Planning application
BUTTERLANDS EQUESTRIAN CENTRE , BUTTERLANDS FARM , Top Road , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LF
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing stable block and redevelopment of site to provide a single self build dwelling with associated hard and soft landscape works
As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0358
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2025/0358
- Type
- Full - MINOR
- Status
- Refused As published: FULL-REF
- Decision
- Refused As published: Planning Permission - Refused
- Received
- 29 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST8 7LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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SMD/2024/0110 Granted
Butterlands Equestrian Centre , Butterlands Farm , Top Road , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7LF
Retrospective application for change of use of a detached outbuilding into self contained ancillary accommodation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission - Refused
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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