Trinity Church, Station Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4DH Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Conversion of existing Church and associated Sunday School building to 19 apartments and the erection of 4 new apartments including landscaping and external works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
12 Jan 2026
Consultation
10 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 31 Jul 2026; it is now day 243. The consultation period closed on 31 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 11

Mineral Consultation AreaMineral Consultation - Coal FireclayCoal mining legacy areaHednesford Neighbourhood AreaHednesford CP Neighbourhood AreaListed building06/2010
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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Mineral Consultation - Coal FireclayCouncil record
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Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record
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Hednesford Neighbourhood AreaCouncil record
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Hednesford CP Neighbourhood AreaCouncil record
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Listed buildingCouncil record
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Also on the record
Local nature reserve 481 m away: Hednesford Hills Common; SSSI 481 m away: Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths SSSI; Inside the Cannock built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
WS12 4DH
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Hednesford Pye Green
Parish
Hednesford CP
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
J Mason Associates Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 243, past the statutory target. 95% of full applications in Cannock Chase are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 243152 days past the 91-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
120decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Cannock Chase in the last twelve months, from validation. Cannock Chase decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14572062
Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jan 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