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1, West Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8AF

SMD/2026/0469Certificate of Lawfulness - ProposedAwaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) for the implementation of planning permission reference SMD/2019/0105 The application seeks confirmation that planning permission SMD/2019/0105 was lawfully implemented through the commencement of development, consisting of the partial demolition of the existing front two-storey building, undertaken in accordance with the approved planning permission prior to its expiry

Received
12 October 2026
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 1, WEST STREET, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 8AF. Staffordshire Moorlands has handled 5 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Leek conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the ST13 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
ST13 8AF
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed

Planning application dates

Validated
12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
Application Invalid
Case officer
Arne Swithenbank

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Leek
  • 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, 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. 2026
    12 Oct

    Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) for the implementation of planning…

    This applicationApplication InvalidCertificate of Lawfulness - ProposedSMD/2026/0469
  2. 2023
    20 Jul

    Discharge of conditions 5 & 6 of SMD/2019/0105

    Discharge of Conditions - ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDOC/2023/0055
  3. 2019
    21 Feb

    Change of use from B1 to large scale house in multiple occupation including part demolition to front two…

    ApprovedFull Planning - Small-scale MAJOR appsPart ofSMD/2019/0105

Source: Staffordshire Moorlands

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