Planning application
Upper Heakley Farm , Ball Lane , Brown Edge , Staffordshire , ST6 8SW
Works: Extension Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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 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
As published by the council, reference DET/2026/0011
Application record
- Reference
- DET/2026/0011
- Type
- Notification - Change of Use Prior Approval
- Status
- Refused As published: PNREF
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bagnall and Stanley,
- Parish
- 3 , The Island, Upper Tean, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 4JE
- 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.
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DET/2025/0040 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 two agricultural buildings into four dwellings
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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23 Jul 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 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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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.