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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Martindale Trading Estate, Kingscroft Concrete & Grab Hire Ltd, Martindale, Hawks Green, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7XN
Received 12 Feb 2024McArthurGlen Design Outlet West Midlands, Eastern Way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 21 Aug 202549 & 49B, Horse Fair, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2EJ
Received 22 Dec 2023Taylors Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2AA
Received 5 Nov 20241, Boston Close, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire
Received 17 May 2024135 Norton East Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9RR
Received 13 Aug 2025Land off Norton Hall Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock
Received 18 Dec 20231, Ardgay Drive, Pye Green, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 4SE
Received 8 Jan 202528, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HG
Received 10 Mar 202538 Cemetery Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5QH
Received 2 Oct 202315 Oaks Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1ET
Received 7 Aug 202410, Guy Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4FT
Received 11 Sept 20246 26-28, Queen's Court, Wolverhampton Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1AH
Received 27 Mar 2024185 Gorsemoor Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 3HR
Received 27 Aug 2024324, Cannock Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5TB
Received 27 Jun 202534, Norton Terrace, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9RY
Received 14 Oct 2025Motor Components Uttoxeter Limited, Sheep Fair, RUGELEY, WS15 2AT
Received 11 Mar 2025298, Huntington Terrace Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5HX
Received 27 Aug 202431, Broadhurst Green, Pye Green, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 4LA
Received 1 Dec 2025HEDGEFORD LODGE JD WETHERSPOON (Formerly Anglesey Hotel), Market Street, Hednesford, WS12 1DL
Received 29 Jan 20255 Chopin Close, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 7XD
Received 9 Jan 202427, Garden Drive, Rugeley, WS15 1BX
Received 27 Nov 202329, Leasowe Road, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1EY
Received 11 Oct 2024Land to rear of no. 6, Mill Street, Cannock, WS11 0DL
Received 27 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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