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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888 approved · 106 refused · 33 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Brook Square, Rugeley, Cannock Chase, WS15 2DR
Received 27 Mar 202677A High Green, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1BN
Received 6 Mar 2024Former Rugeley Power Station, Rugeley, WS15 1PR
Received 23 Jun 202526, Cleeton Street, Heath Hayes, Cannock, WS12 3HB
Received 24 Sept 2024Aggreko House, Voyager Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 8XP
Received 21 May 2026148 Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 5BS
Received 7 Aug 202313 Meadowsweet Way, Wimblebury, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2GS
Received 31 Jan 202545, Dawes Way, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4WN
Received 18 Mar 20256 Norton Hall Lane, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 9PG
Received 6 Dec 2023Woodland Cottage, Chestall Park, Rugeley, WS15 4RD
Received 31 Mar 20251A, Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2DP
Received 15 Apr 2025New Logistics Hub, Cley Road, Cannock, WS11 8AA
Received 14 May 20263 Plovers Rise, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2PL
Received 14 Aug 2024The Levels Industrial Estate, Richmond Park, The Levels, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1RD
Received 17 May 202468 B, Main Road, Brereton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1DU
Received 19 Jun 202416, St Andrew Close, Rawnsley, Cannock, WS12 0FA
Received 5 Aug 202418, Pagets Chase, Prospect Village, Cannock, WS12 0RG
Received 21 Mar 202475, Hatherton Road, Cannock, WS11 1HQ
Received 14 Jan 2025155, Walsall Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, WS11 9QX
Received 20 Nov 2024LAND TO THE FRONT 25, MARKET PLACE, CANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS111BS
Received 3 Mar 2026Site of the former Globe Inn, East Cannock Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 5LZ
Received 22 Aug 202524, Ebenezer Street, Green Heath, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4HD
Received 14 Aug 202641, Talbot Street, Rugeley, WS15 2EG
Received 1 Aug 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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