Garden Centre And Nursery, Gravel Bank Farm, Caverswall Common Lane, Caverswall, Staffordshire, ST11 9EU Data via plota.co.uk

DOC/2026/0002 - Discharge of conditions Approved
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Proposal

Discharge of conditions 2, 6 and 7 relating to Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
8 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Mar 2026
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Appeal dismissed
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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    Conditions details submitted for 2, 6, 7

    • ConditionsDischarge of conditions 2, 6 and 7This applicationDOC/2026/0002

Site constraints 6

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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Public byway open to all traffic about 11 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 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 16 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.

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Important details

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Application type
Discharge of conditions
Postcode
ST11 9EU
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Discharge of Conditions - Approved
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 16 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003354 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Refused
Outline permission with all matters reserved for redevelopment of commerical nursery/gard…
SMD/2018/0003
2017 Withdrawn
Redevelopment of commercial nursery/garden centre involving demolition and removal of all…
SMD/2017/0579
2017 Withdrawn
Redevelopment of commercial nursery/garden centre involving demolition and removal of all…
SMD/2017/0579
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Higherland Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed change of use of existing barns building, Menage and Land area shown edged red o…
SMD/2025/0385
2025 Refused
Higherland Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed change of use of existing barns building, Menage and Land area shown edged red o…
SMD/2025/0385
2022 Withdrawn
Common Winds , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed Utility Room Extension to Side
SMD/2022/0651
2022 Withdrawn
Common Winds , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed Utility Room Extension to Side
SMD/2022/0651
2022 Approved
Fair View , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Variation of condition 2 relating to SMD/2021/0443
SMD/2022/0584
2022 Approved
Fair View , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Variation of condition 2 relating to SMD/2021/0443
SMD/2022/0584
2022 Approved
Gravel Bank Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Redevelopment of previously developed site for erection of up to 4no. bungalows (outline…
SMD/2022/0344
2022 Approved
Gravel Bank Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Redevelopment of previously developed site for erection of up to 4no. bungalows (outline…
SMD/2022/0344
2021 Approved
Gravel Bank Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Redevelopment of previously developed site for erection of up to 6no. bungalows (outline…
SMD/2021/0190
2021 Approved
Gravel Bank Farm , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Redevelopment of previously developed site for erection of up to 6no. bungalows (outline…
SMD/2021/0190
2021 Approved
Brentwood , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed side and rear extension to existing dwelling
SMD/2021/0712
2021 Approved
Brentwood , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed side and rear extension to existing dwelling
SMD/2021/0712
2021 Approved
Fair View , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Variation of condition 2 relating to SMD/2018/0599
SMD/2021/0443
2021 Approved
Fair View , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Variation of condition 2 relating to SMD/2018/0599
SMD/2021/0443
2021 Approved
Common Winds, Caverswall Common Lane, Caverswall, Staffordshire, ST11 9EU
Proposed Extension and Alterations
SMD/2021/0457
2021 Approved
Common Winds, Caverswall Common Lane, Caverswall, Staffordshire, ST11 9EU
Proposed Extension and Alterations
SMD/2021/0457
2021 Refused
White Gables , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Side extension and extension to raised patio area
SMD/2021/0010
2021 Refused
White Gables , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Side extension and extension to raised patio area
SMD/2021/0010
2020 Approved
Mount Pleasant Farm Bungalow , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed Rear Extension with 2 No Dormer Windows and Private Terrace.
SMD/2020/0525
2020 Approved
Meadow View , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Retention of lean-to agricultural building
SMD/2020/0163
2018 Approved
The Pines , Caverswall Common Lane , Caverswall , Staffordshire , ST11 9EU
Proposed erection of agricultural building
SMD/2018/0577
2016 Approved
K Holding, CAVERSWALL COMMON LANE, CAVERSWALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST11 9EU
Proposed change of use of existing agricultural land into a pond
SMD/2016/0314
2016 Approved
K Holding, CAVERSWALL COMMON LANE, CAVERSWALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST11 9EU
Proposed change of use of existing agricultural land into a pond
SMD/2016/0314
2016 Approved
K Holding, CAVERSWALL COMMON LANE, CAVERSWALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST11 9EU
Retention of alterations to existing garage to form a home office and workshop.
SMD/2016/0048
2016 Approved
K Holding, CAVERSWALL COMMON LANE, CAVERSWALL, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST11 9EU
Retention of alterations to existing garage to form a home office and workshop.
SMD/2016/0048
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