Crossways Farm , Morridge Top Road , Onecote , Staffordshire , ST13 7QD Data via plota.co.uk

DET/2026/0039 - Agricultural/Forestry Determination Valid application received
Agricultural

Proposal

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

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Oct 2026 and 12 Nov 2026, from Staffordshire Moorlands's recent agricultural works.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 5
Very poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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) agrees.
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 4; National infrastructure project about 205 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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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Important details

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Determination
Postcode
ST13 7QD
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
J C Harrison Planning & Admin Services

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Staffordshire Moorlands usually decides agricultural works by day 34.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of a Porta…
DET/2023/0009
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Church View Farm , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7QD
Non material amendement relating to SMD/2019/0381, conservatory to include a flat roof an…
NMA/2019/0026
2019 Approved
Church View Farm , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7QD
Non material amendement relating to SMD/2019/0381, conservatory to include a flat roof an…
NMA/2019/0026
2019 Approved
Church View Farm , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7QD
Proposed erection of conservatory to the southern elevation of the house
SMD/2019/0381
2019 Approved
Church View Farm , Ashbourne Road , Bottomhouse , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7QD
Proposed erection of conservatory to the southern elevation of the house
SMD/2019/0381
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