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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
336, Longford Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1NG
Received 25 Nov 2025St James Church, Chapel Street, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9PQ
Received 22 Jul 202550 Lodge Road, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1HT
Received 23 Apr 202642, Benion Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JN
Received 25 Aug 2025258 Office, Walsall Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0JL
Received 7 Feb 202515, Oaks Drive, Cannock, WS11 1ET
Received 16 Oct 2024Former Rugeley Road Power Station
Received 25 Sept 2024MURPHY GROUP, Murphy Group Building, Hawks Green Lane, Hawks Green, CANNOCK, WS11 7LH
Received 18 May 202649, Etching Hill Road, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2LW
Received 29 Jul 202645 Princess Street, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5JT
Received 24 Jan 202520 Foxhill Close, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 3XD
Received 30 Oct 20244, Unit 4, Anson Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BB
Received 5 Aug 20253 White Bark Close, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4SY
Received 15 Sept 202612 , Poplar Street, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SG
Received 4 Dec 2024152, Hednesford Road, Cannock, WS11 5BS
Received 13 Apr 202660, Radnor Rise, Hednesford, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 1LQ
Received 13 Nov 2025Land South of Falkland Road, (Deansalde Farm), Lichfield, Staffordshire
Received 5 Dec 2023Land at Mill Green Island, Eastern Way, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 27 Nov 2023210 Mount Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4BY
Received 2 Oct 2024Forest Lodge, Birches Valley, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2UQ
Received 4 Sept 202656, Lyndhurst Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HD
Received 3 Mar 2026Former Rugeley Power Station
Received 10 Feb 2025The Former Globe Inn, The Globe Site, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1LZ
Received 17 Jun 2026Former Pony Paddock, Rawnsley Road, Cannock
Received 15 Feb 2024Records 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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