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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Langdale Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1QW
Received 19 Sept 2024Unit 1, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 14 Jan 2026St Lukes Ce Primary School, New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HN
Received 21 Jan 202682 Birch Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1EJ
Received 7 Mar 2025The White House, High Green, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1BE
Received 17 Jul 20241, Nationwide Building Society, Market Place, Cannock, WS11 1BT
Received 19 Oct 2023Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 16 Apr 2025McArthur Glen Designer Outlet West Midlands, Eastern Way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 11 Nov 202533, School Crescent, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SJ
Received 2 Feb 202614, West Butts Road, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2LS
Received 5 Feb 20262 Bromley Close, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4QY
Received 7 Mar 2024145, Mount Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4BY
Received 15 Dec 202570, Lloyd Street, Cannock, WS11 1HE
Received 30 Oct 2023121, New Penkridge Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1HN
Received 5 Nov 202523 Pool Avenue, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9QD
Received 19 Mar 2026The Former Globe Inn, The Globe Site, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1LZ
Received 14 Aug 20265 Gainsbrook Crescent, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9TN
Received 16 Aug 202431, Hayfield Hill, Cannock Wood, Rugeley, WS15 4RP
Received 8 Apr 2025Chaseley House, 4, Shirewood, Cannock, WS11 1RA
Received 30 Jan 202425 Adelaide Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2GP
Received 2 Jul 2025Cairn Doon, Buds Road, Cannock Wood, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 4NB
Received 29 Apr 20269 Waveney Grove, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1NL
Received 26 Mar 202546, Miners Way, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4WH
Received 31 Jul 202594 Wellington Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1PX
Received 11 Jun 2024Records 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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