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Lichfield District Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lichfield District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
6,698Searchable applications
150Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 5,377 approved or refused records
699Refused applications

4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 May 2017 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 2 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas21 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided20/00849/FUH

    Erection of single storey extensions to front, rear and sides along with erection of detached garage (part retention of works already completed)

    23 Gainsborough Drive Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3PJ

    Received 30 Jun 2020
  2. Decided20/00852/FUH

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    6 Copthorne Avenue Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4YH

    Received 1 Jul 2020
  3. Decided20/00853/OUT

    Outline application for the erection of 1 no dwelling with garage (all matters reserved)

    Ayrshire Barn Arkall Farm Ashby Road Tamworth Staffordshire B79 0AA

    Received 1 Jul 2020
  4. Decided20/00855/FUH

    Single storey front extension to form porch with new pitched roof

    46 Cartersfield Lane Stonnall Walsall Staffordshire WS9 9EF

    Received 29 Jun 2020
  5. Decided20/00859/FUL

    Formation of helipad

    Blacklands Farm Chester Road Aldridge Walsall Staffordshire WS9 0LT

    Received 1 Jul 2020
  6. Decided20/00863/TRCA

    Works to 1No Holly tree (T11) and 1No Laurel tree (T21)

    The Cottage 38 Main Street Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NB

    Received 2 Jul 2020
  7. Decided20/00864/TPO

    Selective reduction of canopy of beech (T4) along with the target pruning and removal of deadwood of silver birch (T6)

    Maple House Quarry Hills Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HW

    Received 2 Jul 2020
  8. Decided20/00866/FUH

    Single storey side and rear extensions to form kitchen, play room, family room and a 1 bedroom annexe

    76 Richard Cooper Road Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NN

    Received 26 Jun 2020
  9. Decided20/00867/FUH

    Partial demolition of conservatory and erection of replacement

    Rock Farm Burton Road Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9NN

    Received 3 Jul 2020
  10. Decided20/00868/FUH

    Demolition of conservatory and rear kitchen extension to be replaced by erection of rear living/summer room extension

    46 Deans Slade Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0DD

    Received 3 Jul 2020
  11. Decided20/00870/TRCA

    Dismantling of 1No. Eucalyptus (T1) and reducing height of 1No. Cypress Tree (T2)

    Park House Park Drive Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AP

    Received 3 Jul 2020
  12. Decided20/00873/FUL

    Siting of 6No. shipping containers for a period of three years (Retention of works already started)

    Land At Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire

    Received 3 Jul 2020
  13. Decided20/00875/FUL

    Installation of resin bonded rubber bark mile track around the perimeter of the school playing field

    Scotch Orchard Primary School Scotch Orchard Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DE

    Received 6 Jul 2020
  14. Decided20/00881/FUH

    Erection of single storey side extension

    Weeford Park Farmhouse London Road Canwell Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B75 5SQ

    Received 6 Jul 2020
  15. Decided20/00882/FULM

    Part-demolition of bottling plant to be replaced by erection of rapid gravity filter building and associated structures including motor control centre kiosk, blower kiosk, pumping station, backwash tank and washwater tank

    South Staffordshire Waterworks Lichfield Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS13 8HQ

    Received 6 Jul 2020
  16. Decided20/00883/TRCA

    Removal of 2No. Conifer trees

    29 St Chads Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LZ

    Received 6 Jul 2020
  17. Decided20/00890/FUL

    Variation of Condition 2 (Occupation) of application 16/00755/FUL relating to the use of accommodation as ancillary only and not as a separate dwelling unit

    Sheriffs Ride Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8JA

    Received 7 Jul 2020
  18. Decided20/00892/TPO

    Large mature Turkey (T1) crown lift and removal of deadwood

    Land At Babbington Close Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire

    Received 7 Jul 2020
  19. Decided20/00896/FUH

    Single storey rear extension to form kitchen and family room

    10 Thacker Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6NS

    Received 8 Jul 2020
  20. Decided20/00900/TRCA

    Works to various trees on site

    Home Farm School Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DW

    Received 9 Jul 2020
  21. Decided20/00902/FUH

    Replacement and enlargement of single storey outbuilding in rear garden

    34 Wellfield Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7EZ

    Received 9 Jul 2020
  22. Decided20/00907/FUH

    Single storey rear extension to form kitchen and family room, front porch extension, recladding of property and installation of vehicular access.

    136 Main Road Wigginton Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9DW

    Received 9 Jul 2020
  23. Decided20/00908/REMM

    Application for approval of Reserved Matters for appearance, layout, scale and landscaping of 120 plots and associated works.

    Arkall Farm (Phase 1B) Ashby Road Tamworth Staffordshire

    Received 9 Jul 2020
  24. Decided20/00910/TPO

    Crown lift by 3-4m, up to the first main branches, of 2no Yew Trees (T1 and T2)

    10 The Grange Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PG

    Received 10 Jul 2020

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lichfield District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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