Greenacres Stables Farm, Akesmore Lane, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 6RT
Refused on 31 January 2024
Council decision: Planning Permission - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Replacement of existing stable buildings with single detached dwelling, landscaping features and a ground-mounted solar array
- Received
- 29 November 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- ReceivedReceived29 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Dec
- Consult.Consultation29 Jan
- TargetTarget Date29 Jan
- DecidedDecided31 Jan
Decided in 58 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Greenacres Stables Farm , Akesmore Lane , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6RT. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 2,339 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days quicker than Staffordshire Moorlands's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 136 applications in total for the ST8 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
- ST8 6RT
- Application type
- Full - MINOR
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 December 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 29 January 2024
- Consultation start
- 28 December 2023
- Consultation end
- 29 January 2024
- Target decision date
- 29 January 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 50 , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 5NS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 25
Site constraints
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.
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© 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.
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Source: Staffordshire Moorlands
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