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CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ

Granted Staffordshire Moorlands SMD/2026/0167 Reserved Matters - Small-scale MAJOR apps

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

This application seeks approval of the reserved matters relating to layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping for the proposed development previously granted outline planning permission.

As published by the council, reference SMD/2026/0167

Application record

Reference
SMD/2026/0167
Type
Reserved Matters - Small-scale MAJOR apps
Status
FULL-APP
Decision
Planning Permission - Approved
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Decided
7 Jul 2026
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ST13 5QJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Staffordshire Moorlands register

This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • SMD/2026/0362 Decided

    CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ

    Proposed new Fire Water tank, pump house, and associated pipework

    Submitted 3 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • SMD/2026/0346 Decided

    Croda Chemicals Europe Ltd , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ

    Application for Consent to Display an Advertisement

    Submitted 21 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • NMA/2026/0013 Granted

    CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ

    Application for Non-material Amendment following a grant of planning permission SMD/2021/0749 - minor elevational alterations and additional wall opennings

    Decided 29 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • NMA/2026/0005 Decided

    CRODA CHEMICALS EUROPE LTD , Barnfield Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5QJ

    Non Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2023/0441 for a solvent tank farm, charge room, access gantries and pipe bridge

    Submitted 8 Apr 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Apr 2026

    Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Planning Permission - Approved

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Staffordshire Moorlands granted permission on 7 July 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.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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