The Croft , ASHBOURNE ROAD , WHISTON , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 2HZ Data via plota.co.uk

SMD/2026/0386 - Full - Householder Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Solar & renewables

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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 Enhancement Zone 1
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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Important details

Council
Staffordshire Moorlands
Application type
Full - Householder
Postcode
ST10 2HZ
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
B3architectural

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Staffordshire Moorlands usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
78decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Staffordshire Moorlands in the last twelve months, from validation. Staffordshire Moorlands decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
New building for the storage of vehicles and equipment associated with the management and…
SMD/2025/0424
2025
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
New building for the storage of vehicles and equipment associated with the management and…
SMD/2025/0424
2024 Approved
October Cottage , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed wooden built construction…
SMD/2024/0051
2024 Approved
October Cottage , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed wooden built construction…
SMD/2024/0051
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent To 5 The Plain , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire ,
Erection of a single detached two storey dwelling and the provision of vehicle access and…
SMD/2023/0604
2023 Refused
Land at Whiston Hall Golf Club , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire ,
Application for Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved. Re: Erection of ne…
SMD/2023/0397
2023 Refused
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved : Development of existing over flow…
SMD/2023/0114
2022 Approved
Brow Hill , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Erection of two storey side extension
SMD/2022/0543
2022 Approved
Brow Hill , Ashbourne Road , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Erection of two storey side extension
SMD/2022/0543
2021 Approved
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
PLANNING APPLICATION NO. SCC/21/0033/FULL for the remodelling of existing golf course to…
CON/2021/0028
2021 Approved
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
PLANNING APPLICATION NO. SCC/21/0033/FULL for the remodelling of existing golf course to…
CON/2021/0028
2022
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed
SMD/2022/0298
2022
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed
SMD/2022/0298
2019 Approved
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Completion of existing structures to form two holiday lets
SMD/2019/0527
2019 Approved
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Completion of existing structures to form two holiday lets
SMD/2019/0527
2021 Refused
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed
SMD/2021/0653
2021 Refused
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Proposed new Agricultural Storage Shed
SMD/2021/0653
2021
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
CASE REFERENCE NO. SCC-21-0049-EIA-SCR EIA screening opinion in connection with an applic…
CON/2021/0029
2021
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
CASE REFERENCE NO. SCC-21-0049-EIA-SCR EIA screening opinion in connection with an applic…
CON/2021/0029
2020 Withdrawn
Whiston Hall Golf Club , Black Lane , Whiston , Staffordshire , ST10 2HZ
Outline Permission with all matters reserved for the erection of New Dwellings
SMD/2020/0735
2017 Decided
Whiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston, Staffordshire, ST10 2HZ
Screening Opinion
CON/2017/0015
2017
Whiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston, Staffordshire, ST10 2HZ
Confirmation for requirement of EIA
CON/2017/0011
2017
Whiston Hall Golf Club, Black Lane, Whiston, Staffordshire, ST10 2HZ
Confirmation for requirement of EIA
CON/2017/0011
2016 Refused
Land Between Brook Cottage And Sneyd Arms, Ashbourne Road, Whiston, Staffordshire, ST10 2HZ
Erection of detached dwelling
SMD/2016/0493
2016 Refused
Land Between Brook Cottage And Sneyd Arms, Ashbourne Road, Whiston, Staffordshire, ST10 2HZ
Erection of detached dwelling
SMD/2016/0493
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