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New Buildings Farm , Sandon Road , Sharpley Heath , Stone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

Decided Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2025/0388 Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Solar farm with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and designed to allow continued agriculture.

As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0388

Application record

Reference
SMD/2025/0388
Type
Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Status
Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Decision
Re-consultation period
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
30 Sep 2025
Parish
3, The Island, Upper Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 4JE
Decision by
Planning Committee
Postcode
ST15 8SL

Comment by 22 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Staffordshire Moorlands through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • SMD/2025/0365 Decided

    New Buildings Farm , Sandon Road , Sharpley Heath , Stone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL

    Solar farm with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and designed to allow continued agriculture.

    Submitted 26 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 30 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

95 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Staffordshire Moorlands has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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