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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
56 Milton Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 4PJ
Received 19 Mar 2025360 Wolverhampton Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1NA
Received 2 Jul 2025PROGRESSIVE SPORTS LTD, Front Of Ground Floor, CROWN BUILDING, Sandy Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2LB
Received 7 Aug 2026Unit 1, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 2 Jun 202518 Cedar Crescent, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 1HA
Received 6 Oct 2023291, Moorhill Primary School, Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5RJ
Received 13 Jun 202451 Railway Street, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9SL
Received 18 Dec 202395, Rugeley Road, Hazelslade, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0PG
Received 29 Jan 202535, Slitting Mill Road, Slitting Mill, Staffordshire, Rugeley, WS15 2UL
Received 27 May 2025Land at Avon and Hunter Road, Cannock
Received 9 Nov 2023Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Rugeley
Received 1 Oct 202568, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1BZ
Received 5 Feb 202628 - 30, TALBOT HOUSE, Talbot Street, Rugeley, WS15 2EG
Received 27 Aug 2024Cannock Chase Hospital, Brunswick Road, Cannock, WS11 5XY
Received 26 Jul 20246 Nirvana Close, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1HT
Received 5 Jun 2024JFE ATTRIDGE SCAFFOLDING SERVICES CO LTD, Jfe Attridge, The Levels, Brereton, Rugeley, WS15 1RD
Received 27 Jun 2024Noble Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RW
Received 15 Nov 20249 Partridge Close, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 7LA
Received 30 Sept 20251, Hazel Drive, Hazelslade, Cannock, WS12 0SS
Received 11 Sept 202631, Hayfield Hill, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4RP
Received 6 Mar 2026187, Hill Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2DP
Received 18 Mar 202688, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HH
Received 5 Feb 2024163, Sweetbriar Way, Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 2UL
Received 13 Oct 2025CANNOCK MOTOR VILLAGE, Chaseside Drive, Hednesford, Cannock, WS11 7EZ
Received 18 Apr 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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