and straw
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SMD/2022/0307 Granted
Heaton House Farm , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
Replacement garden wall to road frontage.
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SMD/2021/0152 Granted
Heaton House Farm , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
Installation of underground collector loops to feed and connect to two ground source heat pumps housed and installed within existing buildings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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16 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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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 less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Heaton House Farm , Meerbrook Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0RD
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