Land Adjacent To Big Southlow Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Pending
SMD/2026/0042
Description
Change of use of agricultural building to single dwelling with porch and garage additions
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Erection of single storey extension to annex
2025
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Erection of single storey extension to annex
2022
Approved
43 Big Southlow Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Change of use from Agricultural storage building to single dwelling
2022
Approved
43 Big Southlow Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Change of use from Agricultural storage building to single dwelling
2021
Refused
South Fields Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Creation of vehicular access
2021
Refused
South Fields Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Creation of vehicular access
2020
Refused
Land Adjacent To Big Southlow Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire ,
Erection of 8 affordable dwellings
2020
Approved
South Fields Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Demolition of existing commerical buildings and stables and erection of new vehicle repai…
2020
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Erection of residential annex
2019
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Demolition of dutch barn building and erection of detatched dwelling
2019
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Demolition of dutch barn building and erection of detatched dwelling
2019
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Erection of Residential Annex
2019
Approved
Darleyshire Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Erection of Residential Annex
2019
Refused
Land adjacent Big Southlowe Farm , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
outline application for the erection of three dwellings with means of access and all othe…
2019
Refused
Land adjacent Big Southlowe Farm , Leek Road , Cellarhead , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
outline application for the erection of three dwellings with means of access and all othe…
2017
Approved
Middlemoor, Leek Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST9 0AR
Demolition of existing rear garages to allow for two storey extension within original bui…
2017
Approved
Middlemoor, Leek Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST9 0AR
Demolition of existing rear garages to allow for two storey extension within original bui…
2017
Approved
Darleyshire Farm, Leek Road, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0AR
Proposed single storey extension to link the garage to the house (Re-submission of SMD201…
2017
Approved
Darleyshire Farm, Leek Road, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0AR
Proposed single storey extension to link the garage to the house (Re-submission of SMD201…
2016
Approved
Darleyshire Farm, Leek Road, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0AR
Proposed single storey extension to link the garage to the house
2016
Approved
Darleyshire Farm, Leek Road, Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, ST9 0AR
Proposed single storey extension to link the garage to the house
2016
Approved
Big Southlowe Farm, LEEK ROAD, CELLARHEAD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST9 0AR
Proposed single storey rear extension
2016
Approved
Big Southlowe Farm, LEEK ROAD, CELLARHEAD, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST9 0AR
Proposed single storey rear extension
2021
With conditions
South Fields Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 relating to SMD/2020/0101
2021
With conditions
South Fields Farm , Leek Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , ST9 0AR
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 relating to SMD/2020/0101
Staffordshire Moorlands
Planning Authority Score
0.6/10
Poor
#291 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Staffordshire Moorlands is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #273 out of 292. 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 80% approved vs 90% nationally.
Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Staffordshire Moorlands decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #264 of 292
80%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #275 of 292
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #273 of 292
66%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #277 of 292
62%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
42 decided
419
Total decisions
84 refused in 2025
