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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
387, The Bridge Inn, Cannock Road, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5TD
Received 3 Jun 2024SYSTEM DESIGN CONTROLS LIMITED, Unit 1, BENNICK TRADING ESTATE, Union Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, WS11 0BP
Received 12 Feb 202432 Stag Crescent, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9RQ
Received 5 Feb 2026Chaseview Primary School, Hilary Crest, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1NE
Received 3 Jul 2025Former Rugeley Power Station, Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 27 Feb 2025Church Street, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1DE
Received 17 Dec 202524B, Stafford Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 2EH
Received 6 Nov 2023Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1PL
Received 4 Sept 2026Land at Rawnsley Road, Cannock
Received 20 Oct 202347, Flat, Mill Street, Cannock, WS11 0DR
Received 29 Aug 202526 Hardie Avenue, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1NU
Received 27 Nov 202351 Broadhurst Green, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4LA
Received 12 Sept 202469, High Green, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BN
Received 16 May 202561, John Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5HP
Received 18 Jun 20261 Carlton Close, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 3TF
Received 22 May 2025McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands, Eastern Way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 16 Dec 202549B, Horse Fair, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2EJ
Received 15 Feb 20247, Holly Hill Road, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RE
Received 4 Jun 202593, Albert Street, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JD
Received 30 Mar 202610 Shop 2, Upper Brook Street, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2DN
Received 14 Feb 2024Algeco, Delta Way, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0BE
Received 24 Oct 202312, Florence Street, Green Heath, Cannock, WS12 4BA
Received 10 Jul 2024Site of Proposed lidl Foodstore, Bound B, Land at Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received 3 Jun 2026243, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 2DP
Received 24 Jan 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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