Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Examination

Please note that the Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Examination ended on 18^th June 2020 with the publication of the Inspector's Report into the soundness of the Local Plan. The adopted Local Plan and related documents and links can be viewed at the The Adopted Local Plan 2014 - 2033

Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Examination

The Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan was submitted for examination on the 28th June 2018. The submitted plan and supporting documents are available to view in the table below.

Latest News

20 July 2020 - The Council received the Inspector's Report on the 18 June 2020 and it has now been published. It can be viewed below at EL15.001. The accompanying Main Modifications Schedule and appendices can be viewed at EL15.002.

Erratum to Inspector's Report - paragraph 22 of the report incorrectly states that an allowance has been made for 100 dwellings per annum inside the Peak District National Park. In fact the allowance of 100 dwellings for the national park is for the whole of the Plan period as set out in paragraph 169 of the report.

26 March 2020 - The Council has now issued a response to the Inspector's post hearing advice letter which can be viewed in EL14.004 below.

27 February 2020 - The Inspector has set out his advice following the hearings on 4 and 5 February 2020 in a letter which can be found at EL14.003. As the letter explains, the Inspector is not inviting or accepting any comments from any other parties involved in the examination. Any that are received will be returned by the Programme Officer.

The Hearings

As part of the examination process the Inspector held a series of hearings at Moorlands House, Leek between Tuesday 9 and Tuesday 23 October 2018 and 4 and 5 February 2020.

Appointed Inspector

Inspector Mark Dakeyne BA (Hons) MRTPI has been appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness of the plan and to subsequently issue a report with his conclusions.

All submitted documents are available on this examination library web page. Further library items will be added to this examination web page as the examination progresses. Representors and other interested parties are encouraged to view it on a regular basis for new items and latest developments. Details regarding the time, dates and location of the examination hearing sessions will be made available on this web page in due course.

In line with current Government advice on the COVID-19 outbreak, Council Offices and local libraries are currently closed to the public. Documents will be made available at Moorlands House, Leek by appointment only. If you wish to view a paper copy of the Inspector's report please contact the Planning Policy Team at forward.plans@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk to arrange an appointment.

If you have any queries regarding the Local Plan, please contact the Council using the following details:

Email: forward.plans@staffsmoorlands.gov.uk

Examination Documents

Reference	Title	Author	Date
	Documents added prior to hearings
EL1.001a	Preliminary - Matters Issues and Soundness. [182KB]	Inspector	24 July 2018
EL1.001b	Preliminary - Matters Issues and Soundness (Final) SMDC response [337KB]	Council	14 Aug 2018
EL1 001c	Preliminary - Matters Issues and Soundness Inspector's Response to Council [19KB]	Inspector	16 Aug 2018
EL1.001d	SMDC response to Inspector's follow up questions of 16 Aug 2018 [107KB]	Council	21 Aug 2018
EL1.002a	Letter to representors - July 2018 [98KB]	Programme Officer	July 2018
EL1.002b	Examination Guidance Note [79KB]	Inspector	July 2018
EL1.003a	Notice of Examination Hearings [168KB]	Council	22 Aug 2018
EL1.004a	Matters Issues & Questions for Examination Hearings [158KB]	Inspector	24 Aug 2018
EL1.004b	Letter to representors - Matters, Issues & Questions for Examination hearings [25KB]	Programme Officer	24 Aug 2018
	Responses from representors to the Inspector's MIQs
EL2.001	Matter 1 [189KB]	Emery Planning for Mrs & Mrs Webb (LPS369)
EL2.002	Matters 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 & 11 [2MB]	Knights PLC for Harlequin Development Strategies (LPS526)
EL2.003	Matters 1, 2,3,4 & 8 [519KB]	Advance Land & Planning Ltd for Seabridge Developments Ltd (LPS384)
EL2.004	Matters 1,2,3 & 8 [97KB]	Peter Cowie (LPS54)
EL2.005	Matter 2 [398KB]	Turley for St Modwen Homes (LPS131)
EL2.006	Matter 2 [3MB]	Ken Wainman Ass (LPS102)
EL2.007	Matter 2 [256KB]	Emery Planning for Mrs & Mrs Webb (LPS318)
EL2.008	Matter 2 [3MB]	Ken Wainman Ass for Mr Mountford (LPS50)
EL2.009	Matter 2 [49KB]	Rachel Finney (LPS490)
EL2.010	Matter 2 [3MB]	Ken Wainman Ass for Mr & Mrs Gibbins (LPS101)
EL2.011	Matter 2 & 8 [77KB]	David Nixon (LPS174)
EL2.012	Matter 2 [14KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS512)
EL2.012a	Matter 2 SS8, SS4 & H1 [119KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS512)
EL2.013	Matter 2 Policy H1 [451KB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013a	Appendix A - Biddulph Moor [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013b	Appendix B - Blythe Bridge & Forsbrook [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013c	Appendix C - Brown Edge [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013d	Appendix D - Cheddleton [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013e	Appendix E - Endon [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013f	Appendix F - Kingsley [1023KB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013g	Appendix G - Werrington & Cellarhead [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.013h	Appendix H - Wetley Rocks [1MB]	Rob Duncan Planning Consultancy (LPS519)
EL2.014	Matter 3 [240KB]	Emery Planning for Mr & Mrs Webb (LPS341)
EL2.015	Matter 4 [297KB]	Turley for St Modwen Homes (LPS130)
EL2.016	Matter 5 H1 [96KB]	Ken Wainman Ass (LPS65)
EL2.017	Matter 7 C2 [285KB]	Ken Wainman Ass for Mr & Mrs Harrison (LPS61)
EL2.018	Matter 8 [34KB]	John Pigott (LPS18)
EL2.019	Matter 8 [85KB]	Brenda Pigott (LPS19)
EL2.020	Matter 8 [44KB]	JMW Planning Ltd for Mr Campbell (LPS86)
EL2.021	Matters 2, 5, 8 & Brown Edge [444KB]	WW Planning (LPS331)
EL2.022	Matter 8 [396KB]	WW Planning for Stoddard (LPS327)
EL2.023	Matter 8 H2 [2MB]	Ken Wainman for Mr & Mrs Gibbins (LPS101)
EL2.024	Matter 8 H2 [2MB]	Ken Wainman for Mr Freisner (LPS63)
EL2.025	Matter 8 H2 [2MB]	Ken Wainman for Mr Mountford (LPS51)
EL2.026	Matter 8 [738KB]	Homes England (LPS337)
EL2.027	Matter 8 EN128 [23KB]	Jane Bagguley (LPS52)
EL2.028	Matter 8 Villages [1MB]	Turley for St Modwen Homes (LPS134)
EL2.029	Matter 8 EN128 [74KB]	Ken Wainman for Mr & Mrs Hamnett (LPS35
EL2.030	Matters 1-6 & 8 [752KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030a	SCI Policy Response April 2014 [341KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030b	SCI - Adoption Statement 5 March 2015 [89KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030c	SCI Response March 2015 [523KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030d	SCI CABINET REPORT 2 12 14 [867KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030e	SCI email 27th March 2015 [79KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030f	Agenda Pack 22nd Jan 2015 [2MB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030g	P001411 - Petition [15KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030h	Stoke Brownfield Sites 2014 [3MB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030i	FOI [807KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030j	Cheadle Traffic Congestion (No Road Works) 2014 [755KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.030k	SCI Adoption Email 5 March 2015 [77KB]	Cheadle Unite (LPS429)
EL2.031	Matter 2 [304KB]	Emery Planning for Wainhomes (LPS551)
EL2.032	Matter 2 & 3 [9MB]	Walsingham Planning for Mr Weaver (LPS181)
EL2.033	Matters 2 & 4 [404KB]	WW Planning (LPS309)
EL2.034	Matters 2 & 8 Biddulph [1MB]	WW Planning (LPS323)
EL2.035	Matters 2 & 8 Cheadle [2MB]	WW Planning (LPS323)
EL2.036	Matters 2,4 & 8 [193KB]	Thalia Bode (LPS42)
EL2.037a	Matter 2 [11KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS505)
EL2.037b	Matter 2 [112KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS505)
EL2.038a	Matter 2 [154KB]	Kingsley PC (LPS250)
EL2.038b	Matter 2 - Minutes Extraordinary Mtg [19KB]	Kingsley PC (LPS250)
EL2.038c	Matter 2 - Minutes Meeting [37KB]	Kingsley PC (LPS250)
EL2.039	Matter 4 [1MB]	Gladman Developments Ltd
EL2.040	Matter 4 [243KB]	Emery Planning for Mr & Mrs Webb (LPS354)
EL2.041a	Matter 8 Cheadle [271KB]	Persimmon Homes (LPS484)
EL2.041b	Appendix A Location Plan [247KB]	Persimmon Homes (LPS484)
EL2.041c	Matter 8 Appendix [117KB]	Persimmon Homes (LPS484)
EL2.042	Matter 8 - Villages [74KB]	Ken Wainman for Mr & Mrs Hamnett (LPS35)
EL2.043	Matter 8 - Villages [59KB]	Carol Burton (LPS195)
EL2.044	Matter 8 - Villages [149KB]	Elaine Ungut (LPS129)
EL2.045a	Matter 8 [31KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS487)
EL2.045b	Matter 8 H2 DSR4 [145KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS487)
EL2.045c	Technical Note [5MB]	Fradley Estates (LPS487)
EL2.045d	Matter 8 DC4 [116KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS487)
EL2.045e	Matter 8 - Villages [11KB]	Fradley Estates (LPS487)
EL2.046	Matter 1 [96KB]	Council
EL2.047	Matter 2 [104KB]	Council
EL2.048a	Matter 3 [109KB]	Council
EL2.048b	Matter 3 Appendices [152KB]	Council
EL2.049	Matter 4 [101KB]	Council
EL2.050	Matter 5 [103KB]	Council
EL2.051	Matter 6 [87KB]	Council
EL2.052	Matter 7 [74KB]	Council
EL2.053	Matter 8 - Leek [148KB]	Council
EL2.054	Matter 8 - Biddulph [118KB]	Council
EL2.055	Matter 8 - Cheadle [123KB]	Council
EL2.056	Matter 8 - Villages [118KB]	Council
EL2.057	Matter 9 [75KB]	Council
EL2.058	Matter 10 [50KB]	Council
EL2.059	Matter 2 [41KB]	Lynne Brunt (LPS513)
EL2.060	Matter 2 [37KB]	Denis Hurst (LPS117)
EL2.061	Matter 2 [71KB]	Diana Gardner (LPS137)
EL2.062	Matter 2 [41KB]	Damian Emery (LPS248)
EL2.063	Matter 2 [514KB]	Harris Lamb for Muller Property Group (LPS542)
EL2.064	Matter 2 [1MB]	Paul Housiaux (LPS453)
EL2.065	Matter 2 [52KB]	CBRE Ltd for Ollerton Estates (LPS271)
EL2.066	Matter 3 [522KB]	Harris Lamb for Muller Property (LPS539)
EL2.067	Matter 8 [228KB]	CBRE Ltd for Ollerton Estates (LPS265)
EL2.068	Matter 8 - Biddulph [18MB]	Nina Pindham for Robert Simcock (LPS521)
EL2.069	Matter 8 [525KB]	Harris Lamb for Muller Property Group (LPS542)
EL2.070	Matter 8 [195KB]	Maureen Cotton (LPS558)
EL2.071	Matter 2 [284KB]	David Walters (LPS48)
EL2.072	Matter 5 [160KB]	Emery Planning (LPS272)
EL2.073	Matter 8 Session 10 [194KB]	Cheadle Town Council
EL2.074	Matter 1,2,3,6 & 8 [30KB]	John Steel (LPS141)
EL2.075	Matter 2,3 & 4 [43KB]	P Windmill for Mrs S Kneill-Boxley (LPS271)
EL2.076	Matter 8 Session 11 Villages [102KB]	Paul Dean (LPS119)
EL2.077	Matter 8 - Andrew Burrows LPS6 [442KB]	Andrew Burrows (LPS6)
EL2.078	Matter 8 - Joan Hobster [1MB]	Joan Hobster
EL2.079	Matter 8 - Mrs Julia McGraw (LPS39) [1MB]	Mrs Julia McGraw (LPS39)
EL2.080	Matter 8 - Leek [444KB]	Richard Pigott (LPS257)
EL2.080a	Matter 8 - Leek [146KB]	Richard Pigott (LPS257)
EL2.080b	Matter 8 - Leek [526KB]	Richard Pigott (LPS257)
EL2.081	Matter 8 - Villages [332KB]	Emery Planning for Mr & Mrs Webb (LPS342)
EL2.082	Matter 8 - Allocations Villages [91KB]	Mr L Horleston (LPS301)
	Schedule of main modifications
EL3.001a	Schedule of main modifications to the Local Plan [358KB]	Council	24 Sept 2018
EL3.001b	Appendix to main modifications - Revised monitoring table [77KB]	Council	24 Sept 2018
EL3.001c	Appendix to main modifications - Deleted implementation table [82KB]	Council	24 Sept 2018
EL3.001d	Schedule of additional modifications to the Local Plan [1MB]	Council	24 Sept 2018
	Agendas
EL4.001	Agenda - Session 1 [73KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.002	Agenda - Session 2 [83KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.003	Agenda - Session 3 [70KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.004	Agenda - Session 4 [77KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.005	Agenda - Session 5 [75KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.006	Agenda - Session 6 [71KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.007	Agenda - Session 7 [61KB]	Inspector	5th Oct 2018
EL4.008	Agenda - Session 8 Allocations Leek [72KB]	Inspector	10th Oct 2018
EL4.009	Agenda - Session 9 Biddulph [67KB]	Inspector	12th Oct 2018
EL4.010	Session 10 - Allocations Cheadle [72KB]	Inspector	12th Oct 2018
EL4.011	Agenda Session 11 - Matter 8 Allocations Villages [81KB]	Inspector	12th Oct 2018
EL4.012	Session 12 - Matter 9 Infrastructure, Planning Obligations and Delivery [62KB]	Inspector	15th Oct 2018
EL4.013	Session 13 -Matter 10 Implementation and Monitoring [60KB]	Inspector	15th Oct 2018
EL4.014	Agenda - Session 14 [59KB]	Inspector	18th Oct 2018
	Supplementary Evidence
EL5.001	Implications of 2016-based Sub-National Household Projections [840KB]	Inspector	8th Oct 2018
EL5.002	Report on the Examination into the Staffordshire Moorlands Core Strategy - Local Plan [272KB]	Planning Inspectorate	Jan 2014
EL5.003	Staffordshire Moorlands District Integrated Transport Strategy [2MB]	Staffordshire County Council	Oct 2018
EL5.004	Note from Council on addressing C2 needs [189KB]	Council	22 Oct 2018
EL5.005	Letter to Inspector - response to hearing session actions [136KB] Appendix 1 - smaller villages maps adjacent to the Green Belt [3MB] Appendix 2 - note on implications on employment land of extending the plan period to 2033 [35KB] Appendix 3 - Background Information on Windfall Allowance and Justification [188KB] Appendix 4 - updated housing trajectory and supporting information [111KB] Appendix 5 - Peak District National Park housing data [404KB] Appendix 6 - affordable housing provision and Ascent [53KB] Appendix 7.a - letter from Esterchem [104KB] Appendix 7.b - land ownership at Brooklands Way [423KB] Appendix 8a - Blythe Vale location of approval for housing [176KB] Appendix 8b - Blythe Vale site phase 2 access road approval [4MB] Appendix 9 - Rural Areas Parish completions and commitments [73KB] Appendix 10 - planning applications and permissions on allocated sites [31KB] Schedule of main modifications - November 2018 [2MB] Appendix for Main Modifications No.55 [82KB] Appendix for Main Modifications No.57 [175KB] Schedule of additional modifications - November 2018 [1MB] N.J.Docksey response ADD009 land west of Basford Lane, Leekbrook [152KB]	Council	9 Nov 2018

	Actions arising from hearing sessions
EL6.001	Council actions from week 1 hearing sessions [88KB]	Council	15th Oct 2018
EL6.002	Actions from hearing sessions week 2 [44KB]	Council	22nd Oct 2018
EL6.003 EL6.004	Letter to Inspector - confirmation of request for main modifications [83KB] Inspector's post hearing advice - main modifications and related matters [70KB]	Council Inspector	8th Nov 2018 11th Jan 2019
EL6.005	Council's response to the Inspector's post hearing advice. [149KB]	Council	17th Jan 2019
EL6.006	Inspector's response to post hearing advice [44KB]	Inspector	29th Jan 2019
EL6.007	Local Green Space Designation Review [271KB]	Council	April 2019
EL6.008	Letter to Council - Local Green Space Designations [29KB]	Inspector	May 2019
EL6.009	Council's response to post hearing advice - Approach to Biddulph and Main Modifications [68KB]	Council	July2019
EL6.010	Inspector's response to Council [23KB]	Inspector	10th July 2019

	Consultation on the Housing Implementation Strategy (HIS)
EL7.001	Housing Implementation Strategy (HIS) [776KB]	Council	Jan 2019
EL7.002	Background Information on Windfall Allowance and Justification [188KB]	Council	Nov 2018
EL7.003	Updated housing trajectory and supporting information [104KB]	Council	Jan 2019
EL7.004	Peak District National Park housing data [404KB]	Council	Nov 2018
EL7.005	Affordable housing provision and Ascent [53KB]	Council	Nov 2018
EL7.006	Blythe Vale location of approval for housing [176KB]	Council	Nov 2018
EL7.007	Blythe Vale site phase 2 access road approval [4MB]	Council	Nov 2018
EL7.008	Rural Areas Parish completions and commitments [73KB]	Council	Nov 2018
EL7.009	Planning applications and permissions on allocated sites [31KB]	Council	Nov 2018
	Consultation on the Housing Implementation Strategy (HIS) - Responses
EL8.001	HIS Responses book marked [8MB]	Council	19 March 2019
EL8.002	Summary of responses to HIS Consultation [259KB]	Council	19 March 2019

EL9.001	Inspector's response - Housing Implementation Strategy [199KB]	Inspector	11 April 2019
	Consultation on the main modifications and supporting documents
EL10.001	Schedule of Main Modifications [9MB]	Council	Sept 2019
EL10.002	SA of SMDC Local Plan proposed Main Modifications [9MB]	Council	Sept 2019
EL10.003	Equalities Impact Assessment September 2019 [654KB]	Council	Sept 2019
EL10.004	Housing Implementation Strategy [8MB]	Council	July 2019
EL10.005	Biddulph Options Planning Analysis & Maps [5MB]	Council	June 2019
EL10.006	SA Report Biddulph Options [6MB]	Council	June 2019
EL10.007	Wharf Road Masterplan Exec Summary [8MB]	Council	Sept 2019
EL10.008	Tunstall Road Masterplan Exec Summary [3MB]	Council	Sept 2019
EL10.009	Schedule of Additional Modifications [1014KB]	Council	July 2019
	Matters Issues & Questions and responses to the main modification consultation
EL11.001	Matters Issues and Questions [57KB]	Inspector	18 Dec 2019
EL11.002	Updated summary of Main Modification consultation responses [2MB]	Council	Jan 2020
EL11.003	Reports of representations for Main Modifications [245MB] This is a large document and may take several minutes to download	Council	Nov 2019
EL11.004	Additional Representations [2MB]	Council	13 Jan 2020
	Additional statements in response to the Inspector's MIQs
EL12.001	Matter 1 [2MB]	Mrs A Turner	27 Jan 2020
EL12.002	Matter 1 [307KB]	Emery for Mr & Mrs Webb	27 Jan 2020
EL12.003	Matter 1 [47KB]	Mr D Nixon	27 Jan 2020
EL12.004	Matter 1 [333KB]	Biddulph Town Council	27 Jan 2020
EL12.005	Matter 1 [151KB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
EL12.006	Matter 1 & 2 [284KB]	Mr R Simcock	27 Jan 2020
EL12.007	Matter 1, 2 & 3 [534KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007a	Appendix A [851KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007b	Appendix A [611KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007c	Appendix B [3MB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007d	Appendix C [449KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007e	Appendix D [2MB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007f	Appendix E1 [1MB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12 .007g	Appendix E2 [356KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007h	Appendix F [940KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.007i	Appendix G [505KB]	Advance Planning for Seabridge Developments	28 Jan 2020
EL12.008	Matter 2 [417KB]	Cheadle Town Council	27 Jan 2020
EL12.009	Matter 2 [379KB]	Emery for Wainhomes	27 Jan 2020
EL12.010	Matter 2 [378KB]	Emery for Mr & Mrs Webb	27 Jan 2020
EL12.011	Matter 2 [217KB]	Turley for St Modwen	27 Jan 2020
EL12.012	Matter 2 [76KB]	Homes England	27 Jan 2020
EL12.013	Matter 2 [79KB]	Mr D Nixon	27 Jan 2020
EL12.014	Matter 2 & 4 [572KB]	Cheadle Unite	27 Jan 2020
EL12.015	Matter 2 [82KB]	Knights	27 Jan 2020
EL12.015a	Matter 2 [497KB]	High Court Judgement	27 Jan 2020
EL12.016	Matter 2 [233KB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
EL12.017	Matter 3 [93KB]	Cheddleton Residents - Save Our Green Space	27 Jan 2020
EL12.018	Matter 3 [331KB]	Biddulph Town Council	27 Jan 2020
EL12.019	Matter 3 [69KB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
EL12.020	Matter 4 [92KB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
EL12.020a	Matter 4 Appendix B [7MB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
EL12.020b	Matter 4 Appendix 1 [82KB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
EL12.020c	Matter 4 Appendix 2 [731KB]	SMDC	27 Jan 2020
	Agendas for Hearing Sessions 4th & 5th February 2020
EL13.001	Session 1 Matter 1 Biddulph -safeguarded land & provision for housing [46KB]	Inspector	30 Jan 2020
EL13.002	Session 2 Matter 2 Housing Land Supply Update [48KB]	Inspector	30 Jan 2020
EL13.003	Session 3 Matter 3 Local Green Space (LGS) [37KB]	Inspector	30 Jan 2020
EL13.004	Session 4 Matter 4 Main Modifications & Examination Process [34KB]	Inspector	30 Jan 2020
	Information submitted after the February 2020 hearing sessions
EL14.001	Ox Pasture Footpath - Direction Decision [236KB]	Planning Inspectorate	7 Feb 2020
EL14.002	United Utilities letter re Biddulph Water Treatment Works [85KB]	United Utilities	7 Feb 2020
EL14.003	Post Hearing Advice Letter [67KB]	Inspector	27 Feb 2020
EL14.004	Council's response to Inspector's Post Hearing Advice letter [236KB]	Council	24 Mar 2020
	Inspector's Report
EL15.001	Erratum to Inspector's Report - paragraph 22 of the report incorrectly states that an allowance has been made for 100 dwellings per annum inside the Peak District National Park. In fact the allowance of 100 dwellings for the national park is for the whole of the Plan period as set out in paragraph 169 of the report. Staffs Moorlands LP Report [373KB]	Inspector	18 June 2020
EL15.002	Schedule of MMs - June 2020 [962KB] MM56 Appendix - Monitoring Indicators [117KB] MM59 Appendix - Neighbourhood Plan housing requirement [140KB]	Inspector	18 June 2020

	Submission Documents
1	Submission Publication
1.1	Submission Local Plan	Feb 2018
1.2	List of Proposed Additional Modifications to Submission Local Plan [1MB]	June 2018
1.3	Representations to Submission Local Plan - Respondent Order	June 2018
1.4	Representations to Submission Local Plan - Plan Order	June 2018
2	Preferred Options Consultation 2017
2.1	Preferred Options Local Plan	July 2017
2.2	Preferred Options Local Plan Summary document	July 2017
3	Preferred Options Sites and Boundaries Consultation 2016
3.1	Preferred Options Sites and Boundaries document [65MB]	Apr 2016
4	Sites Options Consultation 2015
4.1	Site Options document	Sept 2015
5	Consultation Statements
5.1	Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Consultation Statement 2016 (Preferred Options and Boundaries) and 2015 Site Options) Submission Version February 2018 [236KB] Appendix 1 [184KB] Appendix 2 [494KB] Appendix 3 [15MB] Appendix 4 [17MB]	Feb 2018
5.2	Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Consultation Analysis Report (Preferred Options) 2017 consultation Appendix 1 - Summary of Responses Appendix 2 - Policy Changes	Jan 2018
5.3	Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Consultation Analysis Report [586KB] Appendix 1 [3MB]	June 2018
5.4	Schedule of Omission Sites [144KB]	June 2018
6	Sustainability Appraisal
6.1	Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report [1MB]	Aug 2014
6.2	Initial Sustainability Appraisal Report [13MB]	Apr 2016
6.3	Draft Sustainability Appraisal Report Preferred Options Local Plan [18MB]	July 2017
6.4	SA Report Submission version Local Plan [23MB]	Feb 2018
6.5	Sustainability Appraisal Report Submission Version Local Plan [21MB]	June 2018
6.6	Consultation Analysis Report for Sustainability Appraisal [201KB]	May 2018
6.7	Consultation Analysis Report for SA Appendix 1: Summary of individual comments and responses [383KB]	May 2018
7	Habitats Regulations Assessment
7.1	Habitats Regulations Assessment Local Plan Preferred Options [4MB]	July 2017
7.2	Habitats Regulations Assessment Local Plan Submission version [13MB]	Feb 2018
7.3	Habitats Regulations Assessment Local Plan Submission version Addendum [259KB]	June 2018
8	Infrastructure Delivery Plan
8.1	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Infrastructure Delivery Plan Baseline Report [3MB]	July 2016
8.2	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Infrastructure Delivery Plan Final report [2MB]	Feb 2018
9	Duty to Cooperate Statement
9.1	Duty to Cooperate Statement	Feb 2018
9.2	Duty to Co-operate Statement [4MB]	June 2018
9.3	Final signed Statement of Common Ground between Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and Stafford Borough Council [6MB]	July 2018
10	Equalities Impact Assessment
10.1	Equalities Impact Assessment of Preferred Options Local Plan [574KB]	July 2017
10.2	Equalities Impact Assessment Submission Version	Feb 2018
10.3	Equalities Impact Assessment Submission Version [580KB]	June 2018
11	Self-Assessment Documents
11.1	Staffordshire Moorlands Local Plan Soundness Self-Assessment checklist [279KB]	June 2018
11.2	Staffordshire Moorlands Legal Compliance Checklist [210KB]	June 2018
12	Other Local Development Framework Documents
12.1	Local Development Scheme [264KB]	Feb 2018
12.2	Superseded Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) [2MB]	Dec 2014
12.3	Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) [1MB]	Apr 2016
12.4	Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2017-2018 [336KB]	2018
12.5	Local Development Scheme [331KB]	2012
12.6	Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2016-2017 [167KB]	2017
12.7	Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2015-2016 [133KB]	2016
12.8	Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) 2014-2015 [237KB]	2015
13	Supporting Topic Papers
13.1	Site Allocations Topic Paper Leek [8MB]	June 2018
13.2	Site Allocations Topic Paper Biddulph [10MB]	June 2018
13.3	Site Allocations Topic Paper Cheadle [6MB]	June 2018
13.4	Site Allocations Topic Paper Rural Areas [11MB]	June 2018
13.5	Policy & Strategy Topic Paper [8MB]	June 2018
	Supporting Evidence Base Documentation
14	Ecological Studies
14.1	Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study Introduction [2MB] Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study Biddulph [7MB]	July 2015
14.2	Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study Cheadle [5MB]	July 2015
14.3	Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study Leek [10MB]	July 2015
14.4	Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study All other settlements A-D [14MB]	July 2015
14.5	Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study All other settlements E-U [13MB]	July 2015
14.6	Extended Phase 1 Ecological Study All other settlements W-Z [8MB]	July 2015
14.7	Cornhill Leek Ecological Appraisal [10MB]	July 2017
14.8	Extended Phase 1 Habitat Surveys and Local Wildlife Site Assessments [10MB]	Aug 2017
14.9	Extended Phase 1 Habitat Surveys and Local Wildlife Site Assessments Updated [3MB]	Sept 2017
14.10	Main Ecological Study [9MB] Additional Cheadle Sites including Appendix 1 [1MB]	Jan 2010 May 2011
15	Climate Change Studies
15.1	CAMCO Staffordshire County Wide Renewable/Low Carbon Energy Study [6MB]	Sept 2010
15.2	Staffordshire Development - Specific Sustainable Energy Strategies - Worked Examples [1MB]	Aug 2010
15.3	District Climate Change Vulnerability Maps [3MB]	2012
15.4	Wind Energy Queries Briefing Note (CAMCO) [49KB]	2011
16	Design Studies
16.1	Staffordshire Moorlands Design Guide SPD [47MB]	Feb 2018
17	Employment Land Studies
17.1	Employment Land Study [413KB] Appendix A - Policy Appraisal [131KB] Appendix B - Cover & Figure List [19KB] Appendix C - Site Appraisal Proforma [175KB] Appendix D - Cover &Table List [17KB] Appendix E - Economic Profile [1MB] Appendix F - Business Survey Results [416KB] Appendix G - B-Use Employment Land Categories [28KB] Appendix H - Evaluation Matrices [23KB] Appendix H - Overall Table [18KB]	Aug 2006
17.2	Staffordshire Moorlands Employment Land Study 2026 Update [2MB]	Sept 2008
17.3	Employment Land Requirement Study [3MB]	July 2014
17.4	Updated Labour Supply Modelling [234KB]	Sept 2014
17.5	Employment Land Review Update [1MB]	Feb 2017
18	Gypsy & Traveller Needs Assessment
18.1	Gypsy & traveller Issues & Options consultation document [352KB]	Feb 2011
18.2	Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stafford Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment 2015 [1MB]	Oct 2015
19	Housing Land Supply Schedule
19.1a	5 year Land Supply [20KB]	Mar 2017
19.1b	5 year Land Supply [13KB]	Mar 2018
19.2a	Local Plan Housing Trajectory Data [19KB]	Mar 2017
19.2b	Local Plan Housing Trajectory Data [19KB]	Mar 2018
19.2c	Local Plan Housing Trajectory Chart [13KB]	Mar 2018
20	Other Housing Studies
20.1	Brownfield Sites Register [103KB]	Dec 2017
21	Infrastructure
21.1	Development Capacity Study Final Stage 1 Report [1MB] Stage 1 Report Appendix 1 [231KB] Development Capacity Study Final Stage 2 Report [551KB] Development Capacity Study Final Stage 3 Report [138KB]	Oct 2008 Oct 2008 Oct 2008 Mar 2009
21.2	Development Capacity Study Stage 1 Settlement appraisal [1MB]	Mar 2011
21.3	Development Capacity Study Stage 2 report Site appraisal [743KB]	Mar 2011
21.4	Development Capacity Study Stage 2 report- Site appraisal tables [562KB]	Mar 2011
21.5	Development Capacity Study Stage 2 report - Transport Infrastructure costs [6MB]	Feb 2010
21.6	Development Capacity Study Stage 3 report - Affordable housing policy [444KB]	Mar 2011
22	Landscape, Local Green Space, Heritage and Green Belt Studies
22.1	Landscape & Settlement Character Assessment [1MB]	Oct 2008
22.1a	LCSA Alton and Bagnall [3MB]	Oct 2008
22.1b	LCSA Biddulph and Biddulph Moor [8MB]	Oct 2008
22.1c	LCSA Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook and Brown Edge [4MB]	Oct 2008
22.1d	LCSA Caverswall Cookshill and Cheadle [8MB]	Oct 2008
22.1e	LCSA Cheddleton and Endon [6MB]	Oct 2008
22.1f	LCSA Ipstones and Kingsley [3MB]	Oct 2008
22.1g	LCSA Leek [8MB]	Oct 2008
22.1h	LCSA Oakamoor and Upper Tean [4MB]	Oct 2008
22.1i	LCSA Waterhouses and Werrington [4MB]	Oct 2008
22.1j	LCSA Wetley Rocks [1MB]	Oct 2008
22.2	Churnet Valley Landscape Character Assessment [7MB]	2011
22.2a	Churnet Valley Plans Dissected Sandstone Uplands [13MB]	2011
22.2b	Churnet Valley Plans Sandstone Highland Fringe and Settled Plateau Farmlands [16MB]	2011
22.2c	Churnet Valley Plans Ancient Slope and Farmlands [15MB]	2011
22.2d	Churnet Valley Plans Gritstone Highland Fringe [4MB]	2011
22.3	Historic Environment Character Assessment Staffordshire Moorlands 2010 with appendices 1 and 2 [15MB]	2010
22.3a	HEA SMDC Appendices 3 to 6 [17MB]	2010
22.3b	HEA SMDC Appendices 7 and 8 [7MB]	2010
22.4	Green Belt Review Study with Appendix A [18MB]	Nov 2015
22.4a	Green Belt Review Appendix B [2MB]	Nov 2015
22.4b	GBR Appendix C Bagnall to Blythe Bridge & Forsbrook [11MB]	Nov 2015
22.4c	GBR Appendix C Brown Edge to Cheadle [10MB]	Nov 2015
22.4d	GBR Appendix C Cheddleton to Kingsley [11MB]	Nov 2015
22.4e	GBR Appendix C Leek to Rushton Spencer [6MB]	Nov 2015
22.4f	GBR Appendix C Stockton Brook to Wetley Rocks [6MB]	Nov 2015
22.5	Landscape, Local Green Space and Heritage Impact Study [6MB]	Aug 2016
22.5a	Landscape, Local Green Space & Heritage Impact Study Maps Aug 2016 [5MB]	Aug 2016
22.6	Green Belt Review Study Additional Sites Assessment [4MB]	Sept 2016
22.7	Green Belt Review Additional Sites Assessment [1MB]	Apr 2017
22.8	Landscape, Local Green Space and Heritage Impact Study Assessment of Additional Sites [4MB]	Oct 2017
22.9	Landscape, Local Green Space and Heritage Impact Study - Review of Representations [2MB]	May 2018
22.10	Green Infrastructure Strategy [10MB]	May 2018
22.11	Conservation Area Appraisals
22.11a	Alton and Farley Conservation Area appraisal [14MB]	Feb 2008
22.11b	Bagnall Conservation Area appraisal [2MB]	Sept 2007
22.11c	Endon Conservation Area appraisal [2MB]	Feb 2008
22.11d	Horton Conservation Area appraisal [2MB]	Sept 2007
22.11e	Ipstones Conservation Area appraisal [2MB]	Sept 2007
22.11f	Oakamoor Conservation Area appraisal [2MB]	July 2016
22.11f1	Figure 1 Oakamoor Designations [4MB]	July 2016
22.11f2	Figure 2 Oakamoor industrial archaeology [3MB]	July 2016
22.11f3	Figure 3 Oakamoor Phase Plan [4MB]	July 2016
22.11f4	Figure 4 Oakamoor Spatial Analysis [5MB]	July 2016
22.11f5	Figure 5 Oakamoor Character Sub Areas [5MB]	July 2016
22.11g	Rudyard Conservation Area appraisal [3MB]	July 2016
22.11g1	Figure 1 Rudyard Designations North [4MB]	July 2016
22.11g2	Figure 1 Rudyard Designations South [6MB]	July 2016
22.11g3	Figure 2 Rudyard Phase Plan [5MB]	July 2016
22.11g4	Figure 3 Rudyard CRT boundary [3MB]	July 2016
22.11g5	Figure 4 Rudyard Spatial Analysis North [5MB]	July 2016
22.11g6	Figure 4 Rudyard Spatial Analysis South [6MB]	July 2016
22.11g7	Figure 5 Rudyard Sub Areas [6MB]	July 2016
22.11h	Cheadle Conservation Area appraisal [3MB]	July 2016
22.11i	Foxt Conservation Area appraisal [10MB]	Apr 2018
22.12	Planning for Landscape Change Staffordshire SPG [17MB]	2001
23	Open Space, Sports & Recreation Studies and Strategies
23.1	Open Space Update Report [900KB]	Aug 2017
23.2	Open Space Standards Paper [275KB]	Oct 2017
23.3	Playing Pitch Strategy & Action Plan [801KB]	Dec 2017
23.4	Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report [3MB]	Dec 2017
24	Plan and Site Viability Studies
24.1	Local Plan and Site Allocations Viability Study [3MB]	May 2018
25	Retail and Town Centre Studies
25.1	Retail Study Update Final Report [7MB]	Oct 2013
25.2	Retail Study Update Executive Summary [377KB]	Oct 2013
25.3	Retail Impact Thresholds Review [551KB]	Nov 2017
26	Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
26.1	SHLAA Stage 1,2 & 3 Summary [996KB]	July 2015
26.2	SHLAA large sites details - towns [2MB]	July 2015
26.3	SHLAA large sites details - rural areas [5MB]	July 2015
26.4	SHLAA large sites maps [14MB]	July 2015
27	Strategic Housing Market Assessments
27.1	SHMA [7MB]	June 2014
27.2	SHMA Update [968KB]	Aug 2014
27.3	SHMA Update following Sub-National Household Population projections [2MB]	July 2015
27.4	SHMA Update [2MB]	Jan 2016
27.5	SHMA Update [1MB]	Feb 2017
27.6	SHMA Update Appendix 2 [175KB]	Feb 2017
28	Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)
28.1	Level 1 SFRA Final Report [1MB] Fig B1 Potential Development Site Locations Overview [8MB] Fig B1a Potential Development Site Locations [8MB] Fig B1b Potential Development Site Locations [8MB] Fig B1c Potential Development Site Locations [9MB] Fig B1d Potential Development Site Locations [8MB] Fig B1e Potential Development Site Locations [7MB] Fig B1f Potential Development Site Locations [8MB] Fig B2 Topography [6MB] Fig B3 Surface Waterbodies [9MB] Fig B4 Sewer & Artificial Flood Events [8MB] Fig B5a Aquifer Designation Map - Bedrock Geology [8MB] Fig B5b Aquifer Designation Map - Superficial Deposits [8MB] Fig B6 Fluvial Flood Zone Overview [7MB] Fig B6a Fluvial Flood Zones [7MB] Fig B6b Fluvial Flood Zones [8MB] Fig B6c Fluvial Flood Zones [7MB] Fig B6d Fluvial Flood Zones [7MB] Fig B6e Fluvial Flood Zones [7MB] Fig B6f Fluvial Flood Zones [7MB] Fig B7 uFMfSW Overview [9MB] Fig B8 AStGWF [7MB] Fig B9 GW Vulnerability & SPZ [8MB] Fig B10 Sewer Flooding Incidents [8MB] Fig B11 Flood Warning & Alert Areas [8MB]	Oct 2015
29	Sustainable Community Strategy
29.1	Staffordshire Moorlands Sustainable Community Strategy 2007-2020 [143KB]	June 2008
29.2	Our County Our Vision- A Sustainable Community Strategy for Staffordshire 2008-2023 [2MB]	2008
30	Tourism Strategies
30.1	Staffordshire Moorlands Tourism Study [1MB]	2011
31	Transport Plans and Studies
31.1	North Staffordshire Connectivity Study [6MB]	2010
31.2	Churnet Valley Accessibility and Connectivity Study [3MB]	Jan 2011
31.3	Staffordshire Local Transport Plan [3MB]	2011
31.4	Staffordshire Moorlands District Integrated transport Strategy 2013-2031 [1MB]	2013
31.5	Churnet Valley Masterplan Transport Study [14MB]	July 2013
31.6	Transport Study Report Cheadle Town Centre [3MB]	Nov 2015
31.7	Transport Study Report Cheadle Town Centre Phase 2 [3MB]	Apr 2017
32	Other Development Plan Documents
32.1	Biddulph Town Centre Action Plan [469KB]	Feb 2007
32.2	Masterplan for Bolton Copperworks Froghall [7MB]	May 2011
32.3	Churnet Valley Masterplan SPD [17MB]	Mar 2014
32.4	Leek Town Centre Masterplan [8MB] Leek Town Centre Masterplan Additional Modifications [18KB]	Mar 2014 Mar 2014
32.5	Cheadle Town Centre Masterplan [7MB] Cheadle Town Centre Masterplan Additional Modifications [19KB]	Mar 2014 Mar 2014
32.6	Cornhill East Masterplan [7MB]	2016
32.7	Core Strategy [12MB]	Mar 2014
32.8	Proposals Map (district wide) [5MB] Proposals Map Key [504KB] Proposal Map Biddulph [1MB] Proposal Map Cheadle [3MB] Proposal Map Leek [4MB] Proposal Map Town Centre [3MB] Proposal Map Village Insets [17MB]	1998
32.9	Leekfrith Parish Neighbourhood Plan (Pre-submission consultation draft) [2MB]	Jan 2018
33	Committee
33.1	Council Assembly - Site Options 2015 Consultation [13MB]	15^th June 2015
33.2	Council Assembly - Preferred Options Sites & Boundaries Consultation 2016 [171KB] Appendix 1 - Larger Villages [1MB] Appendix 1 - Smaller Villages [926KB] Appendix 1 - Towns [1MB] Appendix 2 - Larger Villages [6MB] Appendix 2 - Smaller Villages [8MB] Appendix 2 - Towns [12MB] Appendix 3a [10MB] Appendix 3b [70KB] Appendix 4a [481KB] Appendix 4b [564KB] Appendix 4c [181KB]	13^th Apr 2016
33.3	Council Assembly - Housing and Employment Development Requirements [6MB]	8^th Mar 2017
33.4	Council Assembly - Preferred Options Consultation 2017 [153MB]	12^th July 2017
33.5	Council Assembly - Publication of Submission Version Local Plan [90MB]	13th Feb 2018
33.6	Cabinet - Accelerated Housing Delivery Programme [325KB]	24th Apr 2018
33.7	Council Assembly - Submission of Local Plan [40MB]	13th June 2018