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Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2020/0739 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

storage associated with the Hotel & Golf Club.(Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing use or development)

As published by the council, reference SMD/2020/0739

Application record

Reference
SMD/2020/0739
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Valid application received
Decision
Refused As published: Certificate of Lawfulness - Not Lawful (Refused)
Received
4 Jan 2021
Validated
21 Jan 2021
Decided
3 May 2023
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST10 2HZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 17 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • CON/2026/0005 Awaiting decision

    WHISTON HALL GOLF CLUB , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Submission of details in compliance with conditions 12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan CEMP), 17 (Access), 18 (Pipe Works), 21 (Vehicle washing facilities), 25 (Plant, Machinery, Generator details and location), 26 (Noise Monitoring Scheme), 34 (Soil Management Plan), 37 (Ecological Protected Species Surveys), 38 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan LEMP), 42 (Detailed Restoration and Aftercare Scheme) of planning permission SCC/21/0033/FULL AT Whiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston, ST10 2HZ.

    Submitted 14 Jan 2026 Outline
  • SMD/2025/0424 Awaiting decision

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    New building for the storage of vehicles and equipment associated with the management and maintenance of Whiston Golf Course.

    Submitted 22 Sep 2025 Full applications
  • SMD/2023/0114 Refused

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved : Development of existing over flow car park area for new residential dwellings.

    Decided 16 May 2023 Outline
  • SMD/2022/0298 Decided

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed

    Submitted 31 May 2022 Full applications
  • CON/2021/0029 Decided

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    CASE REFERENCE NO. SCC-21-0049-EIA-SCR EIA screening opinion in connection with an application to remodel the existing golf course to improve on-site water management, accessibility and player safety through the importation of engineering materials to regrade and reprofile part of the existing golf course, with the construction of new attenuation and irrigation ponds, erection of an associated pump house and proposed landscaping and tree planting (ref. SCC/21/0033/FULL)

    Submitted 22 Nov 2021 Outline
  • CON/2021/0028 Decided

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    PLANNING APPLICATION NO. SCC/21/0033/FULL for the remodelling of existing golf course to improve on-site water management, accessibility and player safety through the importation of engineering materials to regrade and reprofile part of the existing golf course, with the construction of new attenuation and irrigation ponds, erection of an associated pump house and proposed landscaping and tree planting at Whiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston.

    Decided 13 Jun 2022 Outline
  • SMD/2021/0653 Refused

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed

    Decided 6 Dec 2021 Full applications
  • SMD/2021/0056 Withdrawn

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed

    Decided 20 May 2021 Full applications
  • SMD/2021/0040 Withdrawn

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Proposed new car park extension.

    Decided 19 Aug 2021 Full applications
  • SMD/2020/0735 Withdrawn

    Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    Outline Permission with all matters reserved for the erection of New Dwellings

    Decided 19 Aug 2021 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jan 2021

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 21 Jan 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 May 2023

    Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness - Not Lawful (Refused)

  4. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    CON/2019/0021 Submitted 16 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    Reg 8 screening opinion. Remodelling of existing golf course to improve on-site water management, accessibility and player safety through the importation of engineering materials to regrade and reprofile part of the existing golf course, with the construction of new attenuation and irrigation ponds, erection of an associated pump house and proposed landscaping and tree planting.

    Decided Outline 3 docs
  • Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    CON/2019/0020 Submitted 13 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    63% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    Remodelling of existing golf course to improve on-site water management, accessibility and player safety through the importation of engineering materials to regrade and reprofile part of the existing golf course, with the construction of new attenuation and irrigation ponds, erection of an associated pump house and proposed landscaping and tree planting

    Awaiting decision Outline 20 docs
  • 4 , The Plain , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    SMD/2020/0129 Submitted 6 Mar 2020 50 yards away

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  • Brook Cottage , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

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  • Sneyd Arms , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ

    DOC/2021/0029 Submitted 16 Mar 2021 50 yards away

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In Staffordshire Moorlands

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    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 10 Mar, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • SMD/2026/0286 Granted

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    Received 9 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • SMD/2026/0192 Withdrawn

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    Received 16 Apr, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development