Planning application
LAND ADJACENT TO THORNCROFT FARM , Blackshaw Lane , Blackshaw Moor , Leek , Staffordshire ,
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Permission in Principle for a Residential development
As published by the council, reference SMD/2026/0354
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2026/0354
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- PIPREF
- Decision
- Permission in in principle refused
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Lea Farm, Meerbrook, Nr Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 8SR
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST13 8TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permission in in principle refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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.
Trade members open them from here.
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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