11 Bishops Grange, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 3JY Data via plota.co.uk

CH/26/219 - Lawful Use/Development Cert App Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed flat roof dormer to rear of existing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 15

Floodplain Washland AreaMineral Consultation AreaCoal mining legacy areaDEFRA - Road Noise DayDEFRA - Rail Noise NightCanal River TrustRugeley CPFlood Zone Plus Climate ChangeStrategic Greenspace Network
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Floodplain Washland AreaCouncil record
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Mineral Consultation AreaCouncil record
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Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record
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DEFRA - Road Noise DayCouncil record
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DEFRA - Rail Noise NightCouncil record
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Canal River TrustCouncil record
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Rugeley CPCouncil record
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Flood Zone Plus Climate ChangeCouncil record
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Strategic Greenspace NetworkCouncil record
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rugeley built-up area; Flood defence 50 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £320,000 in May 2015. Detached house, freehold.

22 May 2015£320,000
7 November 2008£295,000
30 April 1998£120,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Use/Development Cert App
Postcode
WS15 3JY
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Western Springs
Parish
Rugeley CP
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
LU - Approve
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Designer Construction Solutions Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
113decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15095438
Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use