Cannock Chase District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Cannock Chase District Council decided more than 370 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Cannock Chase District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Cannock Chase District Council
| Applications decided | more than 370 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 38 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 12%about one in eight |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 61plan adopted 2026 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Cannock Chase District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to: • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers; • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties; • the effect of the proposal on the…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the development upon: • the character and appearance of the area, and • living conditions of adjoining users.”
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“The main issues are (i) whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; (ii) the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it; (iii) the effect of the…”
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“The main issues are: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework (the ‘Framework’) and development plan policy; the effect of the proposal on the openness of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.