Planning application
97 , School Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of existing tool storage building to form new cattery
As published by the council, reference SMD/2026/0024
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2026/0024
- Type
- Full - MINOR
- Status
- Consultations/Re-consultations issued
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Parish
- The Gables, 504, Weston Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST3 6QD
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST11 9EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Staffordshire Moorlands took a median of 75 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Staffordshire Moorlands for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Staffordshire Moorlands decided full applications in a median of 93 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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