Planning application
Apesford Farm , 1 Apesford Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7EX
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 change of use of agricultural buildings to form 2no. dwellinghouses and associated building operations (Class Q Permitted Development)
As published by the council, reference DET/2025/0045
Application record
- Reference
- DET/2025/0045
- Type
- Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
- Status
- Granted As published: PNAPP
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Lower Shaw Walls, Foxt,
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST13 7EX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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SMD/2019/0687 Granted
Apesford Farm , 1 Apesford Lane , Bradnop , Staffordshire , ST13 7EX
Proposed conversion of 2No. barns to 2No. dwellings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 14 January 2026, 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.
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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.