Thorncross Farm , Thorncliffe Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS Data via plota.co.uk

NMA/2026/0018 - Non Material Amendments Consultations/Re-consultations issued
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non Material Amendment in relation to - Addition of two small windows to gable end Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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 5. 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 40 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application.
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
Non Material Amendments
Postcode
ST13 7LS
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ian Ankers Architecture

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Non-Material Amendment in relation to SMD/2018/0342
NMA/2023/0006
2018 Approved
Single storey extension and conversion of attached garage to office and utility room.
SMD/2018/0342
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
Cartledge Farm , Cartledge Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension to existing dwelling
SMD/2025/0270
2025 Withdrawn
Cartledge Farm , Cartledge Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey side extension to existing dwelling
SMD/2025/0270
2024 Approved
Land Off , Stile House Lane , Leek , ST13 7LS
Discharge of Conditions 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15 in relation to application SMD/2023/0381
DOC/2024/0072
2024 Approved
Land Off , Stile House Lane , Leek , ST13 7LS
Discharge of Conditions 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15 in relation to application SMD/2023/0381
DOC/2024/0072
2022 Approved
Freshwinds , Cartledge Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Replacement agricultural building.
SMD/2022/0455
2022 Approved
Freshwinds , Cartledge Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Replacement agricultural building.
SMD/2022/0455
2021 Approved
Freshwinds , Stile House Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Demolition of single storey flat roof kitchen and erection of two/single storey rear exte…
SMD/2021/0777
2021 Approved
Freshwinds , Stile House Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Demolition of single storey flat roof kitchen and erection of two/single storey rear exte…
SMD/2021/0777
2020 Approved
Easing Villa , Stile House Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Alterations to outbuilding and change of use of first floor to ancillary accommodation
SMD/2020/0543
2019 Refused
Cartledge Farm , Cartledge Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Proposed free standing gym and sauna building connected to east side of existing house by…
SMD/2019/0565
2019 Refused
Cartledge Farm , Cartledge Lane , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Proposed free standing gym and sauna building connected to east side of existing house by…
SMD/2019/0565
2018 Refused
Land South of Thorncross Farm , Thorncliffe Road , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 7LS
Proposed detatched bungalow with rooms in roof space.
SMD/2018/0295
2017 Approved
Easing Villa, Stile House Lane, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7LS
Proposed single and two storey side extensions to dwelling
SMD/2017/0072
2017 Approved
Easing Villa, Stile House Lane, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 7LS
Proposed single and two storey side extensions to dwelling
SMD/2017/0072
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