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Application Details
Application number SMD/2026/0164 Application type Full - MINOR
Site address Beech Tree Farm , Cloudside , Congleton , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ Proposal Extension to an existing portal frame agricultural building
Applicant name Lyons
Agent name Mr Robert Watkins
Graham Watkins & Co
Applicant address Cloudside , Staffordshire , CW12 3QQ Agent address 57 , Leek , Staffordshire , ST13 6HU
Application status Consultations/Re-consultations issued

Received date 02/04/2026 Valid date 09/04/2026
Fee due 127.00 Fee paid 127.00
Determination required date 04/06/2026 Agreed extended date
Case Officer Ben Hurst
Start of Public Consultation period 10/04/2026 End of Public Consultation period 01/05/2026
Referred to Secretary of State date Referral expiry date
Decision by Delegated Decision Committee date
Decision Statutory consultation period Decision Date
Temp permission expiry date Permission expiry date
Legal Obligation ref.

Consultations
Name Address
Rushton Parish Council
SCC (Highways) C/o Staffordshire County Council, 3rd Floor, 1Staffordshire Place, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, ST16 2DH
United Utilities Water Ltd Planning Team, Developer Services & Metering, 2nd Floor Grasmere House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Warrington, WA5 3LP
Cllr Jo Cox Horton,
The Owner / Occupier BEECH TREE COTTAGE, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QQ
The Owner / Occupier MILL HOUSE, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QQ
The Owner / Occupier WILLOW COTTAGE, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QQ
The Owner / Occupier CLOUD METHODIST CHURCH, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QQ
The Owner / Occupier CLOUDSIDE CROFT, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QQ
The Owner / Occupier WILLOWSHAW FARM, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QQ

Attachments - Click the Description to view the attachment in a new window.
Date Description
10/04/2026 Appendix 4 - Beech Tree Farm_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric_Condition_Assessments_-_July_2025.
10/04/2026 Appendix 5 - The_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric_Calculation_Tool_-_Macro_enabled_tool_Land at Beech Tree Farm.
10/04/2026 Application Form
10/04/2026 Beech Tree Farm BNGA_
10/04/2026 Design and Access Statement 1
10/04/2026 Elevation plans-Layout1
10/04/2026 Loctaion Plan Amended
10/04/2026 Site Plan

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