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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
100, Green Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2RP
Received 15 Aug 202480, Mcghie Street, West Hill, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 4AW
Received 13 Aug 2025North of Power Station Road Roundabout, Land at the Junction of Power Station Road and the A51, Rugeley
Received 24 Apr 2026Former Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Armitage, Rugeley
Received 24 Apr 2025Towers Business Park, ultra Electronics Pmes, Wheelhouse Road, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 1UZ
Received 2 Sept 202441, Marlyn Rest Home, Cannock Road, Chadsmoor, Cannock, WS11 5BU
Received 20 Oct 2025Unit 1, Cannock Motor Village, Chaseside Drive, Hednesford, Cannock, WS11 7EZ
Received 4 Oct 202312 Ravenhill Terrace, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1BS
Received 7 Dec 202361, New Penkridge Road, Cannock, WS11 1HW
Received 28 Feb 2024Units 2 and 3, Cannock Wood Industrial Estate, Cannock Wood Street, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 0PL
Received 17 Jan 20241 Lock Keepers Close, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9UN
Received 13 May 2026Taylors Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2AA
Received 21 Aug 202635, Rowan Road, Cannock, WS11 1JJ
Received 16 Jun 202568, Sandy Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2LF
Received 14 May 2024Poplars Landfill Site, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 8NQ
Received 9 Jul 20242, Rokholt Crescent, Cannock, WS11 1HS
Received 5 Mar 2026114 Bond Way, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4SN
Received 28 Nov 202360, Hayfield Hill, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RS
Received 4 Mar 202527, THE PLAZA, Horse Fair, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2EJ
Received 5 Aug 2024446 Littleworth Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 1JB
Received 21 Nov 202362, Lower Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1NB
Received 23 Aug 20243, Ferncombe Drive, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2XB
Received 4 Sept 2025Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Rugeley
Received 8 Jan 2026Hemlocks Farm, Hawks Green Lane, Hawks Green, Cannock, WS11 7LP
Received 7 Jan 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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