SMD/2025/0376

1. 15 Aug 2025

   Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

2. 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

• SMD/2025/0532 Decided

  Stonehouse Farm , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JR

  Demolition of existing buildings on site and erection of Class E retail unit, alongside access, car parking and associated works

  19 Dec 2025 0m away Full applications
• SMD/2025/0504 Decided

  Werrington Clinic , Salters Close , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0DB

  Existing disused clinic to be demolished and replaced with proposed 5 new bungalows

  3 Dec 2025 111m away Full applications
• SMD/2025/0287 Decided

  417 Werrington Post Office , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JP

  Proposed internal alterations to shop and residential unit. Rear extension to ground floor.

  16 Jun 2025 288m away Full applications
• SMD/2026/0350 Decided

  306 , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JS

  Retrospective application for ground floor side extension forming Store Room and rear extension to Family Room

  22 Jul 2026 420m away Amendments
• SMD/2021/0256 Granted

  4 , Milford Avenue , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0EZ

  Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Single storey rear and side extenstion.

  6 Apr 2021 422m away Householder
• SMD/2026/0295 Decided

  69 , Meigh Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST9 0JY

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed single storey side and rear extension to provide porch and utility/store

  15 Jun 2026 499m away Lawful development

• 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