Greenway Bank Farm , Greenway Bank , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7QX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural building for storage of machinery and produce Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2012, 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
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Application type
- Agricultural/Forestry Determination
- Postcode
- ST8 7QX
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 May 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Harvey Hughes
How this decision compares
Decided in 28 days from validation, 6 days faster than Staffordshire Moorlands's median of 34 for agricultural works. Refused, as 52% of agricultural works here are.
Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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.
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