Play Area, Heather Road, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordhsire, WS12 4EX Data via plota.co.uk

CH/26/257 - Full Planning Application Registered application

Proposal

Redevelopment of existing play area to include new play equipment, surfacing, fencing and street furniture Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 07:05

Application progress

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Received

27 Aug 2026

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Validated

3 Sept 2026

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Consultation

8 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Oct 2026, from Cannock Chase's recent full applications. Comments are open until 25 Sept 2026.

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Documents

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Site constraints 12

Mineral Consultation AreaCoal mining legacy areaLandfillHednesford CP Neighbourhood Area

Green belt: Birmingham

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.

Cannock Chase National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Public bridleway 14 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Special area of conservation 25 m away: Cannock Chase

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 25 m away: Cannock Chase SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Mineral Consultation AreaCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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LandfillCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Hednesford CP Neighbourhood AreaCouncil record

Recorded by the council for this site.

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Also on the record

Priority habitat 7 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Cannock built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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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Play Area, Heather Road, Pye Green, Cannock, Staffordhsire, WS12 4EX

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Important details

Council: Cannock Chase
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: WS12 4EX
Received: 27 Aug 2026
Validated: 3 Sept 2026
Ward: Hednesford Pye Green
Parish: Hednesford CP, Brindley Heath CP
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Cannock Chase Council

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Cannock Chase usually decides full applications by day 50.

prediction

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target

84%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

118decided 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-15189502
Comments by: 25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 4 Sept 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

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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