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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1, Greenfields, Cannock, WS11 1JY
Received 6 Feb 20263A, Victoria Shopping Centre, Hednesford, WS12 1BT
Received 7 Oct 2025Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 21 Aug 2025HERON COURT, Heron Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DZ
Received 20 Oct 2025former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley, WS15 1PR
Received 28 Jul 2026Land at the corner of Avon Road & Hunter Road, Cannock
Received 3 Nov 2023HEDNESFORD TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB LTD, KEYS PARK, Keys Park Road, Littleworth, Cannock, WS12 2DZ
Received 19 Sept 202416, Pheasant Way, Cannock, WS11 7LB
Received 26 Jul 2024Mount Pleasant, Chapel Lane, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4SE
Received 10 Sept 2026The Hart School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Received 5 Aug 20252, Shoal Hill Close, Cannock, WS11 1TW
Received 23 Feb 202416, Shelley Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JX
Received 22 Sept 2025Finning Limited, Watling Street, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1SL
Received 25 Nov 202517, Church Lane, Etchinghill, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2TH
Received 5 Jun 2025National Sortation Centre, Blakeney Way, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 8LD
Received 8 Jan 2026Co-Op Food, Pye Green Road, Noble Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RW
Received 30 Apr 2025Penny Bank Court, Anson Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BB
Received 26 Feb 2025247, Land at Farm Garage Petrol Station, Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS12 3TE
Received 7 Jan 2026McArthurGlen Design Outlet West Midlands, Eastern way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 23 Nov 202364 Lower Road, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1NB
Received 25 Mar 2026Key Park, Keys Park Road, Littleworth, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 2DZ
Received 20 Nov 2025206, Cannock Road, Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 3HF
Received 5 Dec 20256, Mill Street, Cannock
Received 12 Aug 2026Ridings Park, Eastern Way, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7FJ
Received 27 Mar 2025Records 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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