SMD/2024/0389

1. 23 Aug 2024

   Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

2. 7 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness - Lawful (Approved)

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• HNT/2024/0001 Refused

  2 North Side , North Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8FW

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a single storey rear extension, measuring 3.5m beyond the rear wall of the existing dwelling and 3.5m maximum height and 2.1m to height of eaves

  19 Feb 2024 102m away Householder
• SMD/2023/0049 Granted

  14 , Southlands Close , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8DF

  Single Storey Rear Extension

  25 Jan 2023 235m away Householder
• SMD/2026/0086 Withdrawn

  81 83 The Retreat , Mill Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EU

  Application for the change of use of a former spa and bistro (Use Class E(d) (Leisure) to 11 Social, Affordable or Intermediate housing units

  3 Mar 2026 301m away Full applications
• SMD/2021/0318 Granted

  Garage And Premises , Mill Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EU

  Retrospective permission for a proposed extension and Re-roofing and re-cladding of existing Workshop / Garage

  7 May 2021 301m away Full applications
• SMD/2025/0448 Decided

  25 , WATERLOO MILL , Waterloo Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8AT

  Listed building consent for the fixation of one EV charging unit at low level, on an exterior wall inside the secure parking.

  17 Oct 2025 356m away Heritage and listed buildings
• SMD/2024/0402 Granted

  17 , Hamil Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8EX

  Demolition of existing conservatory and store and erection of single storey rear extension

  4 Sep 2024 425m away Householder

• SMD/2026/0349 Decided

  Gravenhurst , Leek Road , Waterhouses , Staffordshire , ST10 3HS

  Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed roof extension to a side roof to a dwelling house

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• SMD/2026/0347 Decided

  Land adjacent to Gorsty Hill Cottage , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL

  Certificate of Lawfulness application for Formation of agricultural access and track

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• SMD/2026/0059 Granted

  20 , HOLT LANE , KINGSLEY , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2BA

  Certificate of Lawfulness for the erection of a single storey side and rear extension.

  9 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• SMD/2026/0340 Decided

  Land West of , DUNWOOD FARM , Dunwood Lane , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QW

  Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed siting of a fully mobile free range egg unit

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• SMD/2026/0272 Decided

  Mainwaring Farm , Congleton Road , Mow Cop , Staffordshire , ST7 3PJ

  Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing residential use of land and outbuildings

  1 Jun 2026 Lawful development