You can use Public Access to view planning application or appeal details including plans, documents, decisions and key dates, as well as comment on current applications.
If you use Public Access, you agree to our terms and conditions found at the end of this page.
Public Access
If you require access to any documents that do not appear on Public Access from 2015 onwards, please contact planning@sstaffs.gov.uk and these can be made available online on request.
If you require copies of planning documents for applications pre 2015, these files can be sent to you electronically for a fee of £10.00 per application file. For further details on how to request documents and make a payment, please see our copy documents page.
Commenting on an application
Before you get in touch, please look at the application's plans and documents on Public Access.
Anyone can comment on a planning application that has not yet been decided.
The council can only take material considerations into account when making a decision.
For example:
- Local and National Policy
- Loss of light;
- Overlooking;
- Development density;
- Design;
- Traffic; or
- Harm to trees and/or wildlife.
We cannot take into account:
- Property values;
- Minor disruption during construction work;
- Technical construction details;
- Loss of views over land you don't own;
- The behaviour or character of anyone involved;
- Commercial competition; and
- Boundary disputes.
If you make comments after the consultation expiry date, we cannot guarantee that your comments will be taken into account when the application is determined.
Any correspondence will form part of the public planning file and will be published on the council's website, viewable to members of the general public.
Your name and comments will not be withheld unless requested in writing.
Comments may be redacted before they are published on the council's website to remove any personal or financial information or offensive comments.
