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

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands DET/2025/0040 Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval

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 a proposed change of use of two agricultural buildings into four dwellings

As published by the council, reference DET/2025/0040

Application record

Reference
DET/2025/0040
Type
Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
Status
Refused As published: PNREF
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Decided
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Bagnall and Stanley,
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST6 8SW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • 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

    Decided 25 Jun 2026 Prior approval
  • DET/2025/0006 Granted

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

    Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for proposed alterations and refurbishment of former milking parlour to single storey one bedroom dwelling.

    Decided 17 Apr 2025 Prior approval
  • DET/2023/0008 Granted

    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 AgriculturalBuildings to one Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion.

    Decided 23 May 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2025

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What 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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In Staffordshire Moorlands

  • 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

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 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

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 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)

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 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.

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 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.

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Prior approval