Planning application
The Croft , ASHBOURNE ROAD , WHISTON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2HZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Ground-mounted PV (Solar) panels within domestic curtilage
As published by the council, reference SMD/2026/0386
Application record
- Reference
- SMD/2026/0386
- Type
- Full - Householder
- Status
- Consultations/Re-consultations issued
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Hillcrest, 74 Folly Lane, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7DA
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ST10 2HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Staffordshire Moorlands
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 October 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
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.
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Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications in a median of 77 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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