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Application Details
Application number SMD/2025/0473 Application type Full - MINOR
Site address The Cottage , Tunstall Road , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 7AB Proposal Change of use and alterations of buildings for educational use ancillary to Fairhaven (occupied by Roaches School) including demolition of conservatory, new single storey rear extension and replacement of windows
Applicant name Ms Valerie Smith
Roaches School
Agent name Mr Rhys Way
Hamer Way Architects
Applicant address Tunstall Road , Stoke on Trent , Staffordshire , ST8 7AB Agent address The Kathleen Roylance Buildings , Macclesfield , Cheshire , SK11 6LH
Application status Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Received date 07/11/2025 Valid date 18/11/2025
Fee due 588.00 Fee paid 588.00
Determination required date 13/01/2026 Agreed extended date 13/02/2026
Case Officer Arne Swithenbank
Start of Public Consultation period 18/11/2025 End of Public Consultation period 09/01/2026
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Delegated Decision Committee date
Decision Under assessment by case officer Decision Date
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name Address
SCC (Highways) C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
The Owner / Occupier JACKSONS NURSERIES AND GARDEN CENTRE, Tunstall Road, Biddulph, ST8 7AB
Severn Trent Water Ltd Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
Staffs and Stoke CCG
National Amenity Societies 37 Spital Square, London, E1 6DY,
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
SMDC Waste (Operational Services) LEEK
Blaine Hodkinson Housing Solution Officer,
Susan Bailey Housing Solution Officer,
SMDC Conservation Conservation Officer, Town Hall, Buxton,
Cllr Charlie Smith Biddulph West,
Cllr Nigel Yates Biddulph West Ward,
Cllr Dave Proudlove Biddulph West,
Biddulph Town Council Town Hall, High Street, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST8 6AD
The Owner / Occupier LEVENS, Tunstall Road, Knypersley, ST8 7AB
The Owner / Occupier FAIRHAVEN, ROACHES UPPER SCHOOL, Tunstall Road, Biddulph, ST8 7AB
The Owner / Occupier ALDI STORES LTD, Tunstall Road, Biddulph, ST8 7AB
The Owner / Occupier 1, Church Mews, Knypersley, ST8 7FR
The Owner / Occupier 6, Church Mews, Knypersley, ST8 7FR
The Owner / Occupier ROACHES UPPER SCHOOL, Tunstall Road, Biddulph, ST8 7AB
The Owner / Occupier SATIS HOUSE, Tunstall Road, Biddulph, ST8 7AB
The Owner / Occupier THE COTTAGE, Tunstall Road, Biddulph, ST8 7AB
The Owner / Occupier CARAVAN STORAGE, Tunstall Road, Biddulph,
Police Liaison Crime Reduction Unit Staffordshire Constabulary,

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
18/11/2025 SUPERSEDED 25_005_00_001 LocationPlan 1_1250A4
18/11/2025 25_005_00_002 ExistingBlockPlan 1_500A4
18/11/2025 25_005_00_003 ExistingGroundFloorPlan 1_100A3
18/11/2025 25_005_00_004 ExistingFirstFloorPlan 1_100A3
18/11/2025 25_005_00_005 ExistingElevations 1_100A3
18/11/2025 SUPERSEDED 25_005_01_001 ProposedBlockPlan 1_500A4
18/11/2025 SUPERSEDED 25_005_01_002 ProposedGroundFloorPlan 1_100A3
18/11/2025 SUPERSEDED 25_005_01_003 ProposedFirstFloorPlan 1_100A3
18/11/2025 SUPERSEDED 25_005_02_001 ProposedElevationsSheet1of2 1_100A3
18/11/2025 SUPERSEDED 25_005_02_002 ProposedElevationsSheet2of2 1_100A3
18/11/2025 25_005_RoachesSchool_DAS_00
18/11/2025 1122_R01a_Roaches_School_Knypersley_Heritage_Appraisal
18/11/2025 Application Form
18/11/2025 Jacksons Nursery Ecology Appraisal Report
04/12/2025 Consultation response SCC Highways
09/12/2025 Consultation Response Staffordshire Police
19/12/2025 Consultation Response Biddulph Town Council
30/12/2025 Consultation Response SMDC Conservation Officer
02/02/2026 Proposed Ground Floor plans REV A
02/02/2026 Proposed 1st Floor Plans Rev A
02/02/2026 Proposed Elevations Rev A sheet 1 of 2
02/02/2026 SUPERSEDED Proposed elevations Rev A sheet 2 of 2
06/02/2026 ADDITIONAL Heritage Conservation comments
06/02/2026 Consultation Response SMDC Conservation Officer
09/02/2026 Location Plan 001 Rev A - amended blue edge
09/02/2026 Proposed elevations 002 sheet 2 Rev B

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