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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning 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

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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. Decided21/01279/COU

    Change of use of the existing building to form 2no. dwellings with associated works

    New Buildings Farm Tamworth Road Elford Tamworth Staffordshire WS13 8QY

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  2. Decided21/01280/FUL

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of permission 18/00152/FUL relating to reduction of pitched roof above the garage, omission of external access stairs up onto the rear terrace and omission of external terrace to the master bedroom

    37 Hardwick Road Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3DE

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  3. Decided21/01281/FUH

    Erection of a first floor extension

    Arcadia 43 Roman Lane Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AE

    Received 2 Jul 2021
  4. Decided21/01282/FUH

    Erection of a two storey side extension

    68 Chase Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0DP

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  5. Decided21/01284/FUH

    Erection of a two storey side extension to form garage utility and bedroom, demolition of rear WC, erection of single storey rear kitchen and lounge extension plus front porch and canopy extension

    92 Lichfield Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4DH

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  6. Decided21/01285/CLE

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): To regularise use of originally agricultural building as storage building of motor vehicles for sale

    The Glade Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BP

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  7. Decided21/01286/FUH

    Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal changes

    26 Armada Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0GJ

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  8. Decided21/01287/FUH

    Removal of existing conservatory, construction of single storey rear dining room extension

    11 Auchinleck Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6TL

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  9. Decided21/01288/FUH

    Replacement of a section of wooden fence along Byron Avenue

    41 Shortbutts Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9BT

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  10. Decided21/01289/FUL

    Creation of agricultural compound, incorporating water tanks, storage containers, electrical cabinet and provision of hardstanding

    Land To The East Of Lichfield Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  11. Decided21/01291/TPO

    Fell 1No Copper Beech tree

    Great Bangley House Bangley Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3EA

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  12. Decided21/01292/TRCA

    Removal of 2No Cypress trees (T1 and T3), Removal of 1No Holly Tree (T2) and removal of 1No Cedar tree (T4)

    Spring Coppice Talbot Avenue Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3DD

    Received 12 Jul 2021
  13. Decided21/01293/TPO

    Partial crown reduction (to the side of the tree closest to the house) of 1No Lime tree (T1): side reduce by 2.5m maximum to suitable growth points and blend in.

    6 The Charters Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LX

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  14. Decided21/01294/PND

    Prior Notification: Change of Use from Office unit 5 (Class B1) to 1no single storey dwelling (Class C3)

    Mile Oak Farm Plantation Lane Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DQ

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  15. Decided21/01295/PND

    Prior Notification: Change of Use from Office unit 4 (Class B1) to 1no single storey dwelling (Class C3)

    Unit 4 Mile Oak Farm Plantation Lane Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DQ

    Received 9 Jul 2021
  16. Decided21/01296/FUH

    Erection of a single storey front extension and summer house

    134 Cannock Road Chase Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1JZ

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  17. Decided21/01298/FUL

    Demolition of workshops and construction of 2 bedroom bungalow

    204 High Street Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3XH

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  18. Decided21/01299/TRCA

    Felling of 1No Silver birch (T1) and removal of 1No Clerodendrum (T2)

    38 Main Street Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9JS

    Received 13 Jul 2021
  19. Decided21/01300/COU

    Change of use of land and buildings from Agricultural Contractor's Yard (sui generis) to light industrial/workshop use (Class E(g)(iii))

    Former Farm Services Common Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8NQ

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  20. Decided21/01302/LBC

    Retrospective approval for removal of internal wall and door.

    59 Rotten Row Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JB

    Received 14 Jul 2021
  21. Decided21/01303/ADV

    Display of 3No internally illuminated fascia signs and pylon sign.

    Arbury Peugeot 143 Birmingham Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9BL

    Received 15 Jul 2021
  22. Decided21/01304/TRCA

    Fell 3No Conifer trees (T1, T2 and T3)

    24 The Parchments Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7NA

    Received 15 Jul 2021
  23. Decided21/01306/TRCA

    Cut back of overhang from 1No Maple Tree (T1) by 2m, cut back of 1No Weeping Willow (T2 by 2m), fell 1No Cedar (T3), deadwood removal of 3No Lime trees and 1No Beech (G4), deadwood removal on 3No Lime and Beech trees (G5), fell 1No Cedar tree (T6), removal of branches on 1No Cherry tree (T7), cut back of 1No Beech and Maple (G8) and crown reduction of 1No Leylandii (T9)

    The Woodfields Main Road Wigginton Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9DN

    Received 15 Jul 2021
  24. Decided21/01307/FUH

    Erection of a single storey conservatory, glass roof and with dwarf wall

    7 Langley Way Hawksyard Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1SU

    Received 15 Jul 2021

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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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