Get involved with future development decisions in the District

Local Plan consultation

Published: Monday 13th May 2019 | 9.04am

Cannock Chase Council is asking local people to get involved with future development decisions and have their say in a consultation on a new Local Plan.

The Local Plan covers at least a fifteen year period and determines what sort of development is needed for the future, for example; homes, businesses and shops, how much development is needed and where it should go.  It also sets a clear policy for protecting and improving the local environment and delivering local infrastructure.

The Council is keen to hear views on the big issues which a new local plan should be dealing with and how we should be dealing with these issues.  Views are being sought on a range of issues and on the options for dealing with those issues, including the levels of development needed in the District and where that development should go. 

A number of other documents are being consulted on at the same time: a Sustainability Appraisal and evidence related to infrastructure requirements, housing and economic development needs.  This is all needed to inform the emerging local plan.

Dean Piper, Head of Economic Prosperity said “There has been a major shake-up of the planning system on a national level.  We have had to start work on a new local plan to reflect this and to deal with the future needs of the District. We need local people to tell us what the big planning issues are in their community so we can look at ways of addressing these as we move forward. The policies in our new Local Plan will eventually help us to determine individual planning applications so it is important we get this right.”

The consultation runs from Monday 13 May until Monday 8 July.  You can view all documents and find further information on how to respond to the consultation on the Council’s website at: www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/planningpolicy where comments forms can be downloaded.

There are also a number of drop in events as detailed below where you can speak with Council officers.  They will be the same so it doesn’t matter which one you attend.

Date

Venue

Time

Monday 3 June

Norton Canes Library (small meeting room)

Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, WS11 9RF

4-6pm

Tuesday 4 June

Rugeley Tesco (entrance hall)

Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 2HS

12-2pm

Thursday 6 June

Heath Hayes Library (meeting room)

194 Hednesford Road, Heath Hayes, WS12 2EQ

4-6pm

Friday 7 June

Cannock Library

Manor Avenue, Cannock, WS11 1AA

10am-12

Tuesday 11 June

Brereton Parish Hall (conference room)

Ravenhill Park, Main Road, Brereton, WS15 1DS

4-6pm

Wednesday 12 June

Rugeley Library

12 Anson Street, Rugeley, WS15 2BB

10am-12

Monday 17 June

Rugeley Leisure Centre (reception area)

Burnthill Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2HZ

5-7pm

Tuesday 18 June

Cannock Leisure Centre (reception area)

Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 4AL

5-7pm

Wednesday 19 June

Hednesford Tesco (entrance hall)

Victoria Street, Hednesford, WS12 1BT

10am-12

Thursday 20 June

Cannock Sainsbury’s (entrance hall)

Voyager Drive, Cannock, WS11 8XP

12-2pm

Friday 21 June

Cannock Wood & Gentleshaw Village Hall

Buds Road, Gentleshaw, WS15 4NB

5-7pm

Tuesday 25 June

Cannock Chase Council Civic Centre (reception)

Beecroft Road, Cannock, WS11 1BG

10am-12 & 2-4pm

 

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