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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00198/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) : Detached double garage constructed in breach of condition 4 of planning permission 08/00291/FUL
Shingle Cottage Abnalls Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7BW
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00199/FUH
Extension to roof space to accommodate bedroom and shower room
42 Lincoln Croft Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0ND
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00203/COU
Change of use of building to form 2no. dwellings and associated works
Oak Farm Green Barns Lane Little Hay Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0QN
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00204/FUL
Retrospective application for site arrangement works consisting of landscaping and car parking to support existing B8 use
Burntwood Business Park Zone 1, Land Adjacent Unit 14 Attwood Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3GJ
Received 16 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00209/FUL
Section 73 application to remove condition 6 of permission 22/00522/FUL relating to the restricted use
Land North Of Camp Road Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00210/FUL
Retention of conversion of part of first floor to 2no. flats (ancillary use of shop unit)
1 Bore Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00211/ADV
Retention of fascia illuminated signs and illuminated internal window signage
1 Bore Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00213/FUH
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions
24 Manor Rise Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9SL
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00215/FUH
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension
1 Friary Avenue Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QQ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00217/FUH
Erection of two storey front extension
55 Water Street Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1AW
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00219/FUH
Erection of second storey extension with changes to fenestration
7 Hillside Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DQ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00220/LBC
Listed Building works for alterations to bedroom ceilings to provide vaulted ceilings
Barleycorn Cottage 13 Church Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7BT
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00223/FUL
Replacement of existing rainwater hopper and pipe, and installation of staircase leading to roof top with construction of roof top glass balustrade
Pool House 30 Dam Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6AA
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00224/LBC
Works to listed building to enable the replacement of existing rainwater hopper and pipe, and installation of staircase leading to roof top with construction of roof top glass balustrade
Pool House 30 Dam Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6AA
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00225/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 5.90m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.00m and eaves height of 3.00m
36 Overton Lane Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0LH
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00227/FUL
Erection of a replacement dwelling and cart lodge with associated works
The Bungalow Drayton Lane Drayton Bassett Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3TP
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00228/FUH
Installation of dormer windows to facilitate loft conversion, internal alterations and erection of a detached gym building
38 St Johns Hill Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0JD
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00230/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) : Installation of roof mounted photovoltaic solar panels and ground air source heat pump
Windflowers Haunton Road Harlaston Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9HS
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00232/HST
Schedule 17 Application : Construction of the Watling Street overbridge structure with an approximate length of 126m and associated earthworks
Land South Bucks Head Farm Watling Street Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00233/FUH
Erection of single storey side/rear extension
36 Leyfields Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7NJ
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00234/FUH
Erection of two storey side extension
238 Chorley Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2PQ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00235/FUH
Two storey side extension and single storey rear and front extensions
89 Lichfield Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0HQ
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00237/FUH
Demolition of existing side and rear extensions and erection of two storey rear and side extensions
Tufton Cottage Roman Road Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AR
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decided24/00238/FUH
Erection of front porch, cladding to front and replacement pitched roof to garage
50 Uttoxeter Road Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3QU
Received 23 Feb 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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