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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lichfield District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Longdon Womens Institute Ford Lane Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4PN
Received 10 Dec 2020Hunters Ride Quarry Hills Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HL
Received 10 Dec 2020Easdale Lichfield Road Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3AN
Received 10 Dec 20202 Dove Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9JL
Received 10 Dec 2020Glenaston Keepers Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AX
Received 10 Dec 202051 Burton Old Road Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8LJ
Received 10 Dec 202017 Burntwood Town Shopping Centre Cannock Road Chase Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1JR
Received 1 Dec 202077 Lawnswood Avenue Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4SZ
Received 9 Dec 2020Bank Farm Church Lane Mavesyn Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire
Received 10 Dec 2020Bank Farm Church Lane Mavesyn Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire
Received 11 Dec 2020Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd Boley Park Shopping Centre Ryknild Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9XU
Received 11 Dec 2020105 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7ED
Received 11 Dec 202028 Cheshire Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9QX
Received 11 Dec 20209 Bailye Close Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8LD
Received 14 Dec 2020Allandale Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BP
Received 14 Dec 2020103 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7ED
Received 14 Dec 2020Lichfield Cathedral School Music Department Dimble House Beacon Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD
Received 14 Dec 202044 High Street Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3XF
Received 14 Dec 202047 Netherbridge Avenue Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9UF
Received 14 Dec 2020105 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7ED
Received 14 Dec 2020110 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AE
Received 14 Dec 2020112 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AE
Received 14 Dec 202030 Dimbles Hill Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7NH
Received 14 Dec 2020Tregonatha 63 Gaia Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LR
Received 14 Dec 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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