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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
74 Gorsey Lane, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1EX
Received 29 Mar 2024Slitting Mill Victory Hall, Slitting Mill Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UW
Received 10 Dec 2025Forest Lodge, Birches Valley, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2UQ
Received 26 Jan 2024John Bamford Primary School, Crabtree Lane, Etching Hill, Rugeley
Received 23 Apr 2025175a, Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HN
Received 19 May 202517 Albany Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2GQ
Received 9 Apr 2024Rear of Brewery Street Arcade, Rugeley, WS15 2DY
Received 5 Feb 2026Unit 1, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 6 Oct 202579, High Green, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1BN
Received 4 Dec 2024201 Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5RJ
Received 6 Dec 2023Lakeside Plaza, Walkmill Lane
Received 12 Jun 202553 Hatherton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1HG
Received 1 Aug 202536, Mallard Way, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, WS11 9BA
Received 24 Mar 2025Unit 5A1 and 5B, Progress Drive, Cannock, WS11 0JE
Received 29 May 2026Chadsmoor Infants School, Kingsway, Chadsmoor
Received 7 Aug 2024Land Adjoining 103 Avon Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1LF
Received 4 Mar 2026Park Side Farm, Chapel Lane, Cannock Wood, Staffordshire, WS15 4SE
Received 27 Oct 2023Multi Story Car Park, Market Hall Street, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS11 1EB
Received 10 Apr 202525, Coppice Road, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS15 1LT
Received 26 Nov 20254 Eden Close, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2EB
Received 26 Jan 2024Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 13 Feb 202637, Linwood Drive, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4SA
Received 22 Feb 2024Five Ways Primary School, Langholm Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 2EZ
Received 1 Aug 2024Cannock Bus Station, Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 1BX
Received 27 Mar 2026Records 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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