Moorville Hall Farm , Leek Road , Moorville , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0DG Data via plota.co.uk

Under assessment by case officer DET/2026/0014
Commercial & major works
Council
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.4/10
Date received
26 May 2026
Date validated
26 May 2026
Postcode
ST9 0DG

Description

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed new building Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 136.

Day 136, past the statutory target. 94% of prior approvals in Staffordshire Moorlands are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 13680 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
33decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 5

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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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.
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.

Building

Floor area125 m² (1,345 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (26 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2016, 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

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of bu…
DET/2025/0031
2025
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of bu…
DET/2025/0031
2024 Withdrawn
Portal framed agricultural building.
SMD/2024/0543
2024 Withdrawn
Portal framed agricultural building.
SMD/2024/0543
2024 Refused
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultur…
DOC/2024/0104
2024 Refused
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultur…
DET/2024/0043
2024 Refused
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultur…
DOC/2024/0104
2024 Refused
Application to determine if prior approval is required for - New Portal framed agricultur…
DET/2024/0043
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.