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The Orchard, Springfield Drive, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6ET

SMD/2023/0439Full - MINORRefused
Full

Refused on 21 November 2023

Council decision: Planning Permission - RefusedPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Erection of a dormer bungalow

Received
25 August 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
  1. Received25 Aug
  2. Validated25 Aug
  3. Consult.2 Nov
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 88 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at The Orchard , Springfield Drive , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6ET. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 2,339 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 3 weeks longer than Staffordshire Moorlands's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the ST13 postcode area.

80% of full 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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Application details

Postcode
ST13 6ET
Application type
Full - MINOR
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 August 2023
Consultation expiry
2 November 2023
Consultation start
5 September 2023
Consultation end
2 November 2023
Target decision date
20 October 2023
Committee meeting
16 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
3 , Derby , United Kingdom , DE1 1UL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3334462
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 19 June 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
73

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    25 Aug

    Erection of a dormer bungalow

    This applicationRefusedFullSMD/2023/0439
  2. 2023
    25 Aug

    Alterations and extensions to The Orchard and reconfiguration of site access to enable the dwelling to be…

    ApprovedHouseholderFiled alongsideSMD/2023/0440

Source: Staffordshire Moorlands

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