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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

  1. Decided23/01050/FUL

    Erection of replacement dwelling

    12 Newick Avenue Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3DA

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  2. Decided23/01051/FUH

    Proposed garage conversion, front extension and porch

    26 Masefield Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DD

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  3. Decided23/01053/CLP

    Certificate of lawfulness (proposed): Erection of single storey flat roof extension

    9 Hood Lane Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4BW

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  4. Decided23/01056/LBC

    Works to listed building to enable the creation of a temporary overflow car park to provide 60 spaces, installation of 2m high wooden fence and alterations to boundary wall

    Land Adjacent Lichfield District Council Frog Lane Lichfield Staffordshire

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  5. Decided23/01057/OUT

    Demolition of existing commercial buildings and erection of up to 4no. dwellings (Outline with All Matters Reserved)

    5 Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7BZ

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  6. Decided23/01060/FUH

    Single storey rear extension with first floor side extension and conversion of garage (resubmission of 21/01208/FUH)

    15 Carmichael Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9YW

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  7. Decided23/01061/FUL

    Erection of 3 bedroom detached dwelling including existing detached garage

    159 Highfields Road Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4QT

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  8. Decided23/01062/CLE

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) : Retention of vehicular access off Whitacre Lane

    Land Adjacent Rose Cottage Whitacre Lane Stonnall Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BZ

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  9. Decided23/01063/COU

    Change of use of 2no. former agricultural buildings to 1no. dwellinghouse and 1no. detached garage, landscaping and associated works.

    Pipe Lane Farm Pipe Lane Pipe Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3JN

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  10. Decided23/01064/FUH

    Erection of single-storey home office / gym

    Morton Drive, Serendipity Drayton Lane Drayton Bassett Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3FF

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  11. Decided23/01065/FUH

    Erection of single storey side extension, new porch and rear conservatory

    31 Sandown Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2YU

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  12. Decided23/01068/FUL

    Partial demolition and alteration of existing dwelling and erection of a new detached dwelling and associated works.

    49 Gaia Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LR

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  13. Decided23/01069/SCREE

    Screening Opinion : Installation of a Battery Energy Storage Scheme (BESS) development capable of exporting up to 100MW

    Land Adj Hawkesyard Estate Rugeley Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  14. Decided23/01071/FUH

    Erection of single storey front, rear and side extension, double storey rear extension with internal changes

    2A Merlin Way Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9PG

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  15. Decided24/00229/COU

    Proposed change of use of building from residential outbuilding to holiday apartment (use class C1)

    Ivyhurst Lower Way Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QG

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  16. Decided23/01076/FUL

    Replacement of existing flat roof

    Alexandra House Queen Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QS

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  17. Decided23/01079/FUH

    Conversion of existing garage to ancillary accommodation

    Daisy Cottage Farewell Hall Mews Farewell Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8ED

    Received 13 Sept 2023
  18. Decided23/01081/PNH

    Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 4.50m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3m and eaves height of 3m

    1 Langley Way Hawksyard Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1SU

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  19. Decided23/01082/FUH

    Erection of single storey side extension, alterations to side windows and fenestration and retrospective consent for a two storey rear extension and single storey rear extension.

    90 Woodhouses Road Woodhouses Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9EJ

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  20. Decided23/01083/DEM

    Prior Notification: Demolition of 3no blocks of 10no brick built garages with flat roofs

    Garages 1 - 10 Birch Terrace Burntwood Staffordshire

    Received 14 Sept 2023
  21. Decided23/01087/FULM

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 3 (Tree Protection), Condition 4 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 7 (Cycle Storage Conditions), 9 and 16 (Noise Mitigation) and Conditions 17 and 19 (Landscaping Details) of application 18/00262/FULM [re-consultation due to amended plans and documents]

    Roxane UK Limited Hanger 5 Fradley Airfield Wood End Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8EL

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  22. Decided23/01089/FUL

    Erection of 1no dwelling to replace existing dwelling

    16 Mill End Lane Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7BX

    Received 15 Sept 2023
  23. Decided23/01090/FUH

    Erection of single storey extension to front, new front door and sidelights to porch

    21 Harrington Walk Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7UY

    Received 18 Sept 2023
  24. Decided23/01091/COU

    Change of use from Tattoo /piercing shop to osteopathy/physiotherapy/massage centre from sui Generis to Class E (e)

    Darwin House 49 High Street Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3XE

    Received 18 Sept 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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