The following documents and websites provide a range of studies, reports and strategies to support local planning policies:
National and Regional Planning Policy
Housing
Please note that the SHLAA (Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment) containing the housing trajectory and five year land supply is available on the Planning Policy Monitoring webpage.
GBSLEP & Black Country Authorities Strategic Housing Needs Study Stage 3 report http://centreofenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SHNS-Phase-3.pdf
Cannock District Local Delivery Plan 2011 - 2015 (CCC, November 2011)
Economic Viability Assessment of Future Development of Affordable Housing in Cannock...
A Strategic Housing Market Assessment for the C3 Housing Market Area of the West Midlands...
Southern Staffordshire Districts Housing Needs Study and Strategic Housing Market...
Implications of the 2011 based CLG Household Projections - Lichfield, Tamworth and...
Southern Staffordshire Local Investment Plan (Homes and Communities Agency, Cannock Chase...
'The Best of Both Worlds' Staffordshire Flexicare Housing Strategy 2010-2015...
Gypsy, Traveller & Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment (CCC, March 2019)
Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2012
Land West of Pye Green Road Development Brief (CCC, March 2011)
Greater Birmingham and Black Country HMA_Strategic Growth Study_Methodology Statement
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study position statement
GBBCHMA Housing Supply & Need Position Statement 18.09.2018
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study (Part 1)
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study (Part 2)
Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study Appendices
Housing & Homelessness Strategy 2018-2023
Local Housing Needs Assessment (CCC, 05.04.19)
Employment and Economy
Please note that the ELAA (Employment Land Availability Assessment) containing the employment land supply is available on the Planning Policy Monitoring webpage.
The Midlands Engine for Growth – Prospectus (Jan 2015 )
Strategy for Growth White Paper (GBS LEP, October 2012)
Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire - A Proposal for a Local Enterprise Partnership (Stoke on...
Strategic Business Plan 2012 - 2013 (Stoke On Trent & Staffordshire LEP, 2012)
Employment Land Projections Update (CCC, October 2012)
Strategic Spatial Framework Plan and Planning Charter (Greater Birmingham and Solihull...
Existing Employment Areas Study (CCC, February 2011)
Index of Resilience for Council's in England (Experian, 2010)
Cannock Chase and the Recession: Case Study ( West Midlands Leaders Board, 2009)
National Land Use Database - Cannock Chase Council data (CCC, 2011)
WMRSS Phase 2 Revision Employment Land Provision Background Paper (WMRA, March 2009)
Cannock Chase Council Employment Land Study: Stage 1 (King Sturge, 2009)
Cannock Chase Council Employment Land Study: Stage 2 (King Sturge, 2009)
Cannock Chase Strategic Economic Development Support (Optimat, 2008)
Cannock Chase Strategic Economic Development Support: Local Economic Assessment, post...
Cannock Chase Council Employment Land Study, Future Land Estimation Report (SCC, April...
Cannock Chase Council Employment Land Study, Future Land Estimation Report Technical...
Connecting to Success: West Midlands Economic Strategy (AWM, December 2007)
Southern Staffordshire Tomorrow: An Economic Regeneration Strategy for Southern...
The Functioning Economic Geography of the West Midlands ( University of Birmingham ,...
West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study (West Midlands Local Authority Chief...
Cannock Chase Economic Development Needs Assessment (CCC, 10.04.19)
Cannock Chase Market Intelligence Note 30.08.19
Retail / Town Centres
Cannock Chase Retail Study (2015)
Cannock Chase Retail Study Update (White Young Green, November 2012)
Cannock Chase Retail Study (White Young Green, October 2009)
RSS Phase 2 Revision - Regional Retail Study (Roger Tym and Partners for West Midlands...
RSS Phase 2 Revision - Regional Retail Study (Roger Tym and Partners for West Midlands...
RSS Phase 2 Revision - Regional Retail Study (Roger Tym and Partners for West Midlands...
Offices Study for Cannock Town Centre (King Sturge, October 2009)
Cannock Chase Offices Study Update (Jones Lang LaSalle, October 2012)
Health
Cannock Chase CCG one year operational plan 2016 / 17 http://www.cannockchaseccg.nhs.uk/news-events/documents/298-cannock-chase-ccg-operational-plan-2016-17/file
Staffordshire Evidence Base:Extra Care and Care Homes (SCC, April 2018) https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/health/Information-for-providers/Evidence-Base-Extra-Care-and-Care-Homes-Staffs-wide-view-April-18.pdf
Education
Staffordshire Learning Infrastructure Framework 2015-2030 (Staffordshire County Council) https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/Access-to-learning/SLIF-Final-Draft-for-engagement-240615.pdf
Community
Transport
West Midlands and Chilterns Route Study (Draft, June 2016, Network Rail) https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/West-Midlands-and-Chilterns-Route-Study-Draft-for-Consultation-1.pdf
Route Based strategy: Evidence Report, South Midlands, (Feb 2014) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/365288/South_Midlands.pdf
Midlands Connect - Picking Up The Pace (July 2016) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1070/mc_picking-up-the-pace_report_110716_final.pdf
Midlands Connect – Technical Report (Steer, Davies, Gleave, July 2014) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1070/mc_picking-up-the-pace_report_110716_final.pdf
Midlands Connect – Transport Strategy (2015) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1058/mc-transport-strategy.pdf
Midlands Connect – Economic Impacts study (May 2015) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1021/mc_economic-study-exec-summary_120515-final.pdf
Midlands Connect – Business Research (Atkins, Dec 2015) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1058/mc-transport-strategy.pdf
Midlands Connect, Objectives for Improved Transport Connectivity (Atkins, December 2015) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1054/midlands-connect-corridors-and-hubs-final-dec-2015.pdf
Midlands Connect – Corridors and Hubs, Objectives for Improved Midlands Connectivity (Atkins, Dec 2015) https://www.midlandsconnect.uk/media/1054/midlands-connect-corridors-and-hubs-final-dec-2015.pdf
The Road to Growth, our Strategic Economic Growth Plan (Highways England, 16.03.2017) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/highways-england-supporting-growth#the-road-to-growth-our-strategic-economic-growth-plan
South Midlands Route Strategy (Highways England, March 2017) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/600333/South_Midlands_Final.pdf
Movement for Growth: 2026 Delivery Plan for Transport, Consultation Draft (Travel for West Midlands, 2017) https://www.tfwm.org.uk/strategy/movement-for-growth/
A Strategy for the A5 2011-2026 - A449 Gailey (Staffordshire) to A45 Weedon...
West Coast Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy Draft for Consultation (Network Rail,...
West Midlands and Chilterns Route Utilisation Strategy (RUS) (Network Rail, May 2011)
The Potential Impact of Development Traffic on the Strategic Road Network in Cannock: A...
Staffordshire Local Transport Plan 3, Strategy Plan, 2011-26 (SCC, 2011)
Staffordshire Local Transport Plan 3, Strategy Plan, 2011-26 Appendix A: Draft Cannock...
Staffordshire Local Transport Plan 3, Strategy Plan, 2011-26 Appendix I: Connectivity and...
Staffordshire Local Transport Plan 3, Strategy Plan, 2011-26 Appendix L: Staffordshire...
Staffordshire Local Transport Plan 3, Strategy Plan, 2011-26: Appendix O: Overview of Air...
Staffordshire Local Transport Plan 3, Implementation Plan, 2011-26 (SCC, 2011)
Cannock Chase LDF, Accessibility Appraisal Addendum (November 2009)
Cannock Chase LDF, Accessibility Appraisal (SCC, June 2009)
West Midlands Region - Draft Rail Vision ( West Midlands Regional Rail Forum, 2013)
Network RUS Electrification (Network Rail, October 2009)
A Study of Commuting Patterns in Great Britain based on the Annual Population Survey 2008...
2011 Air Quality Progress Report for Cannock Chase Council (CCC, 2011)
Detailed Assessment Report: Air Quality (CCC, 2010)
Further Assessment of Air Quality - Nitrogen Dioxide and Fine Particulate Matter; A5...
The Transport Impact of Proposed Cannock Chase Council Local Development Framework Sites...
The Transport Impact of Proposed Cannock Chase Council Local Development Framework Sites...
A5 Sustainable Transport Strategy 2016-2026 (November 2016)
Climate Change and Natural Resources (Including Minerals and Waste)
Minerals Local Plan for Staffordshire 2015-2030 (SCC, February 2017) https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/planning/policy/thedevelopmentplan/mineralslocalplan/mineralsLocalPlan.aspx
West Midlands Renewable Energy Capacity Study (Telford and Wrekin Council, March 2011) -...
Renewable Energy Capacity Study for the West Midlands – A final annex document to...
West Midlands Renewable Energy Capacity Study – Implications for Cannock Chase (Telford...
West Midlands Renewable Energy Capacity Study – Cannock Chase District Maps (Telford &...
Staffordshire County Wide Renewable/ Low Carbon Energy Study (Camco, September 2010) -...
Staffordshire Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Study; Briefing Note in response to Wind...
Climate Change and Renewable Energy Background Paper (CCDC, 2011)
Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy 2010 – 2026 Publication...
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Joint Waste Local Plan 2010 - 2026 (SCC and City of...
Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy 2010 – 2026 Publication...
Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy 2010 - 2026- Consultation on...
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 1998-2011 Waste Local Plan Saved Policies (SCC, 2007)
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 1998-2011 Waste Local Plan Proposals Map (SCC, 2007)
Joint Municipal Waste Strategy for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent (SCC and Stoke on...
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 1994-2006 Minerals Local Plan Saved Policies (SCC, 2007)
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 1994-2006 Minerals Local Plan Proposals Map (SCC, 2007)
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 1994-2006 Minerals Local Plan - Inset Map 3 Cannock...
Provision of Geological Information and a Revision of Mineral Consultation Areas for...
Southern Staffordshire SFRA Final Report (Oct 2019)
Southern Staffordshire SFRA Final Report (Oct 2019) Appendices B-G
Tourism, Leisure and Recreation
Staffordshire County Council Tourism Strategy 2012-2014 (SCC, January 2012)
Destination Staffordshire Tourism Review Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2014...
Destination Staffordshire Tourism Review Strategy and Action Plan Appendices...
Open Spaces Assessment (CCC, 2009)
Urban Forestry Strategy 2008-2013 (CCC, 2008)
Indoor Built Facilities Study (CCC, May 2019)
Sport & Leisure Facilities Needs Assessment (August 2018)
Playing Pitch Strategy Assessment Report (August 2018)
Playing Pitch Strategy & Action Plan (May 2019)
Natural Heritage, Landscape Character and Green Belt
Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan (Staffordshire Biodiversity Partnership, 2001)
Staffordshire Geodiversity Action Plan (Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, 2010)
Landscape Character Assessment of Staffordshire and Planning for Landscape Change Supplementary Planning Guidance (Staffordshire County Council, 2000-2001)
Cannock Chase AONB Management Plan 2014-2019 (Cannock Chase AONB Unit/DEFRA)
Environmental Capacity in Cannock Chase District (LUC, 2013)
Cannock Chase AONB Management Plan (AONB Partners, 2009 - 2014) produced for AONB...
Cannock Chase AONB Assessment of Agricultural Landscapes (Ashmead Price, 2006) produced...
Horsiculture Monitoring within the Cannock Chase AONB (Farming and Wildlife Advisory...
Landscape Character Assessment of Cannock Chase District (Ashmead Price, 2016)
Historic Environment Character Assessment of Cannock Chase District (Staffordshire County...
Historic Environment Character Assessment of Cannock Chase District (Staffordshire County...
HECA Addendum (April 2017)
Green Infrastructure Assessment (CCC, 2011)
Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey of Cannock Chase District (Penny Andersons, 2009) part 1
Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey of Cannock Chase District (Penny Andersons, 2009) part 2
Enhancing Biodiversity across the West Midlands (West Midlands Biodiversity Partnership /...
Cannock Chase-Sutton Park Draft Green Infrastructure Action Plan (Land Use Consultants,...
Cannock Chase-Sutton Park Draft Green Infrastructure Action Plan (Land Use Consultants,...
B4154 / A5 Drainage Study (White Young Green, 2008) produced for the Highways Agency, SCC
Evidence Base relating to the Cannock Chase SAC and the Appropriate Assessment of Local...
Cannock Chase SAC Visitor Survey (CCC, Stafford BC, Lichfield DC, South Staffordshire DC...
Cannock Chase SAC Visitor Survey (CCC, Stafford BC, Lichfield DC, South Staffordshire DC...
Impacts of Recreation to Cannock Chase SAC (CCC, Stafford BC, Lichfield DC, South...
Cannock Chase SAC Mitigation Report (CCC, Stafford BC, Lichfield DC, South Staffordshire...
Cannock Chase District Council - Advice On Cannock Chase SAC
Cannock Chase SAC Visitor Observation Study (CCC, Stafford BC, Lichfield DC, South...
Cannock Chase SAC Evidence Base Report (September 2017)
Cannock Extension Canal Appropriate Assessment Baseline Report (White Young Green, 2007)...
Cannock Extension Canal Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (White Young Green, 2007)...
Landscape Character Assessment of Staffordshire and Planning for Landscape Change...
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 1- Main Report-Intro and Context
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2a - Main Report-Methodology
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 2b - Main Report-Methodology
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 3 - Main Report-Findings and Conclusions (Part 1)
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 4 - Main Report-Findings and Conclusions (Part 2)
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 5 - Appendix 1- Broad Areas
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 6 - Appendix 1- Parcels C1-CWIE2
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 7 - Appendix 1- Parcels CWIE3-W4
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 8 - Appendix 2- Summary of Parcel Scores
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 9 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 1
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 10 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 2
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 11 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 3
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 12 - Appendix 3- Maps of Parcel Scores- Purpose 4
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 13 - Appendix 4- Recommended Minor Adjustments
CCDC Green Belt Study Final 14 - Appendix 5- Responses to consultation comments
Cannock Chase AONB Landscape Character Assessment (October 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 District Nature Recovery Network (Mar 2020)
Historic Townscape Environment
Historic Environment Record (Staffordshire County Council, ongoing)
English Heritage Heritage at Risk Register (English Heritage, Annual)
West Midlands/Staffordshire Historic Farmsteads Survey (English Heritage, 2010)
Conservation Area Appraisals & Management Plans (Cannock Chase Council)
Design Supplementary Planning Document (Cannock Chase Council, 2016)
Miscellaneous Evidence
ONS Sub-national population projections (ONS)
Annual Monitoring Report (CCC, Annual)
The English Indices of Deprivation 2010 (DCLG, 2010)
The Future of Cannock Chase Sustainable Community Strategy 2008 - 2020 (CCC, 2008 - 2020)...
Staffordshire Sustainable Community Strategy 2008 - 2023 (SCC, 2008)
State of Cannock Chase Report (CCC, 2008 - 9)
The Cannock Chase Compact (Chase CVS, 2009) - produced for Chase Community Partnership
ONS Cannock Chase Labour Market Profile (ONS, 2011)
Child Poverty Statistics (End Child Poverty, January 2012)
Last Updated: 06/08/2020