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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/01435/FUH
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey side extension
10 Brunel Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9LG
Received 5 Dec 2023 - Decided24/00231/PNC
Prior Notification: Proposed change of use of Barns to Storage and Distribution (Use Class B8)
Oak Tree Farm Drayton Lane Drayton Bassett Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3EF
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01437/FUL
Demolition of existing Class C3 dwelling and redevelopment for vehicular access into Employment Area Unit 2, associated hard and soft landscaping and sustainable urban drainage systems in relation to proposed Employment Area development pursuant to outline planning permission ref: 18/01217/OUTFLM.
Ashbrook House London Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9QJ
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01438/REMM
Application for Reserved Matters Approval (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the Employment Area pursuant to Condition 4 of outline planning permission 18/01217/OUTFLM for development of employment buildings (Use Classes B1/B2/B8), hard and soft landscaping including sustainable urban drainage systems, car parking provision and formation of new pedestrian and vehicular access. Application includes details for the full discharge of Condition 12 (Masterplan/Design Code Compliance Statement) and part-discharge of the following conditions in relation to the Employment Area: Condition 9 (Construction Environment Management Plan and Habitat Management Plan), Condition 22 (Landscape Management Plan), Condition 23 (Surface Water Drainage Strategy), Condition 24 (External Lighting and Noise Mitigation) and Condition 26 (Noise and Vibration Mitigation)
Land At Cricket Lane Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01439/FULM
Erection of 3 storey, 72-bed dementia care home with community hub room and associated car parking / access arrangements (Resubmission of application 21/00016/FULM)
Former Site Of Bridge Cross Garage Cannock Road Chase Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01441/ABN
Agricultural Determination: Erection of general purpose agricultural building
Bucks Head Farm Watling Street Weeford Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0PJ
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Unknown23/01443/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey side extension including projection 8m from the rear of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 4m and eaves height of 2.2m
Hood Lane Farm Hood Lane Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LF
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01444/LBC
Works to listed building to facilitate the installation of CCTV cameras mounted to the building elevations to provide security surveillance.
Stowe Hill House Auchinleck Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6TL
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01445/FUH
Proposed front elevation material change and single storey extension to front and rear of garage
67 Norton Lane Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0HW
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01447/FUH
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and new front porch
15 Cranleigh Way Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9XT
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01452/FUH
Single and two storey extensions and alterations, creation of new first floor (raising ridge height) and formation of balcony
2 Rosemary Nook Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 4HS
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01454/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 7.27m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 4.00m and eaves height of 2.20m
Gamekeepers Cottage Burton Road Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9NT
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01455/FUH
Conversion of existing garage to habitable room, relocation of entrance door to primary elevation with replacement fenestration.
8 Park Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0EE
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided23/01456/FUH
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
43 Spring Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6BJ
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided24/00003/FUH
Proposed Loft Conversion With Dormer to Rear
10 Beaudesert Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2JD
Received 1 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00004/FUH
Erection of single storey extension to rear, alterations to adjust two dormers into a single dormer to rear elevation and minor external alterations to glazing and roof lights to reflect internal renovations and garage conversion
4 Whitehall Beacon Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AF
Received 1 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00005/ADV
Installation of replacement illuminated and non-illuminated signage
8-10 Bakers Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6NF
Received 2 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00006/FUL
Erection of three-bedroom dwellinghouse with associated parking, amenity space and new vehicular access
36 Chadwick Crescent Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3QW
Received 2 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00007/FUH
Replacement of roof and side extension to provide domestic office space.
22 Nightingale Walk Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9QH
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00008/FUH
Erection of single storey extension and insertion of rooflights
39 Church Street Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9LE
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00009/LBC
Works to Listed Building to enable the erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signs to the exterior of the building and external redecoration
12-14 Former The Crown Tamworth Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JJ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00010/ADV
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signs to the exterior of the building
12-14 Former The Crown Tamworth Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JJ
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Decided23/01459/FUH
Single storey front extension and conversion of garage to form entrance hall and lounge
42 Dyott Avenue Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9NF
Received 4 Dec 2023 - Decided24/00015/COU
Construction of a 40M x 20M horse arena/menage
Hope Cottage Farm Pouk Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0ET
Received 5 Jan 2024
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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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