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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land off Cornhill, Cannock, WS11 4NW
Received 15 Oct 2024222, Miners Way, Hednesford, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 4WL
Received 15 Mar 202412, Meadow Way, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3YQ
Received 7 Jan 2026145, Greenheath Road, Cannock, WS12 4AU
Received 2 Feb 2026Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy, Avon Road, Cannock, WS11 1LH
Received 30 Jan 202598 -100, Princess Street, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, WS11 5JT
Received 30 Apr 202522 Sunrise Hill, West Hill, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4AL
Received 9 Jul 2024Former Rugley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 2 Jul 202538 Platt Street, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5TG
Received 20 Jan 202628 Surrey Close, Rumer Hill, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 8UF
Received 21 Jul 202516, High Meadow, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RJ
Received 25 Sept 2024Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Rugeley
Received 17 Aug 2026Play Area, Heather Road, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordhsire, WS12 4EX
Received 27 Aug 202616, Kingswood Drive, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9TR
Received 25 Feb 202528, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HG
Received 28 Nov 2024129, Keepers Lodge, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AL
Received 27 Nov 202426, Post Office Lane, Slitting Mill, RUGELEY, WS15 2UP
Received 23 Feb 202646, CROSS KEYS FARM, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 2DN
Received 11 Apr 2025Tower Garage, Brindley Road, Pye Green, Cannock, WS12 4LL
Received 22 Jan 20262, Norton Springs, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9TX
Received 30 Apr 202419, Raven Close, Littleworth, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 2LS
Received 8 Jul 202595, Rugeley Road, Hazelslade, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0PG
Received 14 Feb 2024Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley, WS15 1PR
Received 15 Nov 2024Brereton Social Club, Armitage Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1ED
Received 12 Mar 2026Records 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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