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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
White House, Marquis Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4PR
Received 18 Mar 202475, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HQ
Received 28 Jul 202458, Lamplight Way, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4FQ
Received 31 Jul 2026Springs Farm, Coalpit Lane, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1EW
Received 25 Jan 2024Former Rugeley Power Station
Received 21 Aug 202527 Finches Hill, Etchinghill, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2TN
Received 21 Mar 202527, Garden Drive, Rugeley, WS15 1BX
Received 2 Feb 20241 Fairmount Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 0DZ
Received Not published25, Tomkinson Heights, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4XD
Received 14 Oct 2025Newlands, Chestall Road, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RB
Received 23 Jun 2026McArthur Glen Designer Outlet West Midlands, Eastern Way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 15 Dec 202570, Pye Green Road, Cannock, WS11 5RZ
Received 18 Jun 2024Land off Norton Hall Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9AA
Received 17 Nov 202316, High Meadow, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RJ
Received 29 Jul 2024Flat 1, 83, High Green, Cannock, WS11 1BJ
Received 17 Jul 2024Lakeside Point, Lakeside Business Park, Cannock, WS11 0XE
Received 2 Jun 2025the site comprises of a triangluar field, land at Rawnsley Road, Cannock
Received 1 Nov 202411 Pinetrees, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1EQ
Received 24 Apr 20255, Kilmorie Road, Cannock, WS11 1HZ
Received 15 Sept 202692, Miners Way, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4WH
Received 4 Oct 2024The Former Globe Inn, The Globe Site, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1LZ
Received 30 Jul 202516, Chadsfield Road, Rugeley, WS15 2QL
Received 29 Jan 2025Land at the corner of Avon Road and Hunter Road, Cannock
Received 20 Jan 20253, Unit 1, Market Place, Cannock, WS11 1BD
Received 20 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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