Residents across Cannock Chase can now renew their garden waste subscription for brown bin collections in 2026.

The price for the annual subscription is £40, remaining competitively priced with neighbouring districts.

Subscribers will receive a new blue permit in the New Year, which should be clearly displayed on the brown bin underneath the handle, covering last year’s green permit.

In 2025, we had 22,570 households signed up to the service, with a total of 23,114 permits issued, helping to recycle 5171 tonnes of garden waste across the district.

Councillors in Cannock Chase have agreed on a proposal for a new authority serving South and Mid-Staffordshire that could save taxpayers nearly £30 million a year.

The council were discussing options for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in the county at a meeting last night (Wednesday) before a business case for a new unitary authority is submitted to Government.

Cannock Chase Council is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of its parks team, volunteers, and community groups following a successful showing at the final Heart of England in Bloom RHS Awards ceremony.

Cannock Chase Council, working in partnership with Cannock Police, have issued 25 Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) warnings to car owners across Staffordshire and the West Midlands, following an illegal car cruise meeting held in Cannock last weekend.

Using footage captured on CCTV and driver details provided by Cannock Police, the Council have served the warnings for breach of clause 6B of the Order which prohibits any person from engaging, assisting or causing anti-social behaviour connected to the use of a mechanically propelled vehicle.

Everyone deserves a safe and healthy home — and Cannock Chase Council is taking action to make that a reality.  With a new law on the way, the Council is stepping up its efforts to tackle damp and mould in council properties, ensuring tenants can live in warm, dry, and healthy homes.

Awaab’s Law comes into effect from 27 October 2025, which places legally binding duties on councils to address serious damp and mould hazards in homes, within strict timeframes.

Residents across Cannock Chase District can pick up a tree for free in a county-wide initiative to help the environment.

Five hundred trees are up for grabs next Thursday (30 October) on a first come, first served basis from Marquis Drive Visitor’s Centre.
The event is organised by the Staffordshire Sustainability Board - which is a collaboration of the councils across the county - and will take place from 10am to 2pm. 

Cannock Chase Council has approved planning permission for the demolition of the Forum shopping centre in Cannock town centre this week.

The Council purchased the Forum in February 2025, as part of its wider regeneration plans for the town centre.  This site will contribute to the footprint for future development.

Works will be starting soon whilst the demolition of the multi-storey car park nears completion.  

An in-school engagement project funded by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Community Safety Fund, which aims to help young people better understand and respond to some of the most pressing community safety challenges, continues to take place across the district.

The Council has worked with Loudmouth Educational Theatre Group for the last five years.  

The Council are consulting on modifications made to the Cannock Chase Local Plan 2018-2040, by the independent Planning Inspector, following hearings which took place this summer.

The Cannock Chase Local Plan 2018-2040 will provide local planning policies, identify sites and help guide development for the next 15 years.

The Inspector appointed to examine the Local Plan has recommended modifications to the plan which the council submitted in autumn 2024.