Blythe Lea Farm , Leek Road , Weston Coyney , Staffordshire , ST3 5BD Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Application to determine if prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q(a) only of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 is required for a proposed change of use from an agricultural building to 2 dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 68% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £400,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, 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
15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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.