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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 dates6,698Searchable 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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning General planning enquiry - £90Local plan Planning policy and the local planPre-application advice Get planning adviceConservation areas Local conservation areasArticle 4 directions Local conservation areas
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
- Decided21/01118/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Erection of a rear extension
28 Oakfield Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7EU
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01120/REMM
Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, pursuant to 19/00753/OUTMEI) for the construction of an All Through School with MUGA, sports pitches, sports hall, car parking and associated facilities and infrastructure.
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01122/FUH
Replacement of a flat roof single storey bay window and addition of an oak framed porch on annexe building
The Farm House Lysways Lane Hanch Lichfield Staffordshire WS15 4PZ
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01123/TRCA
Removal to ground level on 13No Conifers (G1)
Nether Barrow Keepers Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AX
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01124/TPO
Felling of 1No Ash tree (T1)
1 St Johns Wood Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0HB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01125/FUH
Ground floor and first floor extension with installation of canopy to front and single storey extension to the rear
62 Upper Way Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QA
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01128/FUH
Conversion of garage into habitable room, addition of bay window and internal alterations
6 Dark Lane Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AP
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01130/COU
Change of use from garden to paddock area (keeping of horses), erection of stable block (4 bay) and creation of menage
Osier Bed Cottage Osier Bed Lane Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4EB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01132/FUH
Erection of a single storey rear extension
154 Aldridge Road Aldridge Walsall Staffordshire WS9 0PF
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided21/01133/FUH
Conversion of garage and the first floor study area into a granny flat, installation of 1 high-level window and the formation of 1 vehicle parking space
Gamekeepers Lodge 5 Wade Croft Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RE
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01134/COU
Change of use of land from agricultural to car storage
Victory Farm Alrewas Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7HP
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01135/TRCA
Reduction of 1No Walnut tree (T1 by 3 metres of overhang into garden of no 12 Manor Fields.
12 Manor Fields Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7DA
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided22/00732/FUH
Erection of building for indoor physiotherapy pool
Tennal House Roman Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AA
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01140/COU
Change of use of section of highway land to residential as part of applicant property, and part of residential land to highway land, with erection of new brick boundary wall
21 Wordsworth Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9BY
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01141/FUL
Installation of new play area and associated equipment
Bit End Field Vicarage Lane Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9LQ
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01142/TRCA
Lowest branch removal on 1No Sycamore Tree
The Orchard Church Road Elford Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9DA
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01143/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Erection of a single storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
Packwood Packington Lane Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3AY
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01144/FUH
Replacement of conservatory with single storey rear extension
40 Shakespeare Avenue Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9BE
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01145/FUH
Proposed boundary works including new metal railings, entrance wall and gates
33 Hardwick Road Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BY
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01148/TRCA
Removal of 7No Holly trees (T1-7)
The Hollies Yoxall Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7JJ
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01149/FUL
Erection of 1no new office building, to replace temporary structure already located on site
MTH Express Services Ltd Hanger 2 Gorse Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8EN
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01150/FUH
Erection of two storey rear extension and installation of conservation roof lights to existing loft to form home office
Yew Tree Cottage Churchside Harlaston Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9HE
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01151/FUH
Erection of a ground floor rear and side extension
53 Admiral Parker Drive Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NS
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided21/01152/FUH
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear gable of the property
Coach House Church Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7BT
Received 18 Jun 2021
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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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