Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

In summer 2017 the Churnet Valley Railway was grateful to receive a grant of £22,000 from Staffordshire Moorlands Partnership Board (SMPB) that assisted in covering the planning fees and associated environmental studies and surveys for a rail re-instatement. In February 2018, the CVR, in collaboration with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, submitted a brand-new planning application, which subsequently received Outline Planning Permission in May 2018.