Land off Alwoodley, Edge Lane, Endon, Staffordshire, ST9 9DG
Refused on 5 February 2026
Council decision: Planning Permission - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Proposed riding arena
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated27 Nov
- Consult.Consultation13 Jan
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 70 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land off Alwoodley , Edge Lane , Endon , Staffordshire , ST9 9DG. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 2,339 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 6 days longer 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.
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
- The development would be inappropriate and harmful to the Green Belt, it would be harmful to both the visual and spatial aspects of openness and cause countryside encroachment. There would also be an unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area because the development would be a prominent intrusion in an open, quality, landscape that would be visible from public vantage and nearby dwellings. There are no other considerations that amount to very special circumstances and clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and the other harms that would result from the development. There would be conflict with policies SS10, DC1, and DC3 of the SMDC Local Plan and the terms of the NPPF.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- ST9 9DG
- Application type
- Full - MINOR
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 13 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 13 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 10 Cawdry Buildings , Leek , Staffordshire Moorlands , ST13 6JP
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 22
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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Staffordshire Moorlands
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