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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

  1. Decided23/00160/FUH

    Erection of first floor side and ground floor rear extension

    12 St James Close Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4QP

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  2. Decided23/00161/FUH

    Erection of two storey side extension, garage conversion and elevational facelift

    Ha Penny Hatch Endwood Drive Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AJ

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  3. Decided23/00162/PNH

    Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 4.00m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.30m and eaves height of 2.20m

    21 Greencroft Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7JF

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  4. Decided23/00163/FUH

    Erection of single storey side extension to form utility

    165 Walsall Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8AE

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  5. Decided23/00164/FUH

    Single storey rear and first floor side extension with dormer windows to form an ensuite to the front and a bedroom to the rear

    3 Cathedral Rise Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LP

    Received 13 Feb 2023
  6. Unknown23/00165/HED

    Removal of hedgerow (7.0 meters) to facilitate proposed telecommunications base

    Syerscote Lane Haunton Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9HB

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  7. Decided23/00167/COU

    Erection of a detached single storey outbuilding with gym.

    Brookhay Cottage Brookhay Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8RQ

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  8. Decided23/00168/FUH

    Retention of a first floor front, side and rear extension, raising of roof height, dormer windows to front and rear and cladding at first floor (front, rear and side), installation of new windows to rear and increase in chimney height

    Fairfield Ford Lane Chorley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8BY

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  9. Decided23/00169/FUH

    Retention of single storey rear extension and extended roof to rear patio

    12 Holm View Close Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NR

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  10. Decided23/00170/CLP

    Certificate of lawfulness (proposed): erection of single storey rear extension

    Keepers Cottage Startley Lane Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QL

    Received 15 Feb 2023
  11. Decided23/00171/FUH

    Erection of single storey rear and side extension

    7 The Green Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4DP

    Received 16 Feb 2023
  12. Decided23/00172/FUH

    Erection of external double garage

    35 Ferndale Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7DJ

    Received 16 Feb 2023
  13. Decided23/00175/FUL

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 6no 4 bedroom detached dwellings and associated works

    Dunroamin (Weeford Workshops) Hungry Lane Weeford Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0PR

    Received 16 Feb 2023
  14. Decided23/00179/FUH

    Erection of front porch

    20 Colling Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8FJ

    Received 17 Feb 2023
  15. Decided23/00185/FUH

    Retention of two garden sheds to front / side of property

    1 Overhill Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4SU

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  16. Decided23/00190/COU

    Conversion and alteration of agricultural buildings to form 1no. dwelling and ancillary annex

    8 Old Wood Farm Blithbury Road Colton Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3HW

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  17. Decided23/00193/LBC

    Works to a listed building to replace existing internal floor area with reinforced concrete slab and insulation

    25 The Malt House Cairns Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9TP

    Received 21 Feb 2023
  18. Decided23/00194/SCREE

    Screening Opinion : Installation and operation of a battery storage facility with all associated works, equipment and infrastructure

    Land North Of A5 Lions Den Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire

    Received 20 Feb 2023
  19. Decided23/00196/CLP

    Erection of single storey side extension

    Churchfield Cottage Smithy Lane Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4QH

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  20. Decided23/00197/FUL

    Erection of two storey garage and home office, 2no underground parking bays with car lift, electric entrance gate and boundary railings

    Index Fund Advisors Ltd 35 Little Aston Hall Aldridge Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BH

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  21. Decided23/00198/FUH

    Erection of ground floor rear extension

    Highfield House Pool Lane Burntwood Staffordshire WS8 7QW

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  22. Decided23/00201/FUL

    Erection of single storey rear extension to residential flat

    Corner Shop 150 Rugeley Road Chase Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1NT

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  23. Decided23/00202/FUH

    Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions

    21 The Green Bonehill Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3HW

    Received 22 Feb 2023
  24. Decided23/00203/FUH

    Erection of single storey side and 2no rear extensions, demolition of front entrance and existing rear extension and various external works

    The Tudors 17 Gaia Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LW

    Received 22 Feb 2023

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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.

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