West Midlands

Cannock Chase planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

82.0%

31st of 297

19.3 points faster than England

Granted

91.8%

153rd of 297

1.3 points higher than England

Extension of time

15.6%

34th of 297

16.7 points lower than England

Decisions (12 months)

122

Cannock Chase decided 122 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 91.8%.

82.0% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (31st of 297 for speed).

A further 15.6% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 89.3% a year earlier.

Of 5 householder appeals decided in the same period, 0.0% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Cannock Chase against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	93.4%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	95.7%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	98.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	97.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	94.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	92.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	97.8%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	96.9%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	93.5%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	95.7%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	94.5%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	97.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	90.0%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	86.8%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	86.2%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	97.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	91.7%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	90.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	85.7%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	88.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	85.2%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	86.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	91.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	91.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	93.8%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	85.0%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	86.5%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	90.5%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	89.2%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	73.7%	7.9%	80.6%
2015 Q3	70.9%	14.5%	79.2%
2015 Q4	75.7%	10.8%	80.0%
2016 Q1	81.6%	15.8%	78.3%
2016 Q2	85.5%	5.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	80.3%	1.6%	77.7%
2016 Q4	76.3%	6.8%	78.0%
2017 Q1	81.1%	2.7%	77.3%
2017 Q2	82.9%	1.3%	78.5%
2017 Q3	57.1%	10.7%	76.1%
2017 Q4	71.4%	19.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	85.4%	14.6%	73.7%
2018 Q2	73.7%	5.3%	74.0%
2018 Q3	71.4%	8.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	48.7%	25.6%	72.7%
2019 Q1	52.5%	12.5%	69.9%
2019 Q2	67.9%	21.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	63.2%	23.5%	69.6%
2019 Q4	65.0%	27.5%	71.5%
2020 Q1	69.6%	21.7%	68.4%
2020 Q2	80.6%	8.3%	63.9%
2020 Q3	73.8%	13.8%	63.8%
2020 Q4	61.2%	26.5%	65.3%
2021 Q1	39.6%	49.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	43.1%	39.7%	58.4%
2021 Q3	51.8%	37.5%	53.1%
2021 Q4	67.9%	17.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	52.8%	16.7%	51.6%
2022 Q2	75.4%	15.9%	56.0%
2022 Q3	70.0%	26.0%	53.3%
2022 Q4	56.5%	43.5%	54.1%
2023 Q1	53.4%	44.8%	53.5%
2023 Q2	61.8%	32.7%	58.5%
2023 Q3	80.0%	17.5%	59.0%
2023 Q4	85.2%	11.1%	59.8%
2024 Q1	86.4%	13.6%	58.8%
2024 Q2	88.6%	5.7%	64.4%
2024 Q3	88.9%	11.1%	64.2%
2024 Q4	93.1%	3.4%	65.6%
2025 Q1	92.6%	7.4%	62.1%
2025 Q2	84.2%	15.8%	65.0%
2025 Q3	78.6%	17.9%	62.5%
2025 Q4	89.7%	6.9%	64.7%
2026 Q1	75.9%	24.1%	60.6%
2026 Q2	83.3%	13.9%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Cannock Chase against England

Cannock Chase
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Cannock Chase	England
2008 Q1	96.7%	85.1%
2008 Q2	93.5%	86.1%
2008 Q3	82.7%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.2%	85.3%
2009 Q1	89.5%	85.9%
2009 Q2	90.0%	86.8%
2009 Q3	95.6%	87.4%
2009 Q4	90.6%	86.9%
2010 Q1	100.0%	87.0%
2010 Q2	85.1%	88.0%
2010 Q3	98.2%	87.7%
2010 Q4	93.9%	87.5%
2011 Q1	93.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	94.3%	88.5%
2011 Q3	93.1%	88.3%
2011 Q4	100.0%	88.3%
2012 Q1	100.0%	88.2%
2012 Q2	95.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	97.1%	89.0%
2012 Q4	96.0%	88.9%
2013 Q1	92.6%	89.8%
2013 Q2	97.3%	90.6%
2013 Q3	97.3%	90.3%
2013 Q4	91.1%	89.6%
2014 Q1	96.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.0%	90.5%
2014 Q3	100.0%	90.0%
2014 Q4	95.2%	89.2%
2015 Q1	97.3%	89.3%
2015 Q2	97.4%	90.2%
2015 Q3	96.4%	90.0%
2015 Q4	97.3%	89.2%
2016 Q1	97.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	98.2%	90.3%
2016 Q3	96.7%	90.2%
2016 Q4	98.3%	89.7%
2017 Q1	94.6%	89.9%
2017 Q2	97.4%	90.5%
2017 Q3	98.2%	90.0%
2017 Q4	92.9%	90.1%
2018 Q1	97.6%	90.5%
2018 Q2	98.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	95.9%	91.2%
2018 Q4	97.4%	90.5%
2019 Q1	97.5%	90.3%
2019 Q2	92.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	88.2%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.7%	89.9%
2020 Q2	91.7%	90.2%
2020 Q3	92.3%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.9%	90.3%
2021 Q1	92.5%	90.9%
2021 Q2	89.7%	91.2%
2021 Q3	96.4%	91.0%
2021 Q4	94.3%	90.1%
2022 Q1	88.9%	90.0%
2022 Q2	87.0%	90.4%
2022 Q3	90.0%	89.8%
2022 Q4	91.3%	89.4%
2023 Q1	94.8%	89.3%
2023 Q2	87.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	92.5%	88.6%
2023 Q4	92.6%	88.2%
2024 Q1	81.8%	88.2%
2024 Q2	94.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	100.0%	89.4%
2024 Q4	82.8%	88.6%
2025 Q1	92.6%	89.3%
2025 Q2	94.7%	90.4%
2025 Q3	85.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	89.7%	90.1%
2026 Q1	100.0%	90.6%
2026 Q2	91.7%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks82.0%
8 to 13 weeks2.5%
13 to 26 weeks0.0%
Over 26 weeks0.0%
Extension of time agreed15.6%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	100
8 to 13 weeks	3
13 to 26 weeks	0
Over 26 weeks	0
Extension of time agreed	19

Appeals

Decided: 5
Allowed: 0.0%
Median wait: 14 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Cannock Chase has published 8 conservation areas.
Cannock Chase has published 6 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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