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100, Congleton Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire, ST8 6EG

SMD/2025/0457Full - HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 31 December 2025

Council decision: Planning Permission - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Proposed single storey side and rear extension with terrace over side extension

Received
24 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target31 Dec
  5. Decided31 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 100 , Congleton Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6EG. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 2,339 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days. 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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Why it was refused

  1. By virtue of the height, massing, design and siting of the proposed addition relative to the host dwelling, the development would appear unduly prominent, over dominant and disproportionate in scale. The proposed development would result in an alien form of development that would relate poorly to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and appear incongruous and detrimental to the character and appearance of the area and the streetscene. The use of the roof terrace would introduce activity and residential impedimenta that would be exposed and at prominent unusual height, this would make for visual clutter that would appear unsightly and incongruous in the street scene. This application is therefore considered contrary to Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan policies SS6 and DC1, Biddulph Neighbourhood Plan DES1, the SMDC Design Guide SPD and SPG, and the terms of the NPPF.
  2. The proposed roof terrace would provide unreasonable height vantage and opportunity to overlook the fronts of the dwellings that are at a lower level on the other side of the road. Overlooking and the perception, or feeling, of being overlooked would have an unacceptable impact on the neighboru’s amenity and living conditions. The proposal is therefore considered contrary to policy DC1 of the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan and the terms of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ST8 6EG
Application type
Full - Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 2025
Consultation expiry
29 December 2025
Consultation start
7 November 2025
Consultation end
29 December 2025
Target decision date
31 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
12 , Biddulph Moor , Staffordshire , ST8 7NN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

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.

Source: Staffordshire Moorlands

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