Planning permission granted for morgue

Planning permission has been granted to convert a derelict historic morgue within the former St Edward’s Hospital estate in Cheddleton into a single holiday let cottage. 

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council approved the change of use and associated listed building consent, allowing the long-vacant building at St Edward’s Park to be brought back into use after years of dereliction and repeated failed planning attempts. 

The morgue dates back to the late 19th century and formed part of the original North Staffordshire Asylum, later St Edward’s Hospital, designed by London architects Giles, Gough and Trollope.