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Application Details
Application number SMD/2026/0050 Application type Full Planning - Large scale MAJOR apps
Site address Land Off , Rownall Road , Wetley Rocks , Staffordshire , Proposal Engineering works for agricultural land improvement
Applicant name
John Pointon & Sons Ltd
Agent name Ellen Macleod
Wharfe Rural Planning Ltd
Applicant address Ullard Hall Lane , Knutsford , WA16 9PJ Agent address Knutsford , WA16 9PJ
Application status Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Received date 03/02/2026 Valid date 13/03/2026
Fee due 2578.00 Fee paid 2578.00
Determination required date 12/06/2026 Agreed extended date
Case Officer Jane Curley
Start of Public Consultation period 18/03/2026 End of Public Consultation period 15/04/2026
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Planning Committee Committee date 21/05/2026
Decision Statutory consultation period 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 WATER SUPPLY AT IVY HOUSE FARM, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks,
SCC (Public Rights Of Way) Staffordshire County Council,
SCC (Flood Risk Management) Staffordshire County Council, Flood Team,
SCC (Planning) Staffordshire County Council, Planning Development Control, Stafford,
Environment Agency The Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RR
Peak & Northern Footpaths Society 48 Langtree Close, Cannock, WS12 3TT
Ramblers Association 48, Langtree Close, Cannock, Staffs, WS12 3TT
Severn Trent Water Ltd Asset Protection Team, Oxley Moor Road , Wolverhampton, WV9 5HN
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford, ST17 0WT
SMDC Environmental Health Environmental Health,
SMDC Trees
SMDC Service Commissioning team
SMDC Operational Services (Leisure / Recreation)
SMDC Planning Policy Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Economic Development Moorlands House, Leek,
SMDC Building Control Buxton Town Hall, Buxton,
Cllr Michael Worthington Cheddleton Ward,
Cllr Oliver Pointon Cheddleton,
Cllr Dylan Pascall
Cheddleton Parish Council 49 Armitage Road, Rugeley,, WS15 1DQ,
Cheddleton Parish Council 49 Armitage Road, Rugeley,, WS15 1DQ,
The Owner / Occupier IVY HOUSE FARM, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier ROWNALL COTTAGE, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier ROWNALL FARM, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier OSTLERS COTTAGE, LAKESIDE BARNS, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier WOODEND MANOR, Westwood, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BU
The Owner / Occupier LAKE BARN, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier WOOD END FARM, Westwood, Wetley Rocks,
The Owner / Occupier MEADOW VIEW, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier LAKESIDE BARNS, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier COACH HOUSE, LAKESIDE BARNS, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier FARRIERS COTTAGE, LAKESIDE BARNS, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BS
The Owner / Occupier BLUEBELL BARN, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
The Owner / Occupier MOORLAND VIEW, LAKESIDE BARNS, Rownall Road, Wetley Rocks, ST9 0BT
SCC (Minerals) Staffordshire County Council,

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
18/03/2026 Cellarhead- Baseline UK Habitat V2
18/03/2026 Cellarhead - Post Intervention UK Habitat
18/03/2026 20260123 1302 J250151 Location Plan
18/03/2026 20260123 1302 J250151 Site Plan
18/03/2026 20260126 1302 J250151 Site Plan as Existing
18/03/2026 20260130 1302 J250151 Traffic Management Plan with Aerial Imagery
18/03/2026 20260130 1302 J250151 Traffic Management Plan with Aerial Imagery
18/03/2026 20260202 1302 John Pointon Sons J250151 Agri land Improvement Scheme
18/03/2026 Application Form
18/03/2026 BESS Cellarhead Soil Deposition Works - Arboricultural Method Statement (Oct 2025)
18/03/2026 Bess Cellerhead (Soil Deposition) - Arboricultural Impact Assessment (Rev A - Feb 2026)
18/03/2026 CELDC-SH-ELS-DR-LS-010 Soil deposition_06
18/03/2026 CELDC-SH-ELS-DR-LS-011 Indicative planting plan
18/03/2026 Cellarhead Land Improvement Scheme - Ecological Appraisal
18/03/2026 Cellarhead Land Improvement Scheme PEA FINAL
18/03/2026 CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN CMP v2
18/03/2026 T1169 Cellarhead Soil Landscape Statement
18/03/2026 Public Comment Alan Bell
18/03/2026 Consultation Response Peak and Northern Footpaths Society
20/03/2026 Consultation Response SCC Spatial Information Officer 20.03.26
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part9
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part8
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part7
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part6
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part5
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part4
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part3
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part2
30/03/2026 17407-HMR-01 Part1

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