LAKESIDE , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS Data via plota.co.uk

Under assessment by case officer SMD/2026/0047
Admin / procedural
Council
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.4/10
Date received
2 Feb 2026
Date validated
2 Feb 2026
Postcode
ST13 8RS

Description

Certificate of Lawfulness to establish that the existing building is used as a unencumbered self contained dwellinghouse over all three floors without complying with condition 9 of application Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 9

Green belt: Stoke-on-Trent
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Ancient woodland about 11 m away: Fair View Wood
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 26 m away: Rudyard; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Rudyard built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1297 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Priority habitat about 27 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area121 m² (1,302 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house
Built2012
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.23 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Laurels , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Porch extension, garage conversion and external alterations
SMD/2025/0389
2025 Approved
The Laurels , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Porch extension, garage conversion and external alterations
SMD/2025/0389
2025 Approved
Slipway , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Change of use from holiday accommodation to dwellinghouse
SMD/2025/0032
2025 Approved
Slipway , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Change of use from holiday accommodation to dwellinghouse
SMD/2025/0032
2024 Approved
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Application for Removal or Variation of a Conditions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 15of SMD…
SMD/2024/0023
2024 Approved
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Application for Removal or Variation of a Conditions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 15of SMD…
SMD/2024/0023
2022 Approved
Driftwood, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form an additional bedroom (resubmission of…
SMD/2022/0657
2022 Approved
Driftwood, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form an additional bedroom (resubmission of…
SMD/2022/0657
2022 Approved
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 and removal of condition 6 relating to SMD/2018/0023
SMD/2022/0304
2022 Approved
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 and removal of condition 6 relating to SMD/2018/0023
SMD/2022/0304
2022 Withdrawn
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Application for Variation of condition 7 relating to SMD/2018/0023
SMD/2022/0648
2022 Withdrawn
Blakeley , Reacliffe Road , Rudyard , Staffordshire , ST13 8RS
Application for Variation of condition 7 relating to SMD/2018/0023
SMD/2022/0648
2021 Refused
Driftwood , Driftwood , Reacliffe Road , Staffordshire Moorlands , Rudyard , ST13 8RS
Single storey extensions to side and rear to form additional bedroom and kitchen/utility…
SMD/2021/0378
2021 Refused
Driftwood , Driftwood , Reacliffe Road , Staffordshire Moorlands , Rudyard , ST13 8RS
Single storey extensions to side and rear to form additional bedroom and kitchen/utility…
SMD/2021/0378
2018 Approved
Blakeley, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Replacement dwelling.
SMD/2018/0023
2016 Approved
Boathouse Cottage, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Single storey extension
SMD/2016/0763
2016 Approved
Boathouse Cottage, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Single storey extension
SMD/2016/0763
2017 Approved
Fernbank, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Erection of front extension including new dual pitched roof over dwelling following parti…
SMD/2017/0244
2017 Approved
Fernbank, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Erection of front extension including new dual pitched roof over dwelling following parti…
SMD/2017/0244
2016 Refused
Reacliffe Farm, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Agricultural Building for Livestock, calves and calving cows
SMD/2016/0717
2016 Refused
Reacliffe Farm, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Agricultural Building for Livestock, calves and calving cows
SMD/2016/0717
2017 Refused
Fernbank, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Certificate of proposed lawful use to create a garden room and plant room at the side of…
SMD/2017/0082
2017 Refused
Fernbank, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Certificate of proposed lawful use to create a garden room and plant room at the side of…
SMD/2017/0082
2016 Withdrawn
Fernbank, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Erection of single storey side extension and external terrace
SMD/2016/0724
2016 Withdrawn
Fernbank, Reacliffe Road, Rudyard, Staffordshire, ST13 8RS
Erection of single storey side extension and external terrace
SMD/2016/0724
Staffordshire Moorlands
Planning Authority Score
0.4/10
Poor
#296 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Staffordshire Moorlands is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #277 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 66% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Staffordshire Moorlands is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 76% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Staffordshire Moorlands decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
76%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #283 of 296
76%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #292 of 296
36%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #277 of 296
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #280 of 296
59%
Minor dwellings approved
41 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
36 decided
396
Total decisions
94 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.