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Hollyoaks , Uttoxeter Road , Draycott In The Moors , Staffordshire , ST11 9AQ

Awaiting decision Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2026/0166 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing C2 Children's Care Home

As published by the council, reference SMD/2026/0166

Application record

Reference
SMD/2026/0166
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing
Status
Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Postcode
ST11 9AQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • SMD/2018/0123 Granted

    Hollyoaks, Uttoxeter Road, Draycott In The Moors, Staffordshire, ST11 9AQ

    Use of a 6 bedroom dwelling house by up to 4 children aged between 7 and 17 years of age as their prime and sole residential home, where their care is provided by up to three duty carers, at any one time, operating a 48 hour shift with staff change over occurring between 8:00am and 10:00am.

    Decided 26 Apr 2018 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 June 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

28 documents on file for this application

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What 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 lawful development applications in a median of 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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In Staffordshire Moorlands

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