Hough Farm , Clay Lake , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DE Data via plota.co.uk

SMD/2026/0215 - Full - MINOR Refused

Proposal

Retrospective application for open fronted timber pole storage building for agricultural use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
6 May 2026
✗
Refused
3 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Endon built-up area; Green belt about 23 m away: Stoke-on-Trent; Priority habitat about 35 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £470,000 in May 2004. Detached house, freehold.

7 May 2004£470,000
23 July 1999£210,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Full - MINOR
Postcode
ST9 9DE
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Planning Permission - Refused
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Hewitt&Carr Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 24 days slower than Staffordshire Moorlands's median of 34 for agricultural works. Refused, as 52% of agricultural works here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
48%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
10 Jun 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.