Power Station Road, Rugeley, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, WS15 2YR Data via plota.co.uk

CH/24/070/B Approved

Proposal

Application to discharge conditions 4 (Method Statement to demonstrate that any construction or demolition operations near the canal will not detrimentally affect the Trent and Mersey Conservation Area or impose additional loading on to the canal bank) and 6 (External Environment-Landscape Scheme) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 16

Mineral Consultation AreaFlood zone 3Flood zone 2Coal mining legacy areaHistorical Tanks Energy FacilitiesPotentially contaminated landCanal River TrustRugeley CPFlood Zone Plus Climate ChangeExisting Employment Area42/2005
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Mineral Consultation AreaCouncil record
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Flood zone 3Council record
The council's own flood layer for this site.
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Flood zone 2Council record
The council's own flood layer for this site.
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Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Historical Tanks Energy FacilitiesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Potentially contaminated landCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Canal River TrustCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Rugeley CPCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Flood Zone Plus Climate ChangeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Existing Employment AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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42/2005Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rugeley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Postcode
WS15 2YR
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Western Springs
Parish
Rugeley CP
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Discharge of Conditions - Full Approval
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
BHB Architects

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14943192
Comments by
9 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
19 May 2026
Cannock Chase
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#34 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cannock Chase is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #29 out of 296. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cannock Chase decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #97 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #126 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #29 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #52 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
23 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
12 decided
242
Total decisions
22 refused in the year to March 2026