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Rownall Farm, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST9 0BT

DET/2026/0038Agricultural/Forestry DeterminationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 13 October 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Refused2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Feed store / Implement Shed

Received
15 September 2026
  1. Received15 Sep
  2. Validated15 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 28 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a planning application at Rownall Farm, ROWNALL ROAD, WETLEY ROCKS, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST9 0BT. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 8 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 6 weeks quicker than Staffordshire Moorlands's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 130 applications in total for the ST9 postcode area.

81% of all applications at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. Referring to section A.1(e) of Class A of Part 6 to Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (2015) (as amended) the development is not permitted because the ground area which would be covered by the building would exceed 1,500 square metres calculated as described in paragraph D.1 (2) (a) of Part 6 which states that an area “calculated as described in paragraph D.1(2)(a)” comprises the ground area which would be covered by the proposed development, together with the ground area of any building (other than a dwelling), or any structure, works, plant, machinery, ponds or tanks within the same unit which are being provided or have been provided within the preceding 2 years and any part of which would be within 90 metres of the proposed development. In this case the combined area of the building together with the ground area of works which are being provided within the same unit within 90m of the proposed development comes to approximately 2,180 square metres when the works to form the yard area and access track route are taken into account.
  2. Referring to section A.1(h) of Class A of Part 6 to Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order (2015) (as amended) the development is not permitted because the part of the development which lays out the access track would be within 25 metres of the metalled part of the C classified Rownall Road.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ST9 0BT
Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Determination

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 September 2026
Target decision date
13 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
10 Cawdry Buildings, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 6JP

Planning decision

Case officer
Arne Swithenbank

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Staffordshire Moorlands
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Staffordshire Moorlands

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