Ox Hay Farm , GUN HILL ROAD , MEERBROOK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 8SL Data via plota.co.uk

Under assessment by case officer DET/2026/0022
Agricultural
Council
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.4/10
Date received
8 Jul 2026
Date validated
8 Jul 2026
Postcode
ST13 8SL

Description

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed erection of a roof over an existing manure storage area Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 67.

Day 67, past the statutory target. 100% of prior approvals in Staffordshire Moorlands are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 7 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 6711 days past the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
45%approved
14decided 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 2

Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

26 May 2026Pending

Lower Haddon Farm , GUN HILL ROAD , MEERBROOK , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST13 8SL

Erection of self-build agricultural workers dwelling

SMD/2026/0265

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Agricultural building to store fodder and implements
DET/2024/0055
2024 Approved
Agricultural building to store fodder and implements
DET/2024/0055
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