Planning application
Little Ash Farm , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use of Land as a Residential Children's Home for up to Three Children with Care Provided by up to Three Non-Resident Members of Staff (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference SMD/2023/0424
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2023/0424
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
- Status
- Valid application received
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved)
- Received
- 18 Aug 2023
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2023
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2023
- Ward
- Werrington Ward,
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST2 9EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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SMD/2025/0460 Granted
Little Ash Farm , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EB
Change of use to Residential Childrens Home for up to Six Children with Care Provided by up to Six Non-Resident Members of Staff and a Floating Manager (Class C2)
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SMD/2018/0291 Refused
Little Ash Farm , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EB
Outline planning application for residential development including access with all other matters reserved.
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SMD/2017/0763 Withdrawn
Little Ash Farm, Ash Bank Road, Werrington, Staffordshire, ST2 9EB
MAJOR - Outline Plannning application for the erection of up to ten dwellings including three affordable dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2023
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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13 Oct 2023
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved)
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 13 October 2023, 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 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.
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