Willow House , Leek Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QF Data via plota.co.uk

SMD/2026/0043 - Full - Householder Refused

Proposal

Alterations and extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Refused
26 Mar 2026
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Appeal dismissed
12 Aug 2026

Refused on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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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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
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Longsdon built-up area; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £602,500 in August 2024. Detached house, freehold.

7 August 2024£602,500
6 August 2007£380,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area185 m² (1,991 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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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Important details

Application type
Full - Householder
Postcode
ST9 9QF
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Jan 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Mar 2026
Decision
Planning Permission - Refused
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 12 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010932 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Sammons Architectural Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Staffordshire Moorlands's median of 63 for extensions. Refused, as 18% of extensions here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
134decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Jan 2026
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.