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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Cottage Haunton Road Harlaston Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9HS
Received 12 Jul 2022The Old Vicarage St Johns Hill Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0JB
Received 12 Jul 202252 Hazel Grove Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9AS
Received 12 Jul 202212 Holly Grove Lane Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1LU
Received 13 Jul 2022Bromford Living 5 Stowe Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6WA
Received 13 Jul 2022Swinfen Broun Pavillion Beacon Park Swan Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QZ
Received 13 Jul 20229 Willowsmere Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9XF
Received 11 Jul 2022Newell Rubbermaid Halifax Avenue Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8SS
Received 5 Apr 20223 Bromley Court Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7HE
Received 13 Jul 202223 Gaiafields Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LT
Received 13 Jul 2022Bowbrook (Dementia Care Facility) Worthington Road Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8PG
Received 13 Jul 202211 Roman Lane Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AE
Received 13 Jul 20228 The Grove Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3UB
Received 14 Jul 2022Swinfen Broun Pavillion Beacon Park Swan Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QZ
Received 14 Jul 20224 Footherley Road Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NJ
Received 14 Jul 2022Liberty Park (Phase 2) Burton Old Road Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 14 Jul 2022Land Rear Of Pastures Barn Church Hill Weeford Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 14 Jul 202282 Main Street Clifton Campville Tamworth Staffordshire B79 0AP
Received 15 Jul 202246 Upper Way Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QA
Received 15 Jul 202247 Morley Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2DE
Received 15 Jul 20221 To 25 Tanyard (odd Numbers) Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 15 Jul 202244 Balmoral Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9SP
Received 15 Jul 202278 Giles Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7JY
Received 18 Jul 202217 Park Lane Bonehill Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3HY
Received 18 Jul 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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