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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
21 - 23, CANNOCK EX SERVICEMENS CLUB, Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0HG
Received 3 Sept 2026Park Lodge, Holy Hill Road, Cannock Wood, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS15 4SD
Received 1 Jul 202565, New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HW
Received 16 Nov 202353 Lea Hall Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1HX
Received 5 May 2026ALDI STORE, Aldi, Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0HP
Received 10 Mar 202565-67, Lodge Road, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1HR
Received 9 Jun 2025Site of Proposed Lidl Foodstore, Bound B, Land at Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received 24 Apr 202684 Mosswood Street, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 0AU
Received 28 Jun 202414 Alpine Drive, Littleworth, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2NL
Received 13 Feb 2025NTQ Proposed telecommunications installation, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Received 31 Mar 2025243, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 2DP
Received 28 Mar 202475, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HQ
Received 25 Nov 202426, Rugeley Road, Hazelslade, Cannock, WS12 0PQ
Received 24 Apr 202532 Church Street, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2AH
Received 29 Feb 2024Trinity Church, Station Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4DH
Received 18 Dec 202547, CORAL, St Johns Road, Cannock, WS11 0AL
Received 19 Feb 202661, John Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5HP
Received 18 Sept 20245, THE BED SHOP, Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0HG
Received 2 Jun 2026Land adj 128, Old Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HY
Received 1 Dec 20231A, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2DP
Received 15 Apr 202521, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HG
Received 7 Mar 202471, Dartmouth Road, Cannock, WS11 1HD
Received 8 Jul 2025150, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HL
Received 8 May 2024DEUTZ AG UK BRANCH UNIT 3, Willow Park, Burdock Close, Hawks Green, Cannock, WS11 7FQ
Received 3 Mar 2026Records 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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