Planning application
Rushton Inn (Former) , Macclesfield Road , Rushton Spencer , Staffordshire , SK11 0SE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Planning in Principle for the erection of five dwellings on the "Grey Field" site and previously developed land former Rushton Inn site
As published by the council, reference SMD/2026/0218
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2026/0218
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- PIPREF
- Decision
- Permission in in principle refused
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SK11 0SE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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8 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Permission in in principle refused
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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