1 , Parklands , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7JL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Use: Use as a residential home for a maximum of one child, aged between 6 - 18 years of age, supported by two carers. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 6 Nov 2026, from Staffordshire Moorlands's recent changes of use.
Going to planning committee
Thursday 29 October, 2pm
Planning Applications Committee
The Council Chamber, Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek
Item 8 on the agenda
The committee will decide this application in public. Most councils let objectors, supporters and the applicant speak if they register in advance, each by its own deadline.
Source: Staffordshire Moorlands's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
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 June 2026, 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
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
- Postcode
- ST8 7JL
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 61 of the 56-day target. Staffordshire Moorlands usually decides changes of use by day 61.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 23 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 18 Oct 2026
- Committee
- 29 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 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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1 , Parklands , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7JL
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The consultation period closed on 18 Oct 2026.