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Willow House, Leek Road, Longsdon, Staffordshire, ST9 9QF

SMD/2026/0043Full - HouseholderRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 March 2026

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

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Proposal

Alterations and extension

Received
29 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated29 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Willow House , Leek Road , Longsdon , Staffordshire , ST9 9QF. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 2,339 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 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.

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. The proposal is for inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would be harmful to the Green Belt by definition. The development would not be provided for by the exceptions at Chapter 13 of the NPPF, specifically because the proposed extensions would result in a disproportionate size increase over and above the size of the original building. There would be notable harm to the Green Belt by adverse impact on the spatial and visual aspects of openness. Substantial weight is attached to that harm. There is no evidence to demonstrate that other considerations, amounting to 'very special circumstances', clearly outweigh that harm and the other harms that would result from the development. In these regards, the proposal conflicts with SMDC Local Plan policy SS10 and the terms of the NPPF.
  2. There would also be harm to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and that of the area through development that would poorly relate to the existing host dwelling. The proposed side extension would fail to respect the dominance of the original building and, with the introduction of significant width of first floor mass, it would result in an unusually wide two storey elevation and building form that would appear disproportionate, prominent, and at odds with the pattern of development that presents to the roadside. The development, above the low profile of the existing structure, would also obstruct and block out distant views of treeline and woodland landscape beyond that contribute to the character and appearance of the area and the experience of the environment. In these regards, the proposal conflicts with SMDC Local Plan policies SS9, SS10, and DC1; the SMDC Design SPG and SPD, and the terms of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ST9 9QF
Application type
Full - Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 January 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation start
29 January 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026
Target decision date
26 March 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6010932
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 August 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused
Green Belt

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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Source: Staffordshire Moorlands

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