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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Bungalow, Lime Lane, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 5AL
Received 22 Jan 202410 Gowland Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1TG
Received 24 Apr 20261, Fairmount Drive, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 0DZ
Received 8 Jan 2025The Towers, Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 1LX
Received 31 May 2024104, Adams Way, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4WJ
Received 3 Oct 202527 Finches Hill, Etchinghill, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2TN
Received 23 May 2024221 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1AX
Received 11 Oct 2023Former Aelfgar School, Church Street, Rugeley
Received 26 Feb 202421 and 21A, Max Spielmann, Lower Brook Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BZ
Received 30 Jul 202511, Jeffery Close, Rugeley, WS15 2NQ
Received 7 Dec 202371, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1DQ
Received 20 Oct 2025Taylors Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2AA
Received 10 Dec 2024Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3TE
Received 20 May 2025Cannock Shopping Centre, Market Hall Street, Cannock, WS11 1WS
Received 13 Apr 2026322-324, Cannock Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5TB
Received 5 Feb 20266, Greenfields, Cannock, WS11 1JY
Received 31 Aug 2026Petrol Filling Station, Woseley Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2QH
Received 27 Nov 2024Cannock Shopping Centre, Market Hall Street, Cannock, WS11 1WS
Received 17 Jun 202546, Levett Grange, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2FB
Received 14 May 20263, Buckland Close, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3TL
Received 18 Mar 20248, Oak Hill Road, Cannock, WS11 6NB
Received 14 Oct 202533, Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2QJ
Received 22 Jan 2026115, Walsall Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9QX
Received 10 Dec 2025155, Walsall Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9QX
Received 5 Sept 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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