The following documents and websites provide a range of studies, reports and strategies to support local planning policies:
- National and Regional Planning Policy
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National Planning Practice Guidance and National Planning Policy Framework (CLG)
- Housing
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SHLAA (Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment) containing the housing trajectory and five year land supply is on the Monitoring webpage.
GBSLEP & Black Country Authorities Strategic Housing Needs Study Stage 3 report
GBBCHMA housing supply and need position statement 2021 .pdf (385.22 KB)
Greater Birmingham and Black Country HMA_Strategic Growth Study_Methodology Statement .pdf (564.51 KB)
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study (Part 1) .pdf (3.62 MB)
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study (Part 2) .pdf (9.91 MB)
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study Appendices .pdf (4.27 MB)
Gypsy, Traveller & Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment (CCC, March 2019) .pdf (2.06 MB)
Gypsy Traveller and Showpeople Background Paper
Housing Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2023-33 26.01.23
Housing Needs Assessment (CCC, 05.04.19) .pdf (1.31 MB)
- Employment and Economy
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ELAA (Employment Land Availability Assessment) containing the employment land supply is on the Monitoring webpage.
West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study (West Midlands Local Authority Chief Executives, September 2015) .pdf (1.46 MB)
West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study 16.05.21
Economic Development Needs Assessment (CCC, 10.04.19) .pdf (2.89 MB)
Economic Development Needs Assessment Update (CCDC, December 2020) .pdf (2.72 MB)
Economic Development Needs Assessment Update 08.01.24.pdf
Cannock Chase Market Intelligence Note 30.08.19 .pdf (1.52 MB)
Existing Employment Areas Study 2019 (Update 08-10-19) .pdf (1.32 MB)
Local Plan Viability Report - Part 1 (CCDC, August 2022) .pdf (9.66 MB)
Local Plan Viability Report - Part 2 (CCDC, August 2022) .pdf (4.67 MB)
- Retail / Town Centres
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Cannock Chase Retail and Town Centre Uses Study Executive Summary (CCDC January 2021) .pdf (456.3 KB)
Cannock Chase Retail and Town Centre Uses Study Main Report (CCDC January 2021) .pdf (1.06 MB)
Cannock Chase Retail and Town Centre Uses Study Appendices (CCDC, Jan 2021) .pdf (4.98 MB)
Cannock Chase Retail & Town Centre Uses Study - 2022 Retail Capacity Update (August 2022) .pdf (1 MB)
- Health
- Education
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Staffordshire Learning Infrastructure Framework (Staffordshire County Council)
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Access-to-learning/Access-to-learning.aspx
- Transport
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Cannock Chase District Transport Strategy
Staffordshire's Bus Service Improvement Plan 2021 (BSIP)
Staffordshire's Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan 2021 (LCWIP)
Staffordshire Freight Strategy Plan 2019
Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (HIAMP) 2022
Staffordshire Rail Strategy 2016
Former Rugeley Power Station site Outline Planning Permission Traffic Assessment 11.18
Air Quality Assessment Five Ways Island Local Plan Modelling 02.23
Revised Five Ways Modelling Analysis - Lower Housing Numbers
- Climate Change and Natural Resources (Including Minerals and Waste)
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Minerals and Waste Local Plans (SCC)
SFRA Note: To view the interactive layers on the flood maps you will need to download the files and save them to your computer, before opening them to enable use of the tick boxes. Without saving the files you will not be able to view all the flood data within the documents.
Southern Staffordshire Water Cycle Study (Feb 2020) .pdf (7.27 MB)
Southern Staffordshire SFRA Final Report (Oct 2019) .pdf (10.35 MB)
Southern Staffordshire SFRA Final Report (Oct 2019) Appendices B-G .pdf (5.21 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - R1 - North Rugeley .pdf (3.65 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - R2 - South Rugeley .pdf (3.15 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - N2 Hednesford & Chadsmoor .pdf (3.18 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - N3 Hednesford & Rawnsley .pdf (3.45 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - N4 Heath Hayes .pdf (3.69 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - D3 Cannock & Cannock Chase .pdf (6.27 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - D4 Rugeley & Heath Hayes .pdf (6.52 MB)
SFRA Appendix A Map - E3 Cannock & Norton Canes .pdf (7.68 MB)
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Baseline Report (SCC October, 2020) .pdf (3.22 MB)
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Final Report (SCC, October 2020) .pdf (6.03 MB)
- Tourism, Leisure and Recreation
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Tourism Strategies & Monitoring
Indoor Built Facilities Study (CCC, May 2019) .pdf (694.72 KB)
Sport & Leisure Facilities Needs Assessment (August 2018) .pdf (3.56 MB)
Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report (August 2018) .pdf (2.04 MB)
Playing Pitch Strategy & Action Plan (May 2019) .pdf (1.42 MB)
Open Space Assessment (Part 1) 11.23 - Report
Open Space Assessment maps_1-5
Open Space Assessment maps_6-9
Open Space Assessment maps_10-13
Open Space Assessment maps_14-17
Open Space Assessment maps_20-22
Open Space Assessment maps_23-24
Open Space Assessment maps_25-26
Open Space Assessment maps_27-28
Open Space Assessment maps_29-30
Open Space Assessment maps_32-34
Open Space Assessment maps_35-36
Open Space Assessment maps_37-38
- Natural Heritage, Landscape Character and Green Belt
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Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan (Staffordshire Biodiversity Partnership)
Staffordshire Geodiversity Action Plan (Staffordshire Wildlife Trust)
Planning for Landscape Change Supplementary Planning Guidance (Staffordshire County Council, 2000-2001)Landscape Character Assessment of Cannock Chase District (Ashmead Price, 2016)
Cannock Chase AONB Management Plan (Cannock Chase National Landscape (formerly AONB) Management Plan)Cannock Chase AONB Landscape Character Assessment (October 2017)
Cannock Chase SAC Evidence Base Report (September 2017)
Cannock Chase Visitor Survey 2018 Part 1 (Cannock Chase SAC Partnership, 08.05.19)
Cannock Chase Visitor Survey 2018 Part 2 (Cannock Chase SAC Partnership, 08.05.19)
Cannock Chase SAC Consultation Responses Report (Mar 2020)
Cannock Chase SAC Site User Implementation Plan (Mar 2020)
Cannock Chase SAC Car Parking Implementation Plan (Mar 2020)
Cannock Chase SAC Planning Evidence Base Report 12.07.21
Hatherton Canal Water Supply Study 09.2020
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 1- Main Report-Intro and Context
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 2a - Main Report-Methodology
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 3 - Main Report-Findings and Conclusions (Part 1)
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 4 - Main Report-Findings and Conclusions (Part 2)
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 5 - Appendix 1- Broad Areas
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 6 - Appendix 1- Parcels C1-CWIE2
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 7 - Appendix 1- Parcels CWIE3-W4
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 8 - Appendix 2- Summary of Parcel Scores
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 9 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 1
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 10 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 2
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 11 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 3
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 12 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 4
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 13 - Appendix 4- Recommended Minor Adjustments
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2016 14 - Appendix 5- Responses to consultation comments
Cannock Chase Local Plan Review Green Belt Study Report (March 2021)
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix A
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Brownhills West
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Cannock & Churchbridge
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Cannock Wood
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Hednesford
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Norton Canes
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Prospect Village
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Rugeley
Green Belt Study Report (March 2021) Appendix B Wimblebury & Heath Hayes
Green Belt Topic Paper 2023.pdf
Green Belt Topic Paper 2023 (Updated)
Strategic Green Space Network (CCDC, 17.10.22)
- Historic Townscape Environment
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Historic Environment Record (Staffordshire County Council, ongoing)
Heritage at Risk Register (Historic England, Annual)
West Midlands/Staffordshire Historic Farmsteads Survey (Historic England, 2010)Conservation Area Appraisals & Management Plans (Cannock Chase Council)
Design Supplementary Planning Document (Cannock Chase Council, 2016)Extensive Urban Survey for Cannock (SCC, 2009) part 1
Extensive Urban Survey for Cannock (SCC, 2009) part 2
Extensive Urban Survey for Rugeley (SCC, 2010) part 1
Extensive Urban Survey for Rugeley (SCC, 2010) part 2
Extensive Urban Survey for Rugeley (SCC, 2010) part 3
Cannock Chase Heritage Impact Assessment (CCDC, September 2020)
- Miscellaneous Evidence
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ONS Sub-national population projections (ONS)
Authority Monitoring Report (CCC)
Cannock Chase Statistics (CCC) - Site Selection Methodology