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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Decided24/00069/FUL
Retention of dwelling (free of occupancy condition)
Pipe Lane Farmhouse Pipe Lane Pipe Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3JN
Received 17 Jan 2024
Decided24/00070/FUH
Retention of outbuilding within rear garden of dwellinghouse
The White House Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8ER
Received 17 Jan 2024
Decided24/00073/FUH
Erection of single storey front and side extensions, extension to form double garage and erection of boundary wall and fence with gates
1 Alden Hurst Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2BQ
Received 18 Jan 2024
Decided24/00074/FUH
Creation of new access / dropped kerb and driveway
Garthfell House Quarry Hills Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HL
Received 18 Jan 2024
Decided24/00076/FUL
Application under section 73 to vary condition 2 of permission 11/00343/FUL (Erection of a five bedroom dwelling) to allow a revision of the overall design plus the inclusion of sustainable features
Land Adjacent To Garthfell House Quarry Hills Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HL
Received 18 Jan 2024
Decided24/00078/ADV
Installation of non-illuminated 2no. fascia signs and 1no. sign above entrance door
Burntwood Business Park Zone 1, Unit 9 Attwood Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3GJ
Received 18 Jan 2024
Decided24/00079/FUH
Part replacement, part new boundary wall to highway boundary and front garden neighbour boundary.
Mallory Little Aston Park Road Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BZ
Received 18 Jan 2024
Decided24/00081/FUH
Erection of part single storey, part two storey front, side and rear extensions with insertion of new rooflights and dormer windows and associated changes to fenestration
31 Walsall Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BA
Received 18 Jan 2024
Decided24/00082/FUH
Installation of obscured glazed window to first floor side elevation
12 Giffords Croft Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7HG
Received 19 Jan 2024
Decided24/00083/LBC
Works to listed building to enable the retention of a single storey rear extension
61 Rotten Row Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JB
Received 19 Jan 2024
Decided24/00086/LBC
Works to Listed Building to form a single doorway in an external wall
Elswick House Fisherwick Road Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9LH
Received 19 Jan 2024
Decided24/00087/FUL
Installation of 6no. EV charging bays and associated works
Muckley Corner Service Station Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BH
Received 19 Jan 2024
Decided24/00088/FUH
Erection of single storey front extension and porch extension
2A Kingsdown Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1PN
Received 22 Jan 2024
Decided24/00090/COU
Change of use of agricultural land for vehicle parking and storage with associated landscaping
Dunnimere Farm Portway Lane Harlaston Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9LA
Received 22 Jan 2024
Decided24/00091/FUH
Conversion of swimming pool outbuilding to residential annexe
Williford Farm Stockford Lane Hilliards Cross Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8QP
Received 22 Jan 2024
Decided24/00094/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Single storey rear extension
65 Rocklands Crescent Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DJ
Received 22 Jan 2024
Decided24/00096/FUH
Replacement of existing lightweight covered side store area with utility
40 Abbotsford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9XL
Received 23 Jan 2024
Decided24/00100/FUH
Installation of 28no.ground mounted PV (Solar) Panels
Hamstall Hall Blithbury Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RS
Received 24 Jan 2024
Decided24/00101/LBC
Listed Building works for installation of 28no. ground mounted PV (Solar) Panels
Hamstall Hall Blithbury Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RS
Received 24 Jan 2024
Decided24/00102/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 4.5m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.50m and eaves height of 2.50m and installation of roof lights
66 Manor Rise Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RF
Received 24 Jan 2024
Decided24/00103/FUL
Erection of agricultural storage / packing building
New Farm Produce Ltd New Farm Park Lane Elmhurst Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8EX
Received 24 Jan 2024
Decided24/00104/FUL
Erection of detached dwellinghouse and re-configuration of car parking
Land Adjacent To 4 Blythe View Lichfield Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3QG
Received 25 Jan 2024
Decided24/00105/SCREE
Screening Opinion: Proposed development of 51 1-2 bed retirement apartments (use class C3), including a new vehicular access, car parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Land To The South Of Cannock Road Chase Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire
Received 17 Jan 2024
Decided24/00106/FUH
Installation of 2no lantern rooflights to rear flat roof
140 Aldridge Road Aldridge Walsall Staffordshire WS9 0PF
Received 25 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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