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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57, Sandy Lane, Cannock, WS11 1RN
Received 6 Mar 2025147, Rugeley Road, Hazelslade, Cannock, WS12 0PG
Received 23 Jun 202634, Gorsemoor Road, Cannock, WS12 3TG
Received 24 Mar 202621, John Street, Wimblebury, Cannock, WS12 0FT
Received 7 Oct 202598, Green Heath Road, Green Heath, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4AU
Received 21 Apr 2026Aldi, Power Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2WD
Received 30 Jun 202534 Old Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1HX
Received 12 Oct 2023Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1PL
Received 10 Oct 202537, Sandy Lane, Cannock, WS11 1RN
Received 20 Mar 202440, Stafford Lane, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 1LE
Received 21 Mar 202462 Station Road, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4DL
Received 14 May 2025Sheepwash Row, Slitting Mill Road, Slitting Mill, Rugeley, WS15 2UX
Received 4 Mar 20268, Flat 3, Chapel Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HE
Received 11 Aug 2026123, ROKHOLT MANOR, New Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HN
Received 13 Jul 2026167, Belt Road, Cannock, WS12 4JB
Received 23 Apr 202610, Guy Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4FT
Received 17 Feb 202569a, Moreton Street, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 5HN
Received 10 Apr 2024Telephone Exchange Next to Heath Hayes, Bt Telephone Exchange, Newlands Lane, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HH
Received 21 Jul 202579, High Green, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 18N
Received 4 Dec 2024CHASE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Convent Close, Cannock, WS11 0UR
Received 26 Jun 2026108 Hatherton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1HH
Received 14 Jul 2025Cannock Chase Enterprise Centre, Walkers Rise, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0QU
Received 20 Feb 2026156, Bevan Lee Road, West Chadsmoor, CANNOCK, WS11 4PT
Received 13 Jun 202534, Chapel Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HE
Received 31 Oct 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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