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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00328/FUH
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions
Arden House 26 Squirrel Walk Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AU
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00329/FUH
Retention of front porch, cladding to front and revision to front windows
7 Manor Lane Harlaston Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9JS
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00333/FUL
Replacement of wooden windows with UPVC windows
Chancery House 27 Lombard Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DP
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00334/LBC
Works to Listed Building to enable proposed internal alterations to Suite 1, to include removal and replacement of a non-original door, formation of a new doorway and installation of partition
Stowe House, Suite 1 And 2 Netherstowe Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6TJ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00335/FUL
Proposed reconfiguration of building entrance to create atrium to front of building, new entrance gates and car park reconfiguration to provide additional parking facilities
Walter Tipper Ltd Britannia Business Park Europa Way Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9TZ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00336/ADV
Installation of 3no. replacement non-illuminated fascia signs
Walter Tipper Ltd Britannia Business Park Europa Way Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9TZ
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00337/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of permission 20/00885/FUL relating to amendments to material finishes, dimensions and fenestration of elevations (dwelling north of site only)
Pipe Lane Farm Pipe Lane Pipe Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3JN
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00343/REM
Reserved Matters application for the appearance, landscaping, scale, access and layout for residential development to include demolition of existing B8 unit (relating to application 21/01523/OUT)
Land Off Cartersfield Lane Stonnall Walsall Staffordshire WS9 9EF
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00344/PND
Prior Notification: Change of use of agricultural buildings to form 3no. new dwellings
Barn At Yew Tree Farm Lichfield Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00346/LBC
Works to listed building for the retention of skylights, chimney and replacement of bathroom window (Amendment to 23/01233/LBC)
61 Rotten Row Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JB
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00351/FUH
Single storey side extension with part garage conversion
1 Brawn Croft Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3QS
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00352/FUH
Proposed single storey side extension to form porch
Ferndale House 101 Grange Lane Lichfield WS13 8HX
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00354/FUH
Single storey rear and side extension comparison
7 Turner Croft Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8SA
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00355/FUH
Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory) and extension to front of existing garage
6 Masefield Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DD
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00356/COU
Change of use to Childrens care home (Use Class C2)
103 Trent Valley Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6EZ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00358/FUL
Section 73 Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application ref: 22/00786/FUL dated 20/10/2022. Variation to consist of omission of single storey day unit, relocation of bike store, reduction of living units, material changes, alterations to bin store and changes to fenestration (Reconsultation due to red line being increased to align with original red line site plan)
Former Fulfen Practice Burntwood Health Centre Hudson Drive Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0EN
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00359/COU
Conversion of an existing building to a drive-thru coffee house with extensions and changes to the hard and soft landscaping
Former Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BH
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00360/ADV
Installation of various Illuminated and non Illuminated signs comprising 9no. Freestanding signs and 9no. Fascia signs
Former Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd Walsall Road Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BH
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00363/FUL
Erection of two storey building consisting of 4no. self-contained residential units (Use Class C3) with associated amenity space, landscaping and car parking
Burntwood Health Centre Hudson Drive Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0EN
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00364/FUH
Erection of two storey side and rear extension
Holt Farm Bangley Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3ED
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00365/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of single storey rear outbuilding
27 Hints Road Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3AB
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00368/FUL
Section 73 Variation/Removal of Conditions 4 (Hours of Operation)), 5 (Vehicle Maintenance times) and 7 (Annual Monitoring Report) of Planning Application ref: 23/00662/COU Dated 23/10/2023. Variation/Removal of Conditions to allow for 24 hour operation of site
Land Adj High Ash Grange Meerash Lane Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00370/COU
Conversion of existing barn to dwellinghouse
Barn On Land Adjacent To Bangley Lodge Farm Watling Street Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DE
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00371/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 3.40m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.80m and eaves height of 3.00m
Snowberry House 44A Burntwood Road Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0JW
Received 25 Mar 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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