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Application Details
Application number SMD/2025/0481 Application type Full - MINOR
Site address The Old School Canteen , Shepherd Street , Biddulph , Staffordshire , ST8 6HZ Proposal REMOVE THE REMAINS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND HARD LANDSCAPING CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE NEW URBAN TOWN HOUSES
Applicant name Mr Bloor
WILLOW PROPERTY and DEVELOPMENTS Ltd
Agent name Mr Arnold Middleton
A R M Designs
Applicant address 12 Maple Grove , Leek , ST13 7BF Agent address 23 , Lightwood , Longton , Stoke On Trent , ST3 7BZ
Application status FULL-REF
Received date 20/11/2025 Valid date 18/12/2025
Fee due 2940.00 Fee paid 2940.00
Determination required date 12/02/2026 Agreed extended date 21/05/2026
Case Officer Ben Hurst
Start of Public Consultation period 08/01/2026 End of Public Consultation period 20/02/2026
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Delegated Decision Committee date
Decision Planning Permission - Refused Decision Date 22/05/2026
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date 21/05/2029
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 C S HYDE & SONS, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
SCC (Planning) Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
Police Liaison Crime Reduction Unit Staffordshire Constabulary,
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
Severn Trent Water Ltd Network Development, Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8RU
SCC (Flood Risk Management) Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,
SMDC Environmental Health Environmental Health,
SMDC Waste (Operational Services) LEEK
SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
SMDC Planning Policy Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Economic Development Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Housing Strategy
SMDC Building Control Buxton Town Hall, Buxton,
Cllr Chris Wood Biddulph East,
Cllr Connor Brady Biddulph East Ward,
Cllr Jillian Salt Biddulph East Ward,
Biddulph Town Council Town Hall, High Street, Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST8 6AD
The Owner / Occupier 28, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JA
The Owner / Occupier 30, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JA
The Owner / Occupier 32, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JA
The Owner / Occupier 21, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
The Owner / Occupier 23, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
The Owner / Occupier UNIT 2, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
The Owner / Occupier 33, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
The Owner / Occupier 34, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JA
The Owner / Occupier 35, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
The Owner / Occupier 4, Shaw Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JE
The Owner / Occupier 6, Shaw Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JE
The Owner / Occupier 8, Shaw Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JE
The Owner / Occupier 2, Shaw Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JE
The Owner / Occupier 23a, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6HZ
The Owner / Occupier 26, Shepherd Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JA
SCC (Education) Principle School Organisation Officer, Staffordshire County Council, 6th Floor, Tipping Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2DH

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
18/12/2025 A R M 2406 PL02 Proposed Ground Floor - First Floor - Second Floor Layout Plans - Roof Plan and Elevations
18/12/2025 A R M 2406-EX-02 Existing Ground Floor Layout Plan and Elevations
18/12/2025 A R M 2406-EX-PL01 Existing and proposed Site Plans and Location plans
18/12/2025 ApplicationForm
18/12/2025 BNG Exemption Letter Sheppard Street Biddulph 14.10.2025
18/12/2025 DESIGN and ACCESS STATEMENT
18/12/2025 ENERGY STATEMENT
12/01/2026 Consultation Response SCC School Organisation Team
14/01/2026 Consultation Response SMDC Waste
14/01/2026 Consultation Response SCC Flood Risk
19/01/2026 Consultation Response SCC Minerals
21/01/2026 Consultation Response SMDC Regeneration
26/01/2026 Consultation Response Staffordshire Police
28/01/2026 Public Comment David Colclough
02/02/2026 Public Comment Concerned Local Resident
09/02/2026 Consultation Response Biddulph Town Council
04/03/2026 Consultation Response Environmental Health
09/03/2026 Revised Layout 9th March 2026
09/03/2026 Revised Plans 9th March 2026
22/05/2026 Decision notice
27/05/2026 Delegated report

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