Environment
We’re responsible for the environmental issues that affect your quality of life.
This includes looking at the suitability of major planning developments like waste disposal sites and mineral extraction, We also oversee the disposal of domestic rubbish at waste disposal sites.
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- People in Staffordshire can grab a new year household bargain and support a community group or charity at the same time at a series of pop-up sales events in January run by the county council.
- Date:
- 07 January 2026
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- Cattle have now moved off Moors Gorse at Cannock Chase following another successful grazing season, leaving behind healthier and more diverse heathland that will continue to benefit wildlife year-round.
- Date:
- 24 December 2025
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- Care leavers in Staffordshire will receive additional festive joy thanks to a store's community project which linked to a county council programme.
- Date:
- 22 December 2025
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- Plans to install a temporary footbridge in Burston, so that a popular footpath can safely reopen, have now been given the green light.
- Date:
- 11 December 2025
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- A scheme to help reduce the risk of flooding to businesses and residents in Cannock has been completed.
- Date:
- 09 December 2025
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- Good progress has been made to strengthen the Morfe Mill bridge, which sits on Morfe House Lane in Enville.
- Date:
- 04 December 2025
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- Water levels at Chasewater reservoir are being gradually lowered to allow work on the dam wall.
- Date:
- 02 December 2025
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- Staffordshire communities worried about the spread of solar farms and battery storage sites across the county's countryside are invited to join Staffordshire County Council's call for better planning regulations.
- Date:
- 28 November 2025