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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
62, Etching Hill Road, Etchinghill, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2LW
Received 23 Apr 202536 Langholm Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2EZ
Received 31 Mar 2025Co-Op Food, Pye Green Road, Noble Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RW
Received 13 Nov 202528 Coalpit Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1EN
Received 3 Jul 20241, Jubilee Cottages, Rumer Hill Road, Cannock, WS11 8EY
Received 15 Feb 2024Land at Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received 26 Mar 2025DOVE VALLEY TIMBER & FENCING SUPPLIES LTD, THE TIMBER YARD, Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 2HS
Received 15 Dec 2023Play Area, Heather Road, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordhsire, WS12 4EX
Received 4 Aug 2026192, Walsall Road, Cannock, WS11 0JL
Received 7 Jul 2025291 Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5RJ
Received 30 Jan 202437, AVONDALE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE, Anson Street, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2BA
Received 25 Sept 2026Land off Avon & Hunter Road, Cannock
Received 20 Mar 20243, Oakley Copse, Slitting Mill, Rugeley, WS15 2WG
Received 19 May 2026Stonehouse Barn, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Received 25 Aug 202526, Poplar Street, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9SG
Received 11 Mar 202424, Kilmorie Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HZ
Received 4 Dec 202315, Songthrush Way, Norton Canes, WS11 9AH
Received 17 Jun 2026The site comprises of a triangular field, Land at Rawnsley Road, Cannock
Received 15 Dec 202311 Cottage Close, Littleworth, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1BS
Received 31 Jul 202536, Holyoake Place, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2NP
Received 12 Nov 2024Former Radtec, Hawks Green Lane, Cannock, WS117LH
Received 13 Apr 202639, Rugeley Road, Hazelslade, Cannock, WS12 0PH
Received 4 Sept 2024Warehouse and Shed Unit, Delta Way, Cannock
Received 4 Dec 202352 Watkiss Drive, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2PN
Received 8 Jun 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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