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Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2022/0040 Full - MINOR

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

Proposal

Install eight biomass boilers and associated equipment and the erection of a monpitch biomass. Boiler/forestry machinery storage shed, associated wood fuel stores, alterations to hay barn, surface water management scheme, alterations to the access and formation of permeable enhancement measures

As published by the council, reference SMD/2022/0040

Application record

Reference
SMD/2022/0040
Type
Full - MINOR
Status
Refused As published: FULL-REF
Decision
Refused As published: Planning Permission - Refused
Received
27 Jan 2022
Validated
27 Jan 2022
Decided
23 Mar 2022
Parish
3, The Island, Upper Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 4JE
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST15 8SL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 9 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 5 refused.

  • SMD/2025/0487 Refused

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Take down and rebuild existing agricultural unit with extension to rear to form secure store area for implements

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • SMD/2025/0310 Refused

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Take down and rebuild existing agricultural unit with extension to rear to form secure store area for implements

    Decided 22 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • DET/2025/0022 Refused

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Single storey steel portal frame agricultural building

    Decided 19 Jun 2025 Other
  • SMD/2023/0559 Granted

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Change of use of agricultural land to dog walking field with associated fencing, landscaping and parking, and improvments to existing vehicular access and bio-diversity

    Decided 10 Apr 2024 Full applications
  • SMD/2023/0187 Refused

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Change of use of agricultural land to dog walking field with associated fencing, landscaping and parking, and improvments to existing vehicular access

    Decided 13 Oct 2023 Full applications
  • SMD/2022/0222 Granted

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    The erection of a single storey extension following the demolition of existing pantry, conservatory and store.

    Decided 15 Jul 2022 Householder
  • SMD/2021/0625 Withdrawn

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    INSTALLATION OF EIGHT BIOMASS BOILERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND THE ERECTION OF A LEAN-TO BIOMASS BOILER SHED, ASSOCIATED WOOD FUEL STORES, ALTERATIONS TO HAY BARN, AND FORMATION OF PERMEABLE STONE HARDSTANDING AREA

    Decided 14 Dec 2021 Full applications
  • SMD/2019/0368 Decided

    Bird Grove Farm , Sandon Road , Hilderstone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Screening Opinion for proposed solar farm

    Decided 6 Aug 2019 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2022

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 23 Mar 2022

    Decision issued: Planning Permission - Refused

  3. 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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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.

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