96, Birch Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1EJ
Approved on 4 August 2026
Council decision: LU - ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed change of use from dwelling to care
- Received
- 16 June 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Brereton & Ravenhill
- ReceivedReceived16 Jun
- ValidatedValidated18 Jun
- Consult.Consultation10 Jul
- TargetTarget Date11 Aug
- DecidedDecided4 Aug
Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 96, Birch Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1EJ. Cannock Chase has handled 12 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Cannock Chase's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Brereton & Ravenhill. We hold 514 applications in total for the WS15 postcode area.
92% of all applications at Cannock Chase District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- WS15 1EJ
- Application type
- Lawful Use/Development Cert App
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Brereton and Ravenhill CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 10 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 10 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 August 2026
Applicant and agent
New Focus Child Care LTD
Company number 14123910
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 May 2022 (4 years old)
- Nature of business
- Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse; Other residential care activities; Child day-care activities
- Registered office
- Stoke on Trent
1 other planning application by this company in Cannock Chase.
- CH/26/145 · Cannock Chase · 42 Brisbane Way, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 2GR
Company information from Companies House.
Planning decision
- Case officer
- AmyJackson
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 19 June 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15014253
- UPRN
- 100031640073
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Cannock Chase
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- Knights · Agent for this application
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