SMD/2026/0231

1. 13 May 2026

   Received by Staffordshire Moorlands

2. 22 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Screening Opinion - EIA Required

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

More on outline applications in our guide

• SMD/2022/0662 Refused

  Crossways Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7SF

  Construction of a portal frame agricultural style building and change of use to B2 general industrial, B8 Storage and Distribution/ Sui Generis to use the proposed buildings for handling and storage plant of animal by-products and derived products.

  20 Dec 2022 0m away Full applications
• SMD/2026/0232 Decided

  Garstones Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7SF

  EIA Scoping Request for Enercon E-82 3MW 119m Wind Turbine at Garstones Farm

  13 May 2026 0m away Outline

• SMD/2026/0354 Decided

  Land adjacent to Thorncroft Farm , Blackshaw Lane , Blackshaw Moor , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 8TR

  Application for Permission in Principle for a Residential development

  28 Jul 2026 Outline
• SMD/2025/0380 Refused

  Land adjacent to High View , Sutherland Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QD

  Outline application for a single self-build dwelling with detached garage and means of access (all other matters reserved)

  20 Aug 2025 Outline
• CON/2026/0054 Decided

  The Old Stables , 8 , Castleton Road , Hope , Derbyshire , S33 6RD

  Consultation from Peak District National Park - Change of use from Class E (commercial, business and services) to mixed Sui Generis use as taproom and drinking establishment, including ancillary retail sales, comprising bar use at ground floor level and customer seating at first floor

  7 Jul 2026 Outline
• SMD/2026/0326 Decided

  Padwick Farm , Bradshaw Lane , Ipstones , Staffordshire , ST13 7NN

  Request for EIA Scoping Opinion - for the proposed development of a wind farm comprising eight turbines.

  1 Jul 2026 Outline
• SMD/2026/0325 Decided

  Land to the South of Longlands , 312 CHEADLE ROAD , CHEDDLETON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 7BL

  Permission in Principle for residential development for up to 5 dwellings

  1 Jul 2026 Outline