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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
181, Hednesford Road, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 9RU
Received 4 Dec 2025COMET, Unit 4, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 16 Jan 2026CHASE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, Convent Close, Cannock, WS11 0UR
Received 5 Aug 202641, Wolseley Road, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2QJ
Received 19 Apr 2024155 Cannock Road, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5DA
Received 22 Apr 202684, Adams Way, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4WJ
Received 25 Jul 202444, Sankey Road, Blackfords, Cannock, WS11 6DT
Received 5 Feb 20245 Greenfields, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1JY
Received 11 May 2026Brereton Social Club, Armitage Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1ED
Received 8 Apr 202418, Wilcox Avenue, Green Heath, Cannock, WS12 4BX
Received 17 Aug 20235 Keys Park Road, Littleworth, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2GW
Received 27 Nov 2024171, RUGELEY SERVICE STATION, Main Road, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1DX
Received 8 Sept 2026Tower Garage, Brindley Road, Pye Green, Cannock, WS12 4LL
Received 7 Jan 202619, Anson Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BA
Received 5 May 202622, Leamington Close, Cannock, WS11 1PW
Received 16 Oct 202326, Cleeton Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HB
Received 19 Oct 202310, Shirehall Place, Hawks Green, Cannock, WS11 7YD
Received 17 Apr 20266, St Edwards Green, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 1LW
Received 14 Aug 2024the Timber Yard, Power Station Road, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2HS
Received 9 Oct 2023High Oak Cottage, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UA
Received 11 Mar 20269, Brereton Fields Cottage, Gorse Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1BD
Received 12 Oct 2023Former Rugeley Power Station, Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley
Received 9 Mar 202634, Wood Lane, LITTLEWORTH, CANNOCK, WS12 1BN
Received 28 Sept 2026192, Rooms Above, Walsall Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 0JL
Received 2 Jun 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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