Outbuildings Opposite Dilhorne House , Caverswall Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH Data via plota.co.uk

SMD/2026/0041 - Full - MINOR Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed conversion of outbuilding to ground floor ancillary accomodation and first floor commercial office space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Validated
4 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 247.

The consultation period closed on 25 Feb 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

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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Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Parsonage, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Dilhorne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Application type
Full - MINOR
Postcode
ST10 2PH
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hewitt&Carr Architects

Decision outlook

Day 247, past the statutory target. 89% of new homes in Staffordshire Moorlands are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 247191 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
32%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Comments by
25 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Blakeley House , Caverswall Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Proposed change of use and extensions from 2 holiday units into single detached dwelling
SMD/2025/0508
2025
Blakeley House , Caverswall Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Proposed change of use and extensions from 2 holiday units into single detached dwelling
SMD/2025/0508
2021 Approved
The Croft , Dilhorne Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Erection of replacement stable block and formation of menage
SMD/2021/0513
2021 Approved
The Croft , Dilhorne Road , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Erection of replacement stable block and formation of menage
SMD/2021/0513
2019
The Barns , Cresswell Ford Farm , Dilhorne Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Discharge of conditions 2,3,6,8,9, and 10 relating to SMD/2018/0002
DOC/2019/0083
2019
The Barns , Cresswell Ford Farm , Dilhorne Lane , Dilhorne , Staffordshire , ST10 2PH
Discharge of conditions 2,3,6,8,9, and 10 relating to SMD/2018/0002
DOC/2019/0083
2018 Approved
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Conversion of redundant rural building into two dwellings and formation of access and tra…
SMD/2018/0002
2017 Refused
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Alterations and improvements to existing agricultural access and track to serve the site…
SMD/2017/0105
2017 Refused
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Alterations and improvements to existing agricultural access and track to serve the site…
SMD/2017/0105
2017 Withdrawn
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Change of Use of Agricultural Building to dwelling
DET/2017/0001
2017 Withdrawn
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Change of Use of Agricultural Building to dwelling
DET/2017/0001
2016 Approved
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Change of use of existing agricultural building to two residential dwellings
DET/2016/0024
2016 Approved
Cresswell Ford Farm, Dilhorne Lane, Dilhorne, Staffordshire, ST10 2PH
Change of use of existing agricultural building to two residential dwellings
DET/2016/0024
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
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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