Land adjacent to Gorsty Hill Cottage , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL Data via plota.co.uk

Statutory consultation period SMD/2026/0347
Agricultural
Council
Staffordshire Moorlands 0.4/10
Date received
21 Jul 2026
Date validated
21 Jul 2026
Postcode
ST10 4EL

Description

Certificate of Lawfulness application for Formation of agricultural access and track Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 15 Sept 2026 and 22 Sept 2026, from Staffordshire Moorlands's recent lawful development certificates.

Day 56 of the 56-day target. Staffordshire Moorlands usually decides lawful development certificates by day 59.

Day 563 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
12decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 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

20 Aug 2026Pending

Little Gorsty Hill Farm , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolitio...

DET/2026/0026
12 Jun 2026Pending

Gorsty Hill Cottage , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL

Discharge of Condition 4 in relation to SMD/2025/0288

DOC/2026/0067
21 May 2026Approved

Gorsty Hill United Reform Church , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EQ

Discharge of Conditions 4, 5, 7 and 10 in relation to SMD/2025/0179

DOC/2026/0060

Nearby new applications

20 Aug 2026Pending

Little Gorsty Hill Farm , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolitio...

DET/2026/0026
15 Jun 2026Pending

Land Off Tenford Lane , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE ,

Discharge of Conditions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15, 18, 20, 21 and 23 in relation to ...

DOC/2026/0064
12 Jun 2026Pending

Gorsty Hill Cottage , TENFORD LANE , TEAN , STAFFORDSHIRE , ST10 4EL

Discharge of Condition 4 in relation to SMD/2025/0288

DOC/2026/0067

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Little Gorsty Hill Farm , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Retrospective redevelopment of the site to provide 3no. new-build dwellings. Existing far…
SMD/2024/0563
2024 Refused
Little Gorsty Hill Farm , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Retrospective redevelopment of the site to provide 3no. new-build dwellings. Existing far…
SMD/2024/0563
2025 Approved
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Retrospective application for Change of use of part of an agricultural building to mixed…
SMD/2025/0220
2025 Approved
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Retrospective application for Change of use of part of an agricultural building to mixed…
SMD/2025/0220
2025 Approved
Gorsty Hill Cottage , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed replacement outbuilding to form double garage and ancillary accomodation
SMD/2025/0288
2025 Approved
Gorsty Hill Cottage , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed replacement outbuilding to form double garage and ancillary accomodation
SMD/2025/0288
2024 Refused
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Continued use of farm building for a mix of livestock housing, agricultural storage and i…
SMD/2024/0538
2024 Refused
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Continued use of farm building for a mix of livestock housing, agricultural storage and i…
SMD/2024/0538
2024 Approved
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed replacement dwelling
SMD/2024/0276
2024 Approved
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed replacement dwelling
SMD/2024/0276
2023 Approved
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Replacement of existing farm storage and cattle buildings with new farm storage barn and…
SMD/2023/0185
2023 Approved
High View , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed Garden Room
SMD/2023/0210
2023 Approved
Gorsty Hill Farm , Gorsty Hill Road , Upper Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Replacement of existing cattle sheds with new modern cattle building
SMD/2023/0180
2020 Approved
Star Cottage , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Single Storey Extensions to the Side and Rear
SMD/2020/0669
2019 Approved
Woodland View , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access, for the erection…
SMD/2019/0778
2019 Approved
Woodland View , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access, for the erection…
SMD/2019/0778
2018 Approved
Gorsty Hill Cottage, Tenford Lane, Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4EL
Change of use from a steel portal framed building to a proposed Cattery.
SMD/2018/0224
2018 Withdrawn
Star Cottage , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed cabin/glamping site. 3no units. Barn conversion to create site faciities block a…
SMD/2018/0429
2018 Withdrawn
Star Cottage , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Proposed Cabin/Glamping site. 3 no units Proposed barn conversion to create site faciliti…
SMD/2018/0294
2017 Approved
Scrapyard, Tenford Lane, Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4EL
Redevelopment of Coregreen Yard to provide 6 new dwellings. (Resubmission of SMD/2013/119…
SMD/2017/0792
2017 Approved
Scrapyard, Tenford Lane, Tean, Staffordshire, ST10 4EL
Redevelopment of Coregreen Yard to provide 6 new dwellings. (Resubmission of SMD/2013/119…
SMD/2017/0792
2025 Approved
LAND AT NORTH PLANTATION , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed Conversion of an Agri…
DET/2025/0051
2025 Approved
LAND AT NORTH PLANTATION , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed Conversion of an Agri…
DET/2025/0051
2025 Approved
LAND AT NORTH PLANTATION , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 in relation to DET/2023/0017
DOC/2025/0042
2025 Approved
LAND AT NORTH PLANTATION , Tenford Lane , Tean , Staffordshire , ST10 4EL
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 in relation to DET/2023/0017
DOC/2025/0042
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