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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
56, Norton East Road, Norton Canes, Canncok, Staffordshire, WS11 9RS
Received 14 Feb 202559, Flat 1, Horse Fair, Rugeley, WS15 2EJ
Received 10 Oct 202559, Flat 1, Horse Fair, Rugeley, WS15 2EJ
Received 15 Jul 20264, Brindley Crescent, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4DS
Received 12 Oct 202322, Sankey Road, Cannock, WS11 6DT
Received 11 Jan 202437, Holly Street, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, WS11 5RU
Received 16 Jan 20244 Oaktree Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1AJ
Received 7 Jul 202525 Abbots Walk, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1JB
Received 20 Mar 2024Unit 36, Riverside, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2YR
Received 1 May 202498 Coppice Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1NH
Received 12 Mar 2024243, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 2DP
Received 20 Feb 202591, Norton East Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9RR
Received 19 May 2026Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, Mill Street, CANNOCK, WS11 0DR
Received 22 May 2026Former Radtec, Hawks Green Lane, Cannock, WS117LH
Received 13 Apr 202631, Hayfield Hill, Cannock Wood, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS15 4RP
Received 28 Jul 2025Standwell, Kingsley Wood Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UG
Received 5 Aug 202410, The Meadows, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1JH
Received 9 Jun 202677, Gorsemoor Road, Cannock, WS12 3HW
Received 30 Jul 202432, James Street, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, WS11 5HU
Received 13 Nov 2024HOMEBASE, Unit 1, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 12 Aug 20252, Chase Heights, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4QX
Received 2 Jul 2024Poplars Landfill Site, Lichfield Road, CANNOCK, WS11 8NQ
Received 16 Oct 202497, ROSE COTTAGE PREMIER NEWS AND BOOZE, Broadhurst Green, Pye Green, Cannock, WS12 4LF
Received 13 Feb 2026Moors Gorse, Crossing Cottage, Marquis Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS15 2UZ
Received 21 Aug 2023Records 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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