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Application Details
Application number SMD/2025/0237 Application type Full - MINOR
Site address Side Farm , Cotton Bank , Cotton , Staffordshire , ST10 3DU Proposal Siting of 4 no. glamping pods for overnight guest use, partially-covered external timber decking, associated footpaths, improvements to permeable track, new parking & turning area, secure bicycle storage, recycling/refuse storage, new septic tank and associated works.
Applicant name Megan And James Bottomley
Agent name
Glampitect Ltd
Applicant address Cotton Bank , Cotton , Staffordshire , ST10 3DU Agent address 30 , Edinburgh , EH14 1JP
Application status FULL-REF
Received date 15/05/2025 Valid date 26/06/2025
Fee due 588.00 Fee paid 588.00
Determination required date 21/08/2025 Agreed extended date 10/10/2025
Case Officer Chris Johnston
Start of Public Consultation period 27/06/2025 End of Public Consultation period 30/07/2025
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 09/10/2025
Decision Planning Permission - Refused Decision Date 10/10/2025
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Planning appeal information
Appeal reference SMD/2025/0237/A
Appeal lodged date 05/01/2026
Planning Inspectorate reference 6003240
Planning Inspectorate start date 08/01/2026
Agent/Solicitor company name
Agent/Solicitor name
Inquiry date
Hearing date
Appeal case officer Chris Johnston
Appeal decision
Appeal decision date

Consultations
Name Address
SCC (Highways) C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
The Owner / Occupier COTTON BANK FARM, COTTON BANK, COTTON, ST10 3DU
Ramblers Association 48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
SCC (Public Rights Of Way) Staffordshire County Council,
SMDC Trees
SMDC Waste (Operational Services) LEEK
SMDC Service Commissioning team
SMDC Environmental Health Environmental Health,
Cllr Elsie Fallows Churnet Ward,
Cllr James Aberley Churnet Ward,
Oakamoor Parish Council 74, Folly Lane, Cheddleton, Staffordshire, ST13 7DA,
The Owner / Occupier GARSTON VILLA, GARSTON VILLAGE ROAD, WHISTON, ST10 2HX
The Owner / Occupier ROCK COTTAGE, GARSTON VILLAGE ROAD, WHISTON, ST10 2HX
The Owner / Occupier DELLSIDE COTTAGE, SIDE FARM, COTTON BANK, COTTON, ST10 3DU
Peak & Northern Footpaths Society 48 Langtree Close, Cannock, WS12 3TT

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
27/06/2025 60005 - Megan and James Bottomley - Staffordshire ATC - Location Map - Appendix 1.
27/06/2025 60005 - Megan and James Bottomley - Staffordshire ATC - Report.
27/06/2025 240834 - Design and Access Statement.
27/06/2025 240834 - Market Research.
27/06/2025 240834-01-01 Location Plan
27/06/2025 240834-01-02 Proposed Layout Plan
27/06/2025 240834-01-03 Site Photos
27/06/2025 240834-01-04 Drainage Plan
27/06/2025 240834-01-05 Pod Plans and Elevations
27/06/2025 240834-01-06 Road and Access Plan
27/06/2025 240834-01-07 Lighting Plan
27/06/2025 240834-01-08 Storage Plans and Elevations
27/06/2025 240834-01-09 Artist Impressions
27/06/2025 BS 5837 Side Farm_Part1.
27/06/2025 BS 5837 Side Farm_Part2
27/06/2025 BS 5837 Side Farm_Part3.
27/06/2025 BS 5837 Side Farm_Part4.
27/06/2025 Megan Bottomley - 25_PEA_BNG_02_45 - v2 - 8.5.25.
27/06/2025 Statement Supplementary to Planning Application for Side Farm.
27/06/2025 Application form
27/06/2025 BNG Calculator - Megan Bottomley - 25_PEA_BNG_02_45 - v2
27/06/2025 60005 - Megan and James Bottomley - Staffordshire ATC - Results - Appendix 2.
27/06/2025 Public Comment Alan Bell District Footpath
28/06/2025 Consultation Response Peak and Northern Footpaths Society
30/06/2025 \Consultation Response SCC Spatial Officer
07/07/2025 Public Comment Graeme Ennis
21/07/2025 Consultation Response SCC Highways
25/07/2025 Public Comment Richard Keeling
26/07/2025 Public Comment Carole Keeling
26/07/2025 Public Comment Keith Alcock
27/07/2025 Public Comment Chloe E Pritchard
27/07/2025 Public Comment Graeme Ennis 2
28/07/2025 Public Comment Mike and Isla Ball
29/07/2025 Public Comment Jason Gibney
29/07/2025 Public Comment Jason Gibney
29/07/2025 Public Comment Zaneta Brown
29/07/2025 Public Comment Nicola Hancock
29/07/2025 Public Comment Mrs Y Bishop
29/07/2025 Public Comment Annette Baxter
29/07/2025 Public Comment Diane Mcguire
29/07/2025 Consultation Response Churnet Valley Conservation Society
29/07/2025 Public Comment Jarrod Ford
29/07/2025 Public Comment John Higgins
30/07/2025 Public Comment Jake
30/07/2025 Public Comment Mark Lovatt
30/07/2025 Public Comment Roger Ennis
30/07/2025 Public Comment Andrea
30/07/2025 Public Comment Jodie Ennis-Cassell
30/07/2025 Public Comment Stuart Bickley
30/07/2025 Public Comment Ben Kerslake
30/07/2025 Public Comment David Williams
30/07/2025 Public Comment Paul Housiaux
30/07/2025 Public Comment Carmen Worthington
31/07/2025 Public Comment S Marjoram
04/08/2025 Consultation Response Glampitect
04/08/2025 Public Comment Emma Conway
04/08/2025 Public Comment Mark Johnson
04/08/2025 Public Comment Emma Conway 2
04/08/2025 Applicant Response to Planning Objections
05/08/2025 Consultation Response SMDC Environmental Health
07/08/2025 Consultation Response Cotton Parish Council
11/08/2025 Public Comment Tracy Stothard
11/08/2025 Public Comment Russell Stothard
11/08/2025 Public Comment Pauline and John Sutton
11/08/2025 Public Comment Duncan Brier
11/08/2025 Public Comment Tracey Bottomley
11/08/2025 Public Comment Luke Clarkson
11/08/2025 Public Comment Ryan and Hester Clarkson
11/08/2025 Public Comment Anne and Norman Shaw
11/08/2025 Public Comment Jimmy Bottomley
11/08/2025 Public Comment Andrew Sutton
11/08/2025 Public Comment Royce Canlett
11/08/2025 Public Comment Cllr James Aberley
11/08/2025 Public Comment Callum Cooper
11/08/2025 Public Comment Paris Stothard
12/08/2025 Public Comment Jarrod Ford
13/08/2025 Public Comment Jarrod Ford 2
13/08/2025 Public Comment Paul Housiaux 2
14/08/2025 Consultation Response Oakamoor Parish Council
19/08/2025 Consultation Response Oakamoor Parish Council
20/08/2025 Public Comment Michael Stone
20/08/2025 Public Comment Julie Stone
20/08/2025 Consultation Response Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
30/09/2025 Consultation Response Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
09/10/2025 Public Comment Jarrod Ford (3)
09/10/2025 Public Comment Jarrod Ford (2)
09/10/2025 Public Comment Mrs Jean Bray
10/10/2025 Decision
09/01/2026 25_PEA_BNG_02_45 - Side Farm - BNG Calculations - Version 3
09/01/2026 Megan Bottomley - 25_PEA_BNG_02_45 V3
09/01/2026 NLK.17.1ST.LP.024
09/01/2026 Planning Appeal

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