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The Old School Canteen , Shepherd Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6HZ

Refused Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2025/0481 Full - MINOR

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

Proposal

REMOVE THE REMAINS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND HARD LANDSCAPING CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE NEW URBAN TOWN HOUSES

As published by the council, reference SMD/2025/0481

Application record

Reference
SMD/2025/0481
Type
Full - MINOR
Status
FULL-REF
Decision
Planning Permission - Refused
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Decided
22 May 2026
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST8 6HZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • SMD/2026/0400 Decided

    THe Old School Canteen , Shepherd Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6HZ

    Remove the remains of the existing building and hard landscaping. Construction of five new urban town houses

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: Planning Permission - Refused

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

21 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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