Planning application
New Buildings Farm , Sandon Road , Sharpley Heath , Stone , Staffordshire , ST15 8SL
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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30 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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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