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No crossing plans submitted as Stone FoodCoop opening remains on hold
No plans have been submitted for a required crossing as councils confirm outstanding conditions prevent Stone's new FoodCoop from opening.
Author: Jon Cook
4th November, 2026
planning
New planning rules change who decides applications affecting Stone
New national planning rules change which developments in Stone can go before councillors. Here's what has changed and how residents…
Author: Jon Cook3rd November, 2026Residents raise flooding and infrastructure concerns over plans for up to 870 homes in Stone
Residents raised concerns over flooding and local services at a Stone meeting about three planning applications proposing up to 870…
Author: Jonathan Sutton, Local Democracy Reporter
20th October, 2026Staffordshire councillors approve planning changes despite opposition
Staffordshire councillors have approved mandatory changes to planning decision rules despite continuing concerns about local democratic oversight.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
13th October, 2026Full planning application submitted for Lidl store near Aston Roundabout
Lidl has submitted a full planning application for its proposed Stone supermarket near Aston Roundabout, including a new A51 access…
Author: Jon Cook
12th October, 2026Plans submitted for 22 homes on Green Belt land in Yarnfield
Plans have been submitted for 22 homes off Yarnfield Lane in Yarnfield, with residents raising concerns about traffic, flooding and…
Author: Jon Cook
5th October, 2026Plans for up to 72 homes on edge of Barlaston rejected
Plans to build more than 70 new homes on land on the edge of Barlaston have been rejected by councillors.…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
2nd October, 2026Staffordshire councillors raise democracy concerns over planning changes
Staffordshire councillors have refused to endorse constitution changes ahead of new national rules governing planning decisions.
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter30th September, 2026Marlborough Road housing plan cut to 120 homes as councillors raise concerns
Taylor Wimpey has cut its Marlborough Road proposal from 140 to 120 homes, with Stone councillors again raising concerns over…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
3rd September, 2026More than a dozen objections lodged against 70 home Green Belt plan north of Stone
More than a dozen residents have objected to plans for up to 70 homes on Green Belt land between Stone…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
3rd September, 2026Lidl takes next planning step for proposed Stone store
Lidl has taken another step towards its proposed Stone supermarket, with an environmental screening request submitted for the Forge Farm…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
2nd September, 2026Plans submitted for up to 70 homes on Green Belt land north of Stone
Plans for up to 70 homes, including 35 affordable properties, have been submitted for Green Belt land between the A34…
Author: Jon Cook
7th August, 2026Plans submitted for 38 affordable homes on Green Belt land at Yarnfield Park
Plans have been submitted for 38 affordable homes on previously developed land within the Green Belt at Yarnfield Park in…
Author: Jon Cook
20th July, 2026How residents can have their say on new developments in Stone
New developments in Stone can attract a lot of attention before a planning application is even submitted. That could mean…
Author: Jon Cook
3rd July, 2026Former nursing home near Stone could be demolished for up to nine homes
A former nursing home near Stone could be demolished under plans for up to nine homes at Foxearths, Fulford Road,…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
2nd July, 2026Greenfield and Green Belt are not the same thing
Two phrases often appear in housing debates, greenfield and Green Belt. They sound similar, and they are sometimes used as…
Author: Jon Cook
1st July, 2026
