Wredon Quarry , ASHBOURNE ROAD , RUE HILL , CAULDON LOW , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 3HA Data via plota.co.uk

CON/2026/0059 - Consultation by other authoritites Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Decision Notification from SCC - in compliance with condition 16 of planning permission SM. M (and subsequently details approved under SM. M D2) at Wardlow and Wredon Quarry. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 10 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 14 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Agricultural land, grade 4
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.
Public footpath about 22 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
SSSI about 134 m away: Rue Hill SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1334 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Consultation by other authoritites
Postcode
ST10 3HA
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10, 14 and 15 of SMD/2019/0768
DOC/2021/0061
2021 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10, 14 and 15 of SMD/2019/0768
DOC/2021/0061
2019 Approved
Proposed new noise, vibration and harshness pad (NVH) together with ancillary equipment a…
SMD/2019/0768
2019 Approved
Proposed new noise, vibration and harshness pad (NVH) together with ancillary equipment a…
SMD/2019/0768
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
JCB Wardlow , Ashbourne Road , Rue Hill , Cauldon Low , Staffordshire , ST10 3HA
General purpose storage building
DET/2021/0035
2021 Approved
JCB Wardlow , Ashbourne Road , Rue Hill , Cauldon Low , Staffordshire , ST10 3HA
General purpose storage building
DET/2021/0035
2021 Approved
Wredon Quarry, Ashbourne Road, Rue Hill, Cauldon Low
Submission of details to discharge condition 29 (Wheel Cleaning Facility) of planning per…
SM.09/14/113 M D8
2021 Approved
Unit 1 , Wredon Quarry , Ashbourne Road , Rue Hill , Cauldon Low , Staffordshire , ST10 3HA
Section 37 - Carry out a pole replacement project consisting of 12 poles and all associat…
CON/2021/0007
2021 Approved
Unit 1 , Wredon Quarry , Ashbourne Road , Rue Hill , Cauldon Low , Staffordshire , ST10 3HA
Section 37 - Carry out a pole replacement project consisting of 12 poles and all associat…
CON/2021/0007
2020
Land at Wardlow Quarry, Ashbourne Road, Rue Hill, Cauldon Low, Staffordshire, ST10 3HA
The installation of a 20 metre high monopole supporting an omni antenna and 2 no. transmi…
DET/2020/0059
2019 Decided
Wredon Quarry, Ashbourne Road, Rue Hill, Cauldon Low
Erection of tilt and turn table, loading tower, welfare facility, new workshop building…
SM.19/08/113 M
2019
Wardlow & Wredon Quarry , Nr Cauldon Loew , ST10 3HA
Retrospective planning application for access tracks linking Wardlow and Wredon Quarries…
CON/2019/0013
2019
Wardlow & Wredon Quarry , Nr Cauldon Loew , ST10 3HA
Retrospective planning application for access tracks linking Wardlow and Wredon Quarries…
CON/2019/0013
2017 Approved
White House, Rue Hill Road, Cauldon Low, Staffordshire, ST10 3HA
Rear porch and Canopy
SMD/2017/0044
2017 Approved
White House, Rue Hill Road, Cauldon Low, Staffordshire, ST10 3HA
Rear porch and Canopy
SMD/2017/0044
2016 Approved
Jcb Wardlow, ASHBOURNE ROAD, RUE HILL, CAULDON LOW, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST10 3HA
Erection of portal framed agricultural building with hardstanding
DET/2016/0013
2016 Approved
Jcb Wardlow, ASHBOURNE ROAD, RUE HILL, CAULDON LOW, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST10 3HA
Erection of portal framed agricultural building with hardstanding
DET/2016/0013
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.

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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