Planning application
Little Ash Farm , Ash Bank Road , Werrington , Staffordshire , ST2 9EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use to Residential Childrens Home for up to Six Children with Care Provided by up to Six Non-Resident Members of Staff and a Floating Manager (Class C2)
As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0460
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2025/0460
- Type
- Full - MINOR
- Status
- FULL-APP
- Decision
- Planning Permission - Approved
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Werrington Ward,
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST2 9EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission - Approved
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 20 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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