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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, Mill Street, CANNOCK, WS11 0DR
Received 7 Aug 20241, Woodcote House, Shirewood, Cannock, WS11 1RA
Received 6 May 20256 Fairmount Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 0DZ
Received 29 May 2025Heath Hayes Park , Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 2EE
Received 18 Nov 202591, Brereton Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1DP
Received 11 Dec 2024168 Allport Street, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1JZ
Received 7 Nov 202398, Main Road, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1DY
Received 29 Aug 202420 Brooke Road, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4HH
Received 10 Jun 20243A, Victoria Shopping Centre, Hednesford, WS12 1BT
Received 27 Aug 20251 Rishworth Avenue, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2ER
Received 5 Aug 2025GORSEMOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL, Gorsemoor Road, Cannock, WS12 3TG
Received 9 Apr 20264, Spinney Close, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 9TS
Received 28 Aug 2025208 Bond Way, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4SL
Received 6 Dec 2024Land to rear of no.6 Mill Street, Cannock, WS11 0DL
Received 3 Apr 2025Former Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Armitage, RUGELEY
Received 19 May 202581, Old Eaton Road, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2HA
Received 25 Jun 2024Lakeside Plaza, Walkmill Lane, Cannock
Received 23 Jul 202510, The Meadows, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1JH
Received 24 Feb 2025Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 30 May 202557, Sandy Lane, Cannock, WS11 1RN
Received 6 Dec 2023Cadet Training Centre, Cannock Chase, Rugeley, WS15 2UG
Received 15 Jan 202456 View Street, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4JQ
Received 13 Jan 202565 Lower Birches Way, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1GA
Received 17 Oct 202492, Cartwright Way, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 0LS
Received 8 Dec 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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