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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
58, Lower Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1NB
Received 25 Sept 2026Linkway Retail Park, Watling Street, Cannock, WS11 1TD
Received 21 May 2026McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands, Eastern Way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 7 Nov 2023Junction of Victoria St and Market St, Hednesford, WS12 1BT
Received 27 Mar 202634, Badgers Way, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3XQ
Received 25 Sept 2023Aldi, Power Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2HS
Received 2 Feb 2024Land at Power Station Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2WT
Received 17 Aug 202635, Rowan Road, Cannock, WS11 1JJ
Received 27 Aug 2024The John Bamford Primary School, Crabtree Way, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2PA
Received 7 Aug 202432, Poplar Lane, Cannock, WS11 1NQ
Received 8 Jan 2024Lakeside Point, Lakeside Business Park, Cannock, WS11 0XE
Received 2 Jun 2025The Hart School, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Received 4 Oct 2024Site of Proposed lidl Foodstore, Bound B, Land at Power Station Road, Rugeley
Received Not published6, St Christopher Close, Rawnsley, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 0FH
Received 25 Apr 202413 Bath Road, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 4QX
Received 14 Jan 2026Unit 1, Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP
Received 4 Jun 202517, Lower Brook Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BZ
Received 1 Jul 20256 Barley Close, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 4XY
Received 10 Apr 202464, Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 1AG
Received 1 Nov 2023McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands, Eastern Way, Lichfield Road, Cannock, WS11 7JZ
Received 7 Nov 2023White House, Marquis Drive, Staffordshire, Cannock, WS12 4PR
Received 11 Nov 202524 Castlecroft, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9WS
Received 4 Dec 202361 , John Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5HP
Received 29 Jan 202562, Etching Hill Road, Etchinghill, Rugeley, WS15 2LW
Received 11 Dec 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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