2 The Green Dragon , St Edward Street , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5DS Data via plota.co.uk

SMD/2026/0359 - Full - MINOR Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Proposal

STAFF ROOM: - Convert existing store room at first floor into new staff room and female change and toilet facilities. Reconfigured by introducing stud partitions. - New sanitary ware, furniture and staff room items introduced. - New lighting introduced - new spotlights and BL LED - All staff areas to receive new plastered wall finishes with white emulsion paint, new and existing doors to be decorated, new and existing skirting boards to be decorated, floor finishes to be replaced with Altro wood safety flooring. - New suspended grid ceiling to be installed. - Existing floor to be levelled on pedestal system – preserving the floor boards beneath. - New HVAC and condenser as located on plans STORE TO BASEMENT : - New racking to basement store to be installed STAFF FACILITIES TO EXISTING STAFF ROOM - Existing staff facilities to be amended to new male toilet and change. - New sanitary ware, furniture and staff room items introduced. - New lighting introduced - new spotlights and BL LED. - All staff areas to receive new plastered wall finishes with white emulsion paint, new and existing doors to be decorated, new and existing skirting boards to be decorated, floor finishes to be replaced with Altro wood safety flooring. - New suspended grid ceiling to be installed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Staffordshire Moorlands's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

45 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bank House, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 44 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Leek conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument about 84 m away: Anglo-Scandinavian cross, 2m south of St Edward's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Leek built-up area; Air quality management area about 10 m away: SMDC AQMA No.1 : Leek; National infrastructure project about 1261 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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

Application type
Full - MINOR
Postcode
ST13 5DS
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
DVA Ventures Limited

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Staffordshire Moorlands usually decides extensions by day 63.

Day 1053 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
42%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
134decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
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