LAND TO THE SOUTH OF , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , Data via plota.co.uk

SMD/2026/0165 - Permission in Principle Refused
New homes

Proposal

Permission in Principle for up to four dwellings (1-4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Mar 2026
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Validated
15 Apr 2026
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Committee
23 Jul 2026
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Refused
24 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

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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 Expansion Zone
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; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wetley Rocks 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 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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Other new applications on this street

20 May 2026Pending

ACORN BARN & OAK BARN , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN

Rear extension

SMD/2026/0249

Nearby new applications

7 Aug 2026Pending

Silver Springs , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AP

Proposed private equestrian development comprising a six-box stable building, ri...

SMD/2026/0366
20 May 2026Pending

ACORN BARN & OAK BARN , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN

Rear extension

SMD/2026/0249

Important details

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
ST9 0BN
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 May 2026
Decision
Permission in in principle refused
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Wharfe Rural Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Staffordshire Moorlands's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 68% of new homes here are.

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
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
26 Jun 2026
Committee
23 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
PROPOSED FIELD ACCESS , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
New Field Access
SMD/2022/0263
2022 Approved
PROPOSED FIELD ACCESS , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
New Field Access
SMD/2022/0263
2022 Approved
Spring Cottage Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
New pitched roof and end gables along with new feature glazed entrance
SMD/2022/0494
2022 Approved
Spring Cottage Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
New pitched roof and end gables along with new feature glazed entrance
SMD/2022/0494
2020 Refused
Stanhopea , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Formation of vehicular access
SMD/2020/0575
2020 Approved
Honeywalls , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Alterations including front dormer and side extension
SMD/2020/0694
2020 Approved
Stanhopea , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Application for removal of condition 5 of SMD/2011/0088 relating to occupancy restriction
SMD/2020/0576
2019 Approved
Crickets Farm , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Retention of extension to house and changes to external appearance of extension
SMD/2019/0184
2019 Approved
Crickets Farm , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Retention of extension to house and changes to external appearance of extension
SMD/2019/0184
2019 Approved
37 , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Demolition of existing conservatory and new single storey extension to form kitchen/dinin…
SMD/2019/0097
2019 Approved
37 , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Demolition of existing conservatory and new single storey extension to form kitchen/dinin…
SMD/2019/0097
2018 Refused
Land at , Westfield , Mill Lane , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0BN
Outline application for erection of one two storey domestic dwelling on garden adjacent t…
SMD/2018/0642
2016 Approved
Former Stables, Land off Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Erection of 2no. dwellings following demolition of equestrian buildings with associated w…
SMD/2016/0780
2016 Approved
Former Stables, Land off Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Erection of 2no. dwellings following demolition of equestrian buildings with associated w…
SMD/2016/0780
2017 Approved
Land South Of, MILL LANE, WETLEY ROCKS, STAFFORDSHIRE,
Construction of a 40m x 20m menege and non permanent construction for storage and tractor…
SMD/2017/0621
2017 Approved
Land South Of, MILL LANE, WETLEY ROCKS, STAFFORDSHIRE,
Construction of a 40m x 20m menege and non permanent construction for storage and tractor…
SMD/2017/0621
2017 Approved
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Variation of condition 4 of SMD/2016/0794
SMD/2017/0410
2017 Approved
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Variation of condition 4 of SMD/2016/0794
SMD/2017/0410
2017 Refused
The Croft, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Proposed construction of a domestic polytunnel
SMD/2017/0227
2017 Refused
The Croft, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Proposed construction of a domestic polytunnel
SMD/2017/0227
2016 Approved
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Proposed demolition of derelict stable/barn and construction of a new stable
SMD/2016/0793
2016 Withdrawn
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Proposed demolition of outbuildings and replace with stables and garage/storage facility
SMD/2016/0703
2016 Withdrawn
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Proposed demolition of outbuildings and replace with stables and garage/storage facility
SMD/2016/0703
2016 Approved
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Conversion and extension of existing stables to residential, alterations to elevations an…
SMD/2016/0397
2016 Approved
Crickets Farm, Mill Lane, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0BN
Conversion and extension of existing stables to residential, alterations to elevations an…
SMD/2016/0397
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