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Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2025/0446 Full - MINOR

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of agricultural buildings and redevelopment of site to provide two detached dwellings with associated garage block, means of access, hard and soft landscaping works

As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0446

Application record

Reference
SMD/2025/0446
Type
Full - MINOR
Status
Refused As published: FULL-REF
Decision
Refused As published: Planning Permission - Refused
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
11 Dec 2025
Parish
Lea Farm, Meerbrook, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8SR
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CW12 3QQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 2 refused.

  • DET/2025/0035 Granted

    Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed conversion of an agricultural building with associated building operations to form 4 dwellings.

    Decided 21 Nov 2025 Prior approval
  • SMD/2025/0393 Awaiting decision

    Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ

    Demolition of existing garage, store and outbuildings, single storey extension to dwelling, erection of detached garage and alterations and change of use of adjoining barn to form additional living accommodation

    Submitted 27 Aug 2025 Full applications
  • DET/2021/0019 Refused

    Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ

    Change of use of agricultural buildings to 4 dwellinghouses

    Decided 23 Jun 2021 Prior approval
  • SMD/2021/0291 Granted

    Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ

    Change of use of redundant barn to form single dwelling with associated parking and amenity space

    Decided 30 Jul 2021 Full applications
  • SMD/2021/0292 Granted

    Willowshaw Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ

    Alterations and two storey rear extension

    Decided 16 Jul 2021 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 11 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Planning Permission - Refused

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 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

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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