Which ward in Cannock Chase has the highest planning approval rate?

Cannock South Ward, Cannock East Ward at 100.0% based on 11 decisions.

Which ward in Cannock Chase has the lowest planning approval rate?

Hednesford North at 80.9% based on 47 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Cannock Chase?

There is a 19.1% gap between Cannock South Ward, Cannock East Ward and Hednesford North. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Cannock Chase Planning Approval Rates by Ward: 43 Wards Compared (2026)

All 43 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Cannock South Ward, Cannock East Ward	11	11	0	100.0%
2	Cannock South Ward, Norton Canes Ward	11	11	0	100.0%
3	Hawks Green Ward, Cannock South Ward, Norton Canes Ward, Cannock East Ward	12	12	0	100.0%
4	Brereton & Ravenhill	65	63	2	96.9%
5	Hawks Green Ward	156	149	7	95.5%
6	Cannock West Ward	395	377	18	95.4%
7	Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury Ward	147	140	7	95.2%
8	Western Springs Ward	284	270	14	95.1%
9	Heath Hayes & Wimblebury	59	56	3	94.9%
10	Chadsmoor	55	52	3	94.5%
11	Hagley Ward	106	100	6	94.3%
12	Hednesford North Ward	171	161	10	94.2%
13	Norton Canes	169	159	10	94.1%
14	Hednesford South	17	16	1	94.1%
15	Cannock South Ward	377	353	24	93.6%
16	Hawks Green with Rumer Hill	46	43	3	93.5%
17	Hednesford Green Heath Ward	184	172	12	93.5%
18	Etching HIll & the Heath	88	82	6	93.2%
19	Brereton and Ravenhill Ward	234	218	16	93.2%
20	Etching Hill and The Heath Ward	211	196	15	92.9%
21	Norton Canes Ward	344	319	25	92.7%
22	Hednesford South Ward	147	136	11	92.5%
23	Cannock North Ward	120	111	9	92.5%
24	Cannock East Ward	187	172	15	92.0%
25	Rawnsley Ward	218	200	18	91.7%
26	Hednesford Green Heath	104	95	9	91.3%
27	Western Springs	217	198	19	91.2%
28	Hawks Green	33	30	3	90.9%
29	Cannock East	40	36	4	90.0%
30	Norton Canes Ward, Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury Ward	10	9	1	90.0%
31	Brereton and Ravenhill	56	50	6	89.3%
32	Hednesford Pye Green	64	57	7	89.1%
33	Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury	45	40	5	88.9%
34	Cannock West	116	103	13	88.8%
35	Cannock South	70	62	8	88.6%
36	Cannock Park & Old Fallow	113	100	13	88.5%
37	Cannock Longford & Bridgtown	128	113	15	88.3%
38	Cannock North	23	20	3	87.0%
39	Rawnsley	53	45	8	84.9%
40	Etching Hill and The Heath	59	49	10	83.1%
41	Hagley	28	23	5	82.1%
42	Hednesford Hills & Rawnsley	89	73	16	82.0%
43	Hednesford North	47	38	9	80.9%

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What the data tells us

A 19.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Cannock South Ward, Cannock East Ward approves 100.0% of applications while Hednesford North approves just 80.9%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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