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Cannock Chase District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cannock Chase District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,151Searchable applications
117Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 994 approved or refused records
106Refused applications
888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & BuildingContact planning Contacting Building Control | Cannock Chase District CouncilLocal plan Planning Policy | Cannock Chase District CouncilPre-application advice 5. Pre-application Advice | Cannock Chase District Council
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01159713550Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas8 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas6 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
More application records
- Decision made 13 Jun 2024 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/24/120
Brickwork below front existing floating bay window
9, Cleeton Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HB
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Decision made 29 Jan 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/24/286
Change of use from a former general manufacturing use class B2 to use class B8 - storage and distribution, with associated building refurbishment and external works
Norton Aluminium Products Ltd, Norton Green Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9PS
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Registered application. Delegated.CH/26/268
Garage conversion to form playroom and storage room and additional parking space to front of property.
24, Cooke Way, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4FW
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Appeal decided. Full Planning Committee.CH/25/0032
Change of use of a former British Legion Club to a 14-bedroom HMO
21, Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 4AF
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decision made 05 Nov 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0278
Proposed dropped kerb and driveway
75, Green Heath Road, Green Heath, Cannock, WS12 4AR
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Registered application. Delegated.CH/24/021
Application for the lawful development for the erection of a single storey rear extension
153 Wolseley Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2QT
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision made 03 Apr 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0038
Erection of a single storey rear extension
20 Old Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 6LD
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decision made 13 Jan 2026 Full- Refusal. Delegated.CH/25/0332
Erection of 2no. 2x bed bungalows
34, Norton Terrace, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 9RY
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decision made 28 May 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0123
Single storey rear and side extension
30 Coalpit Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1EN
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decision made 23 Sep 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0238
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing utility room/conservatory.
17, Church Lane, Etchinghill, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2TH
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decision made 03 Jul 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0149
Proposed flat roof garage/store extension
19 Beaumont Way, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9FQ
Received 9 May 2025 - Decision made 13 Mar 2026 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0326
Erection of a detached single car garage, new entrance gates and erection of a pergola to be situated on raised decking
75A, Old Penkridge Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1HY
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Decision made 29 Jul 2026 Approved. Delegated.CH/26/189
Non material amendment of planning consent CH/26/035 to amend design to include a parapet roof, alterations to rooflights and alterations to side elevation
25, Dartmouth Road, Cannock, WS11 1HD
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision made 30 Mar 2026 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/26/035
Single storey rear extension
25, Dartmouth Road, Cannock, WS11 1HD
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision made 05 Feb 2026 Approved with Conditions. Delegated.CH/26/003
Prior approval for a proposed enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey resulting in a maximum height of 8.1m
133, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1PJ
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Decision made 26 Jul 2024 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/24/121
Erection of 2 no. semi detached bungalows and 1 no. detached bungalow, parking and landscaping with associated access road off Cornhill
Land off Cornhill, Cannock, WS11 4NW
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Registered application. Delegated.CH/20/218/E
Discharge of Planning Condition 24 Attached to Planning Permission CH/20/218
The Timber Yard, Power Station Road, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2HS
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Unregistered applicationCH/25/0056
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
75 Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5RY
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decision made 20 Aug 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0202
Erection of a two storey side extension, formation of new porch and signage. Creation of new off street parking requiring a dropped kerb and revision of external escape staircase
JFE ATTRIDGE SCAFFOLDING SERVICES CO LTD, Jfe Attridge, The Levels, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1RD
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Decision made 04 Sep 2026 LU - Approve. Delegated.CH/26/218
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed single-storey rear extension
136, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 2DR
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Registered application. .CH/25/0223/B
Application to Discharge Condition 1 (Construction Management Plan) pursuant to planning application CH/25/0223
15, Post Office Lane, Slitting Mill, Rugeley, WS15 2UP
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision made 23 Sep 2025 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/25/0233
Proposed single storey pitched roof sub-station to accommodate an essential new incoming national grid power line
Cannock Chase Hospital, Brunswick Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5XY
Received 29 Jul 2025 - This application was decided on 28 Apr 2025CH/25/0117
Lichfield District Council consultation in connection with application for Change of use from agricultural to woodland and equestrian use, the erection of a building to allow for storage of woodland machinery and stabling of horses and the provision of a menage (25/00382/COU) at (Land South Off, Armitage Road, Armitage, Rugeley)
Land South Off, Armitage Road, Armitage, Rugeley
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decision made 09 Aug 2024 Full - Approval with Conditions. Delegated.CH/24/135
Retrospective permission for an erection of 1no. new dwelling house, 4 bed detached property
7, Ironstone Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0QB
Received 20 May 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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