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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cannock Chase District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Aug 2023 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Standwell, Kingsley Wood Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UG
Received 27 Nov 20242, Langdale Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1QW
Received 9 May 202515, Post Office Lane, Slitting Mill, Rugeley, WS15 2UP
Received 13 Feb 2026206, Cannock Road, Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 3HF
Received 10 Jul 2025173, PETER ROSA RETAIL CENTRE, Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0JH
Received 24 Feb 2026108 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1AS
Received 8 Dec 20239, Bradwell Lane, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RW
Received 22 Jun 202671, Old Penkridge Road, CANNOCK, WS11 1HY
Received 18 Jan 202417 Haymaker Way, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 0FU
Received 9 Jan 202417 Rydal Close, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4RP
Received 14 Sept 202612, Callaghan Grove, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7GX
Received 11 Jun 2024Cannock Park Pavilion, Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 4AF
Received 10 Nov 2025Golds Garages Ltd, Cannock Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HQ
Received 11 Nov 2024Etching Hill CE (Vc) Primary School, Penk Drive North, RUGELEY, WS15 2XY
Received 30 Apr 2024Staffordshire County Council, No.1 Staffordshire Place (3rd Floor), Stafford, ST162LP
Received 20 Feb 2025126, Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2ET
Received 11 Feb 2025The Former Globe Inn, East Cannock Road, Cannock, Hednesford, WS12 1LZ
Received 25 Jun 202642, Benion Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JN
Received 15 Jun 20262 , Market Place, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BT
Received 26 Jan 2026Land at Centenery Close, Cannock, WS12 2AA
Received 17 Apr 20266A, Gorsey Lane, Cannock, WS11 1EY
Received 29 Apr 202417, Cleeton Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2HB
Received 20 Jun 2024Tesco Superstore, Power Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2HS
Received 26 Dec 20244 Hagley Drive, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2AN
Received 24 Apr 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cannock Chase District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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