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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Thurlmere, 2, Stanley Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4AX
Received 8 Aug 202445 Greenwood Park, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4DQ
Received 26 Jan 202460 Chasewater Way, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9TU
Received 7 Sept 20268, Church Street, Chadsmoor, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 5DZ
Received 4 Dec 2023105, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1DF
Received 10 Apr 202654, Ashtree Bank, Rugeley, WS15 1HN
Received 15 Oct 2025Finning Limited, Watling Street, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1SL
Received 5 Nov 202568 Sandy Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2LF
Received 29 Nov 2023Cley Road, Kingswood Lakeside Employment Park, Cannock, WS11 8AA
Received 23 Oct 202471, THE VILLAGE STORE, Rugeley Road, Hazelslade, Cannock, WS12 1AS
Received 23 Feb 2024184 Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 4AH
Received 11 May 2026Poplars landfill site Anaerobic Digestion Facility, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 8NQ
Received 27 Mar 202435, Brownhills Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SD
Received 17 Mar 202629, Poplar Lane, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1NQ
Received 2 Jan 2025236 Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 3DZ
Received 11 Mar 2024land adjacent to 19, Wyvern Grove, Hednesford, Cannock, WS124JW
Received 17 Dec 2025Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Street, Rugeley
Received 10 Oct 2025143, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 2DW
Received 1 Jun 202634, Church Vale, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9PJ
Received 31 Oct 2023The Timber Yard, Power Station Road, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2HS
Received 25 Jun 2024Site of the former Globe Inn, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 5LZ
Received 12 May 2026Unit 1, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 4 Feb 202690 Old Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1HY
Received 14 Feb 2025123, New Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HN
Received 26 Feb 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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