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Land at Barnfields Industrial Estate , Sunnyhills Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RJ

Granted Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2021/0537 Outline - Large-scale MAJOR apps

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Variation of conditions 4, 10, 13 and 19 of Planning Permission SMD/2014/0750

As published by the council, reference SMD/2021/0537

Application record

Reference
SMD/2021/0537
Type
Outline - Large-scale MAJOR apps
Status
Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Decision
Outline Application - Approved
Received
13 Aug 2021
Validated
13 Aug 2021
Decided
18 Nov 2024
Decision by
Planning Committee
Postcode
ST13 5RJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • SMD/2021/0538 Withdrawn

    Land at Barnfields Industrial Estate , Sunnyhills Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RJ

    Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, and scale to provide: Class E(g)(iii) Industrial processes/ B2 general industrial development pursuant to outline planning permission SMD/2014/0750.

    Decided 8 Nov 2023 Reserved matters
  • SMD/2021/0536 Granted

    Land at Barnfields Industrial Estate , Sunnyhills Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RJ

    Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale to provide: 141 residential dwellings (Class C3) providing a mix of two, three and four bedroom houses, and two bedroom apartments; 2 x live / work units (Sui Generis); 1 x public house / restaurant / café (Sui Generis / Class E(b)); a marina / basin and associated boating facilities with 13 berths; associated works including internal road network, associated highway works, drainage infrastructure, landscaping, open space, play area, pedestrian, and cyclist links; land reserved for future railway station with associated heritage / railway a ctivities building/s and car parking; and land reserved for future link road including associated landscaping. The application is submitted pursuant to outline planning permission SMD/2014/0750.

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2021

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Outline Application - Approved

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

44 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 18 November 2024, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land at Barnfields Industrial Estate , Sunnyhills Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5RJ

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