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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00112/FUL
Retention of side canopies
The Laughing Duck Cafe Fradley Junction Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7DN
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00115/FUL
Application under section 106a of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary the affordable housing obligation (Schedule 2) set out in the Section 106 agreement of application 15/01198/OUTM dated 7 June 2016
Land Adjacent Hayes Meadow Primary Spode Avenue Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00116/FUH
Construction of an oak frame (single storey) open side garden loggia with a double pitch tiled roof
21 Manor Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7HZ
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00117/FUH
Remodelling of existing dwelling including extensions to front and rear of property, including additional dormer window, new garage and alterations to internal layout
5 Church Road Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NG
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00118/COUM
Erection of stables and change of use of land to equestrian (re-submission of application 23/00481/COU)
Land At Rugeley Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9BN
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00121/FUL
Erection of workshops building to replace existing retail glasshouse and change of use of former cafe / shop attached to Lyncroft Villa into residential use
The Plant Plot Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8JA
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00123/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 7.35m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.00m and eaves height of 2.90m
5 Walsall Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BD
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00124/FUH
Proposed relocation of front door and garage conversion
3 Hints Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DB
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00125/DEM
Prior Notification: Demolition of single storey brickwork building with flat roof and brickwork single storey store with mono-pitch roof
Autosmart International Ltd Lynn Lane Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0DH
Received 30 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00130/FUH
Erection of two storey front extension including additional window to side elevation
81 Admiral Parker Drive Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NS
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00131/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed): installation of 6no solar panels to roof
82 Gaia Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LS
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00132/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed): Erection of two storey rear extension, single storey side extensions and loft conversion
Foxtail Farm 53 Brereton Hill Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LA
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00133/FUL
Two storey side extension to form retail unit with 2 bedroom flat above and associated works.
Land Adjacent 23 Coleshill Street Fazeley Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3RG
Received 31 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00135/FUH
Erection of porch to front
Morton Drive, Serendipity Drayton Lane Drayton Bassett Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3FF
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00137/REMM
Application for reserved matters approval (layout, appearance, scale and landscaping) pursuant to application 18/01217/OUTFLM for a residential development comprising of 520 dwellings
Land At Cricket Lane Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00140/FUL
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse with associated parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To 176 Birmingham Road Shenstone Woodend Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NX
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00141/CLP
Erection of outbuildings incidental to the dwellinghouse
Foxtail Farm 53 Brereton Hill Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LA
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00142/FUH
Erection of two storey side extension, new roof to rear and garage conversion into kitchen
59 Noddington Lane Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9PA
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00143/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed): conversion of garage to bedroom and shower room
49 Grange Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4TU
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00144/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 5.80m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.80m and eaves height of 3.00m
184 Rake End Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RQ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00145/COU
Change of use from salon to bar including internal alterations, signage and outdoor seating
28 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LH
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00146/LBC
Listed building application to allow change of use from salon to bar including internal alterations, signage and outdoor seating
28 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LH
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00147/FUL
Dropped new vehicular crossing and parking bay
16 St Matthews Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9DR
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00155/LBC
Works to Listed Building consisting of alterations to redundant single storey service wing at rear of main house, to convert into habitable accommodation.
Freeford Manor Tamworth Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9PS
Received 5 Feb 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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