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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
13, SUTTON AND WILKINSON ARCHITECTS, Victoria House, New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HW
Received 8 Jan 2026134, Hatherton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HH
Received 29 Oct 2025Sweet Chestnut, 128, Chaseley Road, Rugeley,
Received 17 Jan 2025387, The Bridge Inn, Cannock Road, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5TD
Received 19 Dec 202326 Curlew Hill, Blackfords, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 6EQ
Received 25 Mar 2024Woodland Cottage, Chestall Park, Cannock Wood, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 4RD
Received 9 Jan 202513, Bradford Street, Cannock, WS11 5TQ
Received 25 Jan 2024Herons Nest, Lichfield Street, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2EH
Received 4 Apr 2024Land off Norton Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9AA
Received 17 Nov 202315, Post Office Lane, Slitting Mill, Rugeley, WS15 2UP
Received 20 Mar 20251-7, Park Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1JN
Received 24 Apr 202483, Dartmouth Avenue, Cannock, WS11 1EQ
Received 12 Mar 202556 Milton Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 4PJ
Received 17 Dec 2025Tower Garage, Brindley Road, Pye Green, Cannock, WS12 4LL
Received 14 Oct 2024Land off Norton Hall Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9AA
Received 17 Nov 20232, Albion Street, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2BY
Received 29 Jul 20244, Daffodil Walk, Etchinghill, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2PF
Received 12 Jul 20249, Orchard Avenue, Cannock, WS11 1JD
Received 20 Feb 2026Durapipe Site 3, Walsall Road, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 9NS
Received 18 Jul 2024Land at Civic Centre Rear Car Park, Cannock, WS11 5XY
Received 20 May 2025302 Longford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1NF
Received 14 Nov 202416, Fisher Street, Pye Green, Cannock, WS12 4JZ
Received 2 Oct 2024108, Johnson Road, Cannock, WS11 4BB
Received 9 Dec 2024FORMERLY HARRISON ENGINEERING NORWICH LIMITED, Unit 5, BENNICK TRADING ESTATE, Broad Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, WS11 0BQ
Received 18 Mar 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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