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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.
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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
39, Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9RF
Received 28 Aug 20252, HillSide Close, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1JF
Received 25 Feb 2025Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 20 Oct 2025Land at Rawnsley Road, Cannock
Received 12 Sept 2024Land adj 128, Old Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HY
Received 5 Aug 202454, Old Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HX
Received 14 Aug 202637, Holly Street, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, WS11 5RU
Received 22 Jun 2026130 Green Heath Road, Green Heath, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4AU
Received 18 Jan 2024Saredon Quarry, Saredon Road, Little Saredon, WV10 7LF
Received 12 Jan 2026Land to rear of no.6 Mill Street, Cannock, WS11 0DL
Received 12 May 20257, Holly Hill Road, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RE
Received 16 Oct 20245, Ferndell Close, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HR
Received 5 Jan 202413, Asquith Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7GG
Received 25 Aug 2026North of Power Station Road Roundabout, Land at the Junction of Power Station Road and the A51, Rugeley
Received 3 Jun 2026Land adjacent to BT Pye Green Radio Station, Broadhurst Green, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4LL
Received 10 Jan 202453 - 55, PELOTON CYCLES, Horse Fair, Rugeley, WS15 2EJ
Received 1 Jul 202552, Watkiss Drive, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2PN
Received 12 Jun 2024133, Hatherton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HH
Received 4 Feb 2026Sherwood, Kinglsey Wood Road, Brindley Heath, Cannock Chase, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UF
Received 26 Aug 202530 Rochester Way, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 3YH
Received 12 Feb 20262, Penk Drive North, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2XY
Received 10 May 202426, Market Hall Street, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1EB
Received 25 Oct 202438 Cemetery Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5QH
Received 19 Oct 2023Plant Hire, Watling Street, Norton Canes, Norton Canes, WS8 7JT
Received 19 Dec 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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