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Higherland Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2025/0385 Full - MINOR

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use of existing barns building, Menage and Land area shown edged red on the enclosed application plans, together with new vehicle access, gateway and hardstanding constructions with vehicle turning and car parking areas and tree planting, to form a Landscape Stone Products Retail and Trade Supply Business, to be known as Higherland Stone

As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0385

Application record

Reference
SMD/2025/0385
Type
Full - MINOR
Status
Refused As published: FULL-REF
Decision
Refused As published: Planning Permission - Refused
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Parish
The Gables, 504, Weston Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST3 6QD
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST11 9EU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2025

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Planning Permission - Refused

  4. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

104 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.

About full applications

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