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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
131 Uttoxeter Road Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3QZ
Received 30 Mar 2022The White House 76 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AE
Received 6 Apr 20229 New Road Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NQ
Received 7 Apr 2022Uxbridge Court High Street Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire
Received 7 Apr 202236 Ivanhoe Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9AY
Received 6 Apr 20221 The Parchments Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7NA
Received 8 Apr 20221 Syerscote Lane Wigginton Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9DX
Received 8 Apr 2022Stud Farm Bungalow Stud Farm Drive Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3HS
Received 8 Apr 20223 Beechwood Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9PQ
Received 11 Apr 202252 Harvey Road Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4HA
Received 11 Apr 2022Country House 78 Main Road Harlaston Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9HT
Received 11 Apr 2022Grand Lodge Horsey Lane Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LW
Received 11 Apr 20227 Priest Moor Road Hawksyard Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1RH
Received 11 Apr 2022Jalna 20 Squirrel Walk Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AU
Received 11 Apr 202244 Scotch Orchard Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DE
Received 12 Apr 2022Woodland Adjacent To Canwell Drive Gardens Canwell Drive Canwell Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B75 5SG
Received 5 Apr 20227 Church Way Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4PG
Received 1 Apr 202268 Cannock Road Chase Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1JP
Received 12 Apr 202212 Hawkhurst Drive Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RN
Received 13 Apr 2022Land And Buildings At Quonians Lane Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 13 Apr 2022Robin Hill Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BG
Received 14 Apr 20225 Truro Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7SR
Received 14 Apr 2022222 Chorley Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2PQ
Received 14 Apr 2022186 Main Street Stonnall Walsall Staffordshire WS9 9EB
Received 19 Apr 2022Records 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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